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In reply to the discussion: America Is Becoming a Bit More Liberal. That's Pretty Unusual Six Years Into a Democratic Presidency [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)And they were beheaded by the thousands during the terror with the same guillotine.
It's only up to the wealthy to decide which way they want to go if the people on this plantation are too scared to take it in hand, decide that uncertain security is better than freedom.
The wealthy, by and large, will never, ever decide it is in their interest to pay more taxes. And, frankly, the American people haven't exactly given them that much reason to really give a flying rat's ass.
They are not, and will never be, afraid of the people here, who so far have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they prefer mortgages and cable and lazyboys and student loans and more people in poverty and GMO foods while banks get richer and the planet gets hotter. There are enough of us, we could change it anytime we want to, but so far the creation of excuses is winning over.
We shall see what happens.