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10. The French Revolution

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 03:40 AM

Sep 2014

The wealth disparity now is close to that of France back then in the age of Kings. Still, there will be no revolution here. The rich have learned from history and have done two things. One is to somehow convince the lower class that they too can become rich if they just do what they're told. The other is to provide them with distraction. As long as the poor can download movies on their cell phone, they will never reach the level of despair of the 18th Century.

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The views of the ultra rich nowadays in a nutshell: "I owe the public nothing" [View all] AZ Progressive Sep 2014 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #1

k&r avaistheone1 Sep 2014 #2

And I wish I could say it was going to get better Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #3

A perfect accompaniment to "The Roosevelts" tonight. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #4

I was just thinking that too! MaggieD Sep 2014 #8

But they expect the public to fight wars for their foreign investments, Marr Sep 2014 #5

Soon we will know where they and their money are. They can run, but they cannot hide. lonestarnot Sep 2014 #6

It's the same as the gilded age MaggieD Sep 2014 #7

Any education is old school thinking. Who needs education SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #12

they want more than nothing. pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #9

The French Revolution Cartoonist Sep 2014 #10

Worse than that, kickysnana Sep 2014 #11

Kick/Rec! hifiguy Sep 2014 #13

The corollary to the republican motto: "We are NOT all in this together. pampango Sep 2014 #14