+1. The double-bind is excruciating. If we try to hold politicians accountable, we're accused (Reply #38)

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Sun Apr 15, 2012, 01:49 PM

HiPointDem (20,729 posts)

38. +1. The double-bind is excruciating. If we try to hold politicians accountable, we're accused

of being closet republicans, if we posit alternative strategies we're told it's up to us to force politicians to enact them.

All the while, the majority of politicians on both sides go their merry way enacting the legislation that their *funders* desire, and their funders are the 1%.

But it's not *their* fault, it's always *our* fault, for failing to parse the double bind.

The american people are manipulated to the nth degree, herded like cattle. It's sickening.

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48 replies	Author	Time	Post
What would a real "class war" look like ? [View all]	kentuck	Apr 2012	OP
It can be political or in the streets.	mmonk	Apr 2012	#1
It's time to stand up for ourselves	FightForChange	Apr 2012	#2
Key phrase in your most excellent answer, IMO.........	socialist_n_TN	Apr 2012	#16
Here's a film clip of one....	izquierdista	Apr 2012	#3
Sometimes I think...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#6
I REALLY want to see that movie again........	socialist_n_TN	Apr 2012	#29
You won't read it in history books....	kentuck	Apr 2012	#31
Yep. EXACTLY right kentuck.....	socialist_n_TN	Apr 2012	#44
Democratic voters have absolutely ZERO problem having this debate and pointing out the facts you...	stillwaiting	Apr 2012	#4
I would agree...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#5
The class war, has been going on for years upon years. Against the Working Class.	MichaelMcGuire	Apr 2012	#7
In my opinion..	kentuck	Apr 2012	#8
Come again? (nt)	MichaelMcGuire	Apr 2012	#15
Basically, we don't hold our leaders accountable...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#17
The problem is that many elected Democrats are on the	wilsonbooks	Apr 2012	#9
And if we continue to put the Party over the people...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#11
...and the very minute you insist that a politician follow up on his/her	russspeakeasy	Apr 2012	#21
+1. The double-bind is excruciating. If we try to hold politicians accountable, we're accused	HiPointDem	Apr 2012	#38
Damn !	kentuck	Apr 2012	#39
I couldn't have said it better..	russspeakeasy	Apr 2012	#45
Class warfare is about the rich vs everyone else	jp11	Apr 2012	#10
Yes, we need campaign finance reform...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#12
So now we need some generals who are not themselves 1%-ers. n/t	lumberjack_jeff	Apr 2012	#13
Yes.	kentuck	Apr 2012	#14
Paris, 1789	baldguy	Apr 2012	#18
St. Petersburg, 1917.....	socialist_n_TN	Apr 2012	#30
It would be kind of awesome	Aerows	Apr 2012	#19
But people act as if they don't deserve such things...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#20
Some people are indoctrinated	Aerows	Apr 2012	#22
I guess that is the point of my post...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#24
The first god damned thing we need is a leader who REALLY	russspeakeasy	Apr 2012	#23
Do you get the feeling that the Democratic Party doesn't really want higher taxes on the wealthy?	kentuck	Apr 2012	#25
I think they love the status quo, as long as "status quo" means	russspeakeasy	Apr 2012	#26
Yep...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#27
I do that to myself on a daily basis. Depress myself, I mean.	russspeakeasy	Apr 2012	#28
No such white knight will emerge without an activated citizenry demanding such things, and	HiPointDem	Apr 2012	#40
"If there is going to be a class war"	FogerRox	Apr 2012	#32
But we are not comfortable in accepting that fact...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#33
We're already in a real class war, but most of those on the side of labor have disarmed themselves	HiPointDem	Apr 2012	#34
I think that as this war heats up, you might be surprised at just who	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#35
I have always enjoyed the quote in your sigline.	kentuck	Apr 2012	#36
Walls, heads, spikes... n/t	theaocp	Apr 2012	#37
This message was self-deleted by its author	Tesha	Apr 2012	#41
Unfortunte but very true. n/t	99Forever	Apr 2012	#42
The first one needs to be set up next to Wall Street.......	socialist_n_TN	Apr 2012	#46
without a realistic definition of whats at stake and what constitutes victory	Joe Shlabotnik	Apr 2012	#43
We still have some rights left:	ashling	Apr 2012	#47
class war comes in a suit and it prevalent on the TV	underpants	Apr 2012	#48

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