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30. K&R

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Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:21 AM

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The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats [View all] Playinghardball Jun 2015 OP

kick... daleanime Jun 2015 #1

Here on video... immoderate Jun 2015 #2

Forget pitchforks, guillotines. kairos12 Jun 2015 #3

agree. n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #11

Well said! Madmiddle Jun 2015 #69

And the tar and feathers. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #4

"And the tar and feathers." Hmmm... KansDem Jun 2015 #39

Can't really do pitchforks without torches too! calimary Jun 2015 #47

.... Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #71

I LOVE IT!!! calimary Jun 2015 #72

Hanauer is a man who knows what he's talking about... MrScorpio Jun 2015 #5

Totally love this guy. Paka Jun 2015 #6

So do I. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #17

the 1% better listen as this can't last forever. n/t deafskeptic Jun 2015 #7

Only 18 recs for this?! cer7711 Jun 2015 #8

Please excuse my tardiness in Rec'ing this Fritz Walter Jun 2015 #13

... Enthusiast Jun 2015 #28

Welcome to DU, Fritz Walter! calimary Jun 2015 #49

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Fritz Walter Jun 2015 #78

K & R. I've known about Nick Hanauer for 2+ years, saw the Politico piece last summer. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #14

Pleased to have given it Rec #70. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #19

Damn. You nailed it. nt Damansarajaya Jun 2015 #51

This article has been posted numerous times on this board. Most people have probably seen it already octoberlib Jun 2015 #55

I rec'd it when it was posted a year ago Doctor_J Jun 2015 #81

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You, Thank You, Thank You !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #9

K & R !!!! Thespian2 Jun 2015 #10

They all think they'll be able to fly off ... MicaelS Jun 2015 #12

Old op/ed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2015 #15

Kick. sarcasmo Jun 2015 #16

Fork-n-A mindwalker_i Jun 2015 #18

K&R Mbrow Jun 2015 #20

K&R! n/t Michigan-Arizona Jun 2015 #21

I wonder if any of the HRC supporters will post in this thread. I think it hits too close rhett o rick Jun 2015 #22

anybody know where to get pitchforks at wholesale prices? n/t deafskeptic Jun 2015 #23

I have one standing up in my compost bin. :) Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #25

Another .01%er recognizing the problem. joshcryer Jun 2015 #24

I've been saying it forever, yet even from the horses mouth I'm sure someone Rex Jun 2015 #26

Basically, Hanauer is realizing that prosperity is a matter of balance in the economy. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #27

I thought rent-controlled apartments only went to rich people's kids. nt valerief Jun 2015 #35

People who have been in LA a long time sometimes have them. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #73

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #29

K&R N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2015 #30

When there is enough pressure in the system... Helen Borg Jun 2015 #31

The time is NOW to strike swift and hard on the 1%. Hotler Jun 2015 #32

I am all for it flobee1 Jun 2015 #42

The plutocrats appear to be winning with the police state. nt valerief Jun 2015 #33

Capitalism doesn't work unless Glaisne Jun 2015 #34

People who care about inequality are racists. There. I've said it! nt Romulox Jun 2015 #36

really? heaven05 Jun 2015 #48

Good editorial on income inequality Gothmog Jun 2015 #37

I wonder if the 1 percenters are starting to rethink...... RR2 Jun 2015 #38

I wonder if the corporate lackeys and shareholders are starting to rethink rabid support of the 1%. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #40

Agreed! RR2 Jun 2015 #43

They don't care about the pea shooters everyone else has, they control the big guns that matter harun Jun 2015 #44

I would not be so sure about that, just ask Saint Ronnies Secret Service Detail RR2 Jun 2015 #45

In any real insurrection against the plutocrats... Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #54

Damn, harun, I guess the U.S. won all those post WW II wars.... Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #74

You lost me harun Jun 2015 #84

How many wars have we been in where "the other side" had better weapons?... Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #85

Oh, you are saying the will of the people won out, pea shooters or not? harun Jun 2015 #87

Actually, the quality/amount of weaponry didn't play a big role... Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #88

Can't come too soon . . . fadedrose Jun 2015 #41

a person who understands heaven05 Jun 2015 #46

The pitchforks ARE NOT coming. Damansarajaya Jun 2015 #50

it's an old story. 6chars Jun 2015 #52

"Panem et Circenses" Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #53

"'No reason to get excited,'" the thief he kindly spoke, 'there are many here among us... Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #75

In 1999, the top 10% controlled 55% of nat'l wealth; now they control 73%. lonestarnot Jun 2015 #56

And every year it will be more and more, until there is no middle class left. Rex Jun 2015 #57

How many years do I need to scream this loudly? lonestarnot Jun 2015 #58

Never...it will have to be The French Revolution all over again. Hopefully without the violence. Rex Jun 2015 #59

Nope. Going to kick and fucking scream all the way there. lonestarnot Jun 2015 #60

Well that is why I've always thought you were some kind of awesome! Rex Jun 2015 #61

Gawd. lonestarnot Jun 2015 #65

I have no faith in the American public awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #62

Most look out for themselves after Katrina. lonestarnot Jun 2015 #63

Saw this a while ago - Hanauer gets it. hifiguy Jun 2015 #64

Pitchforks? Aisle 7, Torches? Aisle 9, We've got a special on our DIY guillotine kit on aisle 13 LongTomH Jun 2015 #66

And some grad student on NPR said our very emotions are now commodified and marketed. Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #76

It Had Better Break The Right Way colsohlibgal Jun 2015 #67

I'm sharpening my scythe personally blackspade Jun 2015 #68

And he understands something that we understand... Curmudgeoness Jun 2015 #70

I purchased my pitchfork at a farmer's market the other day marym625 Jun 2015 #77

I'm thinking they are betting on the Police State Matariki Jun 2015 #79

Bernie should totally reach out to this guy! KamaAina Jun 2015 #80

That's nice. F4lconF16 Jun 2015 #82

Nick has been sounding this alarm for years now Ruby the Liberal Jun 2015 #83

K & R Quantess Jun 2015 #86

Hanauer says nothing. BKH70041 Jun 2015 #89