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In reply to the discussion: Donald Trump is the definition of [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)34. Corporations have more net worth than most governments. Of course he'd create disasters.
Just like so many have - great cycle of wealth there. Romney, Paul, etc. all want to run the government as a business. The mantra was force fed to Americans when Reagan was in office.
Here's a video by Russell Means about corporations and how this isn't sustainable:
That didn't even mention climate change. But they just won't listen. I also think they are working to make sure they escape the worst of it. Since I don't believe the misery is going to be equally distributed, it never has been.
It will be the end of representative or any other kind of democracy. Corporations, theocracies, etc. are hierachical and all power is at the top, no matter what mistakes are made, and never democratic. Never.
We're galloping to neo-feudalism. And climate change will make it all seem necessary. Desperation makes people give up their rights, and they can be 'dog eat dog' which is exaclty what the RWNJs are training for all the time. Those guns aren't just for looking at, their racism and sexism has a goal as well - power and the control of territory.
No individual rights, which is a western construct for the most part AFAIK, except natives had it, too. But many countries never had that, so sex slavery, chattel slavery and treating their population like animals and bowing to the warlords or priest s or whoever is normal to them.
I'm sure you remember Obama's great talk in Jamaica. He talked about that to those whom I hope will be future world leaders. They will face many challenges that we have not concieved of yet.
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Corporations have more net worth than most governments. Of course he'd create disasters.
freshwest
Jul 2015
#34
I sooo want him at the top of the clown car! Pleasepleaseplease! They'll be extinct! n/t
freshwest
Jul 2015
#11
Nah, but I've seen several. I have to copy and past her/his posts on a text document to see 'em now.
freshwest
Jul 2015
#22
This is the real reason he was trying to stop the Scots from building that wind farm, ya know!
freshwest
Jul 2015
#82
As opposed to Rand Paul's weasel on his head. Have you notice all the GOP look like they've been hit
freshwest
Jul 2015
#87
Poster child for excess money and power and how it corrupts absolutely. Hubris personified.
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2015
#56
I think that Trump is who Jesus was thinking about when he said " it is easier for a camel to
demosincebirth
Jul 2015
#84