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The Wielding Truth

(11,432 posts) Tue May 22, 2012, 01:08 PM May 2012

The RW meme says, "let business self regulate and all will be fine". How can they be so blind [View all]

to history? Can anyone logically tell me how anyone, who is sane, could believe that letting big business run free would help reduce income disparity or create strong middle class jobs in America? Yet this is their hard held belief. It is a stretch to even give big business a pass for their irresponsibility.

How can it be possible for seemingly intelligent people to spout these mantras as fact? Yet they get away with it.

Please convince me that they have a leg to stand on. I don't see it.

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The RW meme says, "let business self regulate and all will be fine". How can they be so blind [View all] The Wielding Truth May 2012 OP

don't let them kid you. They know exactly what they are doing librechik May 2012 #1

So it's a conscience lie and they are do not believe it themselves? The Wielding Truth May 2012 #2

Bubbles bongbong May 2012 #4

How do we break through? it is a national illness. The Wielding Truth May 2012 #6

NPR had a guy on from the American Enterprise Institute, defending this as the "moral" bullwinkle428 May 2012 #3

Isn't it delusional? I can't see how actual proof can be dismissed and not smacked down. The Wielding Truth May 2012 #5

The American Enterprise Institute is: Have a look. Bush incarnate. The Wielding Truth May 2012 #7

There was a time when business self regulated xfundy May 2012 #8

Exactly! Every time business is unregulated they oppress and abuse. This has never changed. The Wielding Truth May 2012 #12

Typical reactionary thinkers. Arctic Dave May 2012 #9

they aren't blind. they are inveterate liars. datasuspect May 2012 #10

Then there is no patriotism in their actions and no real knowledge of why US was established. The Wielding Truth May 2012 #11

no real reason they should be. We are talking about a fairly international movement librechik May 2012 #13

Wow. Thanks, this explains some of why it's so insidious. The Wielding Truth May 2012 #14