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Ilsa

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1. The eventual, inevitable outcome, IMO, if we
Fri May 5, 2017, 09:23 PM
May 2017

can't change the trajectory, is a pseudo-democracy covering for a kleptocracy. Sure, the oligarchy controls a lot already, but they are becoming more open and brazen about what they perceive is their right to rig the system and steal from everyone else.

The kleptocracy won't give a damn about the planet, either. The result is a dystopian world where the overpopulated masses fight one another for basic resources.

I'm continually shocked at the worship of free market capitalism I see on social media, as if that is the answer to everything. Everyone else is called the familiar names -- libtard, commie, etc.

And change will be dangerous. It's the other side that tends to employ violence against any progressive gaining ground politically. MLK, RFK, Wellstone, etc.

Sorry. I didn't say anything to make you feel better.

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