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PatrickforO

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10. Ah, the corporate overlords playing divide and conquer. High stakes now.
Sun May 21, 2017, 06:57 PM
May 2017

They've duped about 25% of the US population with sophisticated propaganda ever since the Fairness Doctrine died in 1987. Now they are positioning those they have brainwashed for a bloody civil war that they will profit from.

If the forces of good win, then they will continue chipping away at democracy a pebble at a time.

If the forces of capitalist evil win, then they will dismantle the nation states and set up a global corporate federation.

Sigh.

I had hoped this wouldn't happen until I was happily dead.

A profound curse on capitalism. It REALLY sucks.

Wow...my first question to them if he's dead who is leaking now? bench scientist May 2017 #1
But but,that don't count. Wellstone ruled May 2017 #2
Neither apparently does reason, sanity, or critical thinking with this lot. bench scientist May 2017 #3
Key phrase as you mention, Wellstone ruled May 2017 #4
Bingo! rock May 2017 #15
The scariest part is that James Comey, a man who led an assault on our democracy, is now being StevieM May 2017 #5
GOP won't be rewarded if they are tied to his anchor. They own him. Never let people forget that. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #7
Let's say you're right. The Democrats win big in the 2018 midterms and then StevieM May 2017 #8
When dealing with such people, trap them into a logical contradiction & don't let them evade it. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #6
I prefer to tell them it's his own WH staff that's leaking. Shuts them right up. nt justiceischeap May 2017 #9
Ah, the corporate overlords playing divide and conquer. High stakes now. PatrickforO May 2017 #10
With all due respect, OilemFirchen May 2017 #16
Well, that's a happy thought. Let's hope you're right, and I'm just a left-wing tin-foil hat guy, PatrickforO May 2017 #17
It's like that scene from The Terminator docgee May 2017 #11
Even Redstate isn't buying the Seth Rich CT Qutzupalotl May 2017 #12
I came across this article about how the Reich wing covered the Comey firing story kimbutgar May 2017 #13
I don't like cognitive dissonance orangecrush May 2017 #14
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