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64. Eliminate a middle class and it becomes much easier

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Fri May 26, 2017, 12:27 PM

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"What is the end goal?" A conversation with my formerly Republican brother in law. [View all] retrowire May 2017 OP

heritage foundation is a good place to look if you want any idea on what the end goals beachbum bob May 2017 #1

Nailed it. CanonRay May 2017 #4

That's not the end game. retrowire May 2017 #6

Their stated purpose is to "make America strong." yardwork May 2017 #12

Sounds like economic genocide. retrowire May 2017 #13

It's a common model throughout history. yardwork May 2017 #17

It is. KPN May 2017 #42

"Wealth for the wealthy, power for the powerful....." lastlib May 2017 #15

Bingo ... aggiesal May 2017 #60

So WE can be their slave labor, nearby & compliant. . . . n/t annabanana May 2017 #27

Guess they'll have all the money in the world then because their corporations... brush May 2017 #34

What then? KPN May 2017 #43

Then they turn on each other to get even more money...distopia on steroids. brush May 2017 #54

I'm thinking we're closer to "rise up" than we think. KPN May 2017 #56

I'm with you on that. brush May 2017 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot May 2017 #67

This. That's the question. Nt retrowire May 2017 #68

The end goal is to hold onto power at all costs Worktodo May 2017 #69

They are in pruning mode CozyMystery May 2017 #7

Welcome to DU. n/t rzemanfl May 2017 #11

Yes, thinning the herd. KPN May 2017 #46

they call the poor "useless eaters" n/t n2doc May 2017 #71

It's the serfs and nobles model. lark May 2017 #24

And nobles have to live in guarded palaces Freddie May 2017 #26

A 2 class system...The aristocracy and the working poor. world wide wally May 2017 #33

Feudalism..... lastlib May 2017 #63

Eliminate a middle class and it becomes much easier world wide wally May 2017 #64

i.e. the wild west all over again. spanone May 2017 #31

i think he's right. barbtries May 2017 #2

Yep. "Nice guys come in last" as they say. KPN May 2017 #48

Personally I think it's greed and power justiceischeap May 2017 #3

Your BIL sounds like my 'old school' Republican neighbor Siwsan May 2017 #5

Your BIL is right on the money. pangaia May 2017 #8

Not all Republicans are the same, but..... democrank May 2017 #9

I have said the same thing mercuryblues May 2017 #10

They know damn well what their policies do. It's by design. Blaukraut May 2017 #20

Yup. KPN May 2017 #50

This has happened before cannabis_flower May 2017 #14

Exactly and concisely. KPN May 2017 #52

You can be easily replaced when you become too expensive never mind you paid for anything. gordianot May 2017 #16

What do they think will happen when people have nothing left to lose? smirkymonkey May 2017 #18

Yes. People will not go no bread while the 1% eat cake. brush May 2017 #59

Your brother-in-law PatSeg May 2017 #19

Look at Forbes richest people in the world. SleeplessinSoCal May 2017 #21

Yes, Game of Thrones. KPN May 2017 #53

Imo, the Republican party of today is just a front for the very greediest of the wealthiest 1%. -Steph- May 2017 #22

The end state they desire The Polack MSgt May 2017 #23

this n/t annabanana May 2017 #28

Yep, I totally agree. lark May 2017 #37

Yep, this is it. And they are deliberately culling the herd because they KNOW Nay May 2017 #55

Money, power, greed, control, self-righteousness bucolic_frolic May 2017 #25

all republicans are souless shit bags gopiscrap May 2017 #29

I agree with everything your BIL said. From what I've seen/read, it's cyclic. Given the present RKP5637 May 2017 #30

Money Greed and Jealousy TNLib May 2017 #32

He is absolutely correct get the red out May 2017 #35

To put it more succinctly.... sdfernando May 2017 #36

Fake Republicans taking over the Republican Party. mwooldri May 2017 #38

Want the truth? I agree with your brother. KPN May 2017 #39

Jeez, what a great thread.. Permanut May 2017 #40

Who did he vote for in the 2016 election? hamsterjill May 2017 #41

I believe it was a libertarian in the primaries retrowire May 2017 #49

Perhaps the ones leading the most vile current version of the GOP cilla4progress May 2017 #44

Your BIL is right about those in positions of power within the GOP as it is now. Texin May 2017 #45

He's exactly correct. GitRDun May 2017 #47

He is mostly right. I would question what he means by "States Rights" though. Caliman73 May 2017 #51

My own brother has fallen in with the worst description of today's Republicans. procon May 2017 #58

Wow.. disillusioned73 May 2017 #66

Plutocracy DavidDvorkin May 2017 #61

Four additional points: Orsino May 2017 #62

I think your BIL rusty fender May 2017 #65

Reversing the 20th century (except for the superpower part)... JHB May 2017 #70

I think they do not want to see white men lose power and wealth. applegrove May 2017 #72