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sharedvalues

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9. Yes

Reply to Bradshaw3 (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 8, 2017, 11:38 PM

Oct 2017

Our oligarchs that run the GOP, like Putin, care only about their personal wealth. But while Putin wants to weaken Western democracy to help Russia's world standing, our oligarchs want to weaken democracy so they can keep more wealth for themselves.

Huh. Maybe it is the same thing.

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Are we in the midst of civil war being fought with cyber tools instead of guns? [View all] LuckyCharms Oct 2017 OP

Yes. Well, foreign war too. Yes, we need regulation. Fast. sharedvalues Oct 2017 #1

Yes, and perhaps cyber tools are even more devastating than wars with weapons in some ways. RKP5637 Oct 2017 #2

It is actually an extremely UNcivil war! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2017 #3

We're in a civil cold war for sure. Initech Oct 2017 #4

It's not just a civil war Bradshaw3 Oct 2017 #5

Yes sharedvalues Oct 2017 #9

It is the same thing Bradshaw3 Oct 2017 #10

Transnational power of oligarchs is what we're fighting, yes. Wealth and inheritance taxes needed sharedvalues Oct 2017 #14

I don't use Facebook or Twitter (never did)so when I heard last fall BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #6

They are both unbelievable cesspools now. LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #7

We are in a 21st century war with Russia. delisen Oct 2017 #8

All good points Bradshaw3 Oct 2017 #11

No. That war is over .. ananda Oct 2017 #12

If selective leaking of internal info, and targeted facebook ads consitutes 'war' AtheistCrusader Oct 2017 #13