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Socialist Progressives

yallerdawg

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2. Do we live in a benevolent monarchy?

Reply to TBF (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2015, 02:32 PM

Mar 2015

We have families, the Bushes. the Clintons, the Kennedys, contending for leadership of the world while representing the rich who dole out our living standards and reward the most loyal.

Capitalism has elevated the conditions of the peasants, but aren't we still peasants in their minds?

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Counting on Billionaires [View all] TBF Mar 2015 OP

This is exactly the same as living in an abusive marriage where the abuser controls all the finances Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #1

Exactly - and expects you to be thankful for it. nt TBF Mar 2015 #3

Do we live in a benevolent monarchy? yallerdawg Mar 2015 #2

I'm really not even seeing the benevolence anymore - TBF Mar 2015 #4

Same old same old. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #5

Sadly that about sums it up. nt TBF Mar 2015 #6