2016 Postmortem

oberliner

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85. Exactly

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #81)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 07:57 AM

Feb 2016

Just lending support to the "not all rich people are bad" concept.

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Just because someone is rich it doesnt automatically make them a bad person. [View all] Eko Feb 2016 OP

Look Behind Where The Wealth Came From And One Typically Finds Malevolence Of Some Kind cantbeserious Feb 2016 #1

Im not going to argue that point, Eko Feb 2016 #2

Not Bad Per Se - However - Protective Of Their Wealth And The Resultant Status And Benefits cantbeserious Feb 2016 #57

I could just as easily say Eko Feb 2016 #4

False Equivalency - Study The Uber Wealthy And Where Their Wealth First Originated cantbeserious Feb 2016 #54

Changing the goalposts. Eko Feb 2016 #58

Rich To This Citizen Always Represents The Uber Wealthy - Not Chump Change Wealth cantbeserious Feb 2016 #62

Well then Eko Feb 2016 #64

This Citizen Has No Problems cantbeserious Feb 2016 #66

Uber Wealthy is pretty cool jberryhill Feb 2016 #91

Too bad they park right where you put the pin, which is 3 houses away from where you really are. FrodosPet Feb 2016 #110

Malevolence? So all rock stars, writers, actors, actresses, sports stars, CBGLuthier Feb 2016 #13

Bam! Eko Feb 2016 #16

Misplaced Response - Entertainment Figures Represent Chump Change Wealth cantbeserious Feb 2016 #59

Those Are Not The Rulers Of The World - Small Fish In A Much Larger Game cantbeserious Feb 2016 #52

Again not talking about uber wealthy Eko Feb 2016 #61

This Citizen Always See Wealth From The Vantage Of The Uber Wealthy - Not Chump Change Wealth cantbeserious Feb 2016 #65

JK Rowling is worth a billion dollars oberliner Feb 2016 #79

And she puts a lot of money into worthy causes unlike the Kochs who buy governments hobbit709 Feb 2016 #81

Exactly oberliner Feb 2016 #85

One Exception Does Not Make A Rule cantbeserious Feb 2016 #90

What about hardworking physicians? MelSC Feb 2016 #18

Small Fish In A Much Larger Game - Chump Change Wealth Compared To The Uber Wealthy cantbeserious Feb 2016 #53

Oh MelSC Feb 2016 #63

Not Giving Anyone A Pass - HRC Represents The Uber wealthy - Always Has - Always Will cantbeserious Feb 2016 #68

Wow MelSC Feb 2016 #78

Who are you talking about? MelSC Feb 2016 #92

You really think that the vast majority of rich people TeddyR Feb 2016 #94

Rich = Uber Wealthy - Top 100th Of 1% cantbeserious Feb 2016 #95

Science has proven that the rich are more likely to lie, cheat and steal Dems2002 Feb 2016 #3

sure, Eko Feb 2016 #5

The world of money is a brutal world, only the most cutthroat and aggressive get to the top AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #6

many, most, Eko Feb 2016 #7

No of course not, but no, it's not a case by case matter cali Feb 2016 #8

Sure it is. Eko Feb 2016 #9

Sorry, I do know cali Feb 2016 #24

I grew up poor as flick Eko Feb 2016 #34

And I clearly said not all rich people are bad cali Feb 2016 #40

Ok, Eko Feb 2016 #43

It means, that there is too much concentrated wealth, and thus power cali Feb 2016 #47

and this is germane to Eko Feb 2016 #49

Your Manichaeistic world view is not only ironic, cali Feb 2016 #75

Funny thing Eko Feb 2016 #96

Not really. cali Feb 2016 #113

Well this athiest Eko Feb 2016 #114

This is the kind of thing rich people do in general. Kalidurga Feb 2016 #77

Thanks for generalizing. Eko Feb 2016 #97

Nah I am talking about you being a bully to Cali. But, you probably knew that. Kalidurga Feb 2016 #109

I only know of one person I would without a doubt call a berniebot Eko Feb 2016 #10

Hillary supporters are sounding more and more like Republicans... AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #11

Ha! Eko Feb 2016 #12

Logic? You exhibit a woeful paucity of that quality, my dear friend. cali Feb 2016 #25

OOOOhh, Eko Feb 2016 #26

It is bad Eko Feb 2016 #31

Oh, dear. It appears I've gotten under your very thin skin. cali Feb 2016 #35

Im kinda fat Eko Feb 2016 #44

I mean is Eko Feb 2016 #14

Whoever said all rich people are bad people? Where would that leave FDR? Or JFK? senz Feb 2016 #15

Here is one. Eko Feb 2016 #17

What are the chances that a Hedge Fund Manager is a good person? AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #19

Its called stereotyping Eko Feb 2016 #21

Looks like you have little experience with the real world AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #22

cool, Eko Feb 2016 #23

If you go in a high crime area, your chances of being a crime victim are going to be higher AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #29

You have a long way Eko Feb 2016 #37

Seriously, you are saying Eko Feb 2016 #28

Are you the type of person that will blindly trust anyone? The real world will eat you alive AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #33

At no place in any discussion Eko Feb 2016 #38

Context, Eko. senz Feb 2016 #27

Ah gahd, Eko Feb 2016 #39

Amazing MelSC Feb 2016 #20

Lol. cali Feb 2016 #30

Hateful Eko Feb 2016 #32

Babble, babble from you. cali Feb 2016 #36

Sigh. Eko Feb 2016 #41

Here ya go, some articles AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #42

So Eko Feb 2016 #45

Your logic: not all rich are bad, so thus we should assume the rich are good AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #50

Once again I never said nor implied such a thing. Eko Feb 2016 #56

+1 n/t JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #46

Nooooo. But. EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #48

Without a doubt Eko Feb 2016 #51

Money doesn't make you good or bad. EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #87

I hate to pontificate Uponthegears Feb 2016 #55

I believe the same thing. Eko Feb 2016 #69

Many of us worry about Wall Street's bought influence. mmonk Feb 2016 #60

What does this have to do with the primaries? Who said "rich people are bad"? Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #67

Maybe read some of the threads. Eko Feb 2016 #70

I, as someone who wanted to be a rich, successful capitalist long ago, got disillusioned... AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #71

It's not about them being good or bad My Good Babushka Feb 2016 #72

You're trying to equate 2 things that can't be equated Lazy Daisy Feb 2016 #73

No, but it makes his life experience as remote from mine as mine is from a Bangladeshi villager's Recursion Feb 2016 #74

I feel that is too much of a generalization. We could probably name many who are rich and hang seaglass Feb 2016 #83

It all depends on how their wealth was acquired. nt ladjf Feb 2016 #76

I've been waiting for this one PATRICK Feb 2016 #80

Interesting read. Sienna86 Feb 2016 #82

What does this drivel have to do with the Democratic Primaries? 99Forever Feb 2016 #84

What some people DO with their wealth is what I object to. PotatoChip Feb 2016 #86

Jesus might have a different take. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #88

Exactly. As long as they aren't partial owners of the corporations raouldukelives Feb 2016 #89

You are missing the point. nt TBF Feb 2016 #93

How can I be missing the point Eko Feb 2016 #99

Look, Marx was a ordinary guy and Engels was quite wealthy - TBF Feb 2016 #111

When they tell others to vote against their own welfare so they can keep and make more wealth, Live and Learn Feb 2016 #98

Sure, Eko Feb 2016 #100

Nobody said rich people should forfeit their rights to donate TO the candidate. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #101

No, but that's the way to bet. nt SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #102

Eat The Rich! TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #103

The bottom line is this... AOR Feb 2016 #104

Just because some rich people are greedy bastards Lint Head Feb 2016 #105

It's not about bad people... JackRiddler Feb 2016 #106

Behind every great fortune is a great crime. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #107

Of course not. Depends on how 840high Feb 2016 #108

A situation like this calls for us to saltpoint Feb 2016 #112