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Sunday, 10 December 2017
quote [ To understand the GOP's priorities, get to know the billionaires behind it. ]
I"m kind of curious what our local conservatives think (aside from pointing out the ultra rich that also fund the Democrats- that being the problem and what the 1% is)
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norok said @ 1:53am GMT on 10th December
Think about what; the ultra rich controlling politics? I'd challenge one to find any point in history where that was not the case. From tribal warlords to Roman patricians to noble houses to magnates of industry with power comes wealth and wealth comes power.
I get criticized for lacking a more harsh indictment upon the ultra rich but I just approach macro-politics in a nihilistic way. There is nothing I can do to change it on the large scale but that doesn't mean I can't take actions within my own life to improve it. The same applies to everyone.
Pretty generally people don't wake up in the morning planning to do evil. You just have to rely on the human spirit to occasionally do good by those that are able and lift up the rest.
Thinking that we can have some great people's revolution that would change the paradigm need only note Venezuela's richest person (@ $4.2 billion) being María Gabriela Chávez. Too bad the jobs for Socialist dictator's daughter are in short supply.
norok said @ 1:54am GMT on 10th December
Think about what; the ultra rich controlling politics? I'd challenge one to find any point in history where that was not the case. From tribal warlords to Roman patricians to noble houses to magnates of industry with power comes wealth and wealth comes power.
I get criticized for lacking a more harsh indictment upon the ultra rich but I just approach macro-politics in a nihilistic way. There is nothing I can do to change it on the large scale but that doesn't mean I can't take actions within my own life to improve it. The same applies to everyone.
Pretty generally people don't wake up in the morning planning to do evil. People are self-interested and the billionaires are people. You just have to rely on the human spirit to occasionally do good by those that are able and lift up the rest.
Thinking that we can have some great people's revolution that would change the paradigm need only note Venezuela's richest person (@ $4.2 billion) being María Gabriela Chávez. Too bad the jobs for Socialist dictator's daughter are in short supply.
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norok said @ 1:53am GMT on 10th December
Think about what; the ultra rich controlling politics? I'd challenge one to find any point in history where that was not the case. From tribal warlords to Roman patricians to noble houses to magnates of industry with power comes wealth and wealth comes power.
I get criticized for lacking a more harsh indictment upon the ultra rich but I just approach macro-politics in a nihilistic way. There is nothing I can do to change it on the large scale but that doesn't mean I can't take actions within my own life to improve it. The same applies to everyone.
Pretty generally people don't wake up in the morning planning to do evil. People are self-interested and the billionaires are people. You just have to rely on the human spirit to occasionally do good by those that are able and lift up the rest.
Thinking that we can have some great people's revolution that would change the paradigm need only note Venezuela's richest person (@ $4.2 billion) being María Gabriela Chávez. Too bad the jobs for Socialist dictator's daughter are in short supply.
