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Triana

(22,666 posts) Wed Jul 3, 2013, 03:07 PM Jul 2013

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It's the Corporations, Stupid

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It's the Corporations, Stupid (Original Post) Triana Jul 2013 OP

America surely has the biggest case of Stockholm Syndrome in history FiveGoodMen Jul 2013 #1

I've been saying that for a very long time. silvershadow Jul 2013 #8

"temporary inconvenienced millionaires" MisterP Jul 2013 #9

I like the cartoon, but corporations would have a harder time doing these things ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #2

Congress has been bought by corps/wealthy ...that gets into election funding ... Triana Jul 2013 #4

If Congress was filled by ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #5

1% of 1% of 315 million is ............... dothemath Jul 2013 #11

^^THIS^^ ! ! ! - eom fleur-de-lisa Jul 2013 #6

Doesn't help when the 1% are the only candidates Skidmore Jul 2013 #12

If we switched to a sortition system (lottery), ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #14

+1. But: "The executive of the modern state is nothing but a committee for managing the common HiPointDem Jul 2013 #3

Nailed it. ctsnowman Jul 2013 #7

I regret that I can only recommend this once! AnnieK401 Jul 2013 #10

LOL times about 100 million! maddiemom Jul 2013 #13

Until the Majority Wake the F Up and stop treating politics like YeahSureRight Jul 2013 #15

The DLC pretty much HAD to pretend that they no longer exist! Kurovski Jul 2013 #16

Now it's the secret DLC. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #17

OMG Kurovski Jul 2013 #18

Wait, did you say that or did I? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #20

Is there an echo in here? Kurovski Jul 2013 #22

One of us is getting ridiculous. Is it me? nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #23

Me-oh-my, Such a handsome poster. Kurovski Jul 2013 #25

You're both on double secret probation. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #27

Hold still...I think I have something in my eye. Kurovski Jul 2013 #28

The government is controlled by corporations. nt LWolf Jul 2013 #19

Makes the toon meaningless. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #21

The angry little cartoon man does not know that. Kurovski Jul 2013 #26

Right on. SalviaBlue Jul 2013 #24

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

1. America surely has the biggest case of Stockholm Syndrome in history

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 03:22 PM

Jul 2013

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)

8. I've been saying that for a very long time.

Reply to FiveGoodMen (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 04:57 PM

Jul 2013

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

9. "temporary inconvenienced millionaires"

Reply to FiveGoodMen (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 05:16 PM

Jul 2013

that's from an actual lefty: nowadays "left" just means "fanatically smitten with a neocon neolib"...

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

2. I like the cartoon, but corporations would have a harder time doing these things

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 03:38 PM

Jul 2013

if Congress had the will to stop them. But why would the 1% turn on themselves?

Triana

(22,666 posts)

4. Congress has been bought by corps/wealthy ...that gets into election funding ...

Reply to ZombieHorde (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 03:47 PM

Jul 2013

....elections should be publicly funded. Citizens United and our corporate court assures it'll never happen.

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

5. If Congress was filled by

Reply to Triana (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 03:51 PM

Jul 2013

lot (sortition) then only 1% of Congress would be composed of the 1%, statistically speaking.

dothemath

(345 posts)

11. 1% of 1% of 315 million is ...............

Reply to ZombieHorde (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 05:55 PM

Jul 2013

31500. Congress is made of 535 people and lobbyists. Sounds about right.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,627 posts)

6. ^^THIS^^ ! ! ! - eom

Reply to Triana (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 04:24 PM

Jul 2013

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

12. Doesn't help when the 1% are the only candidates

Reply to ZombieHorde (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 05:57 PM

Jul 2013

people will accept.

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

14. If we switched to a sortition system (lottery),

Reply to Skidmore (Reply #12)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 06:31 PM

Jul 2013

then Congress would represent the US populace. The ancient Athenians used a sortition system because they believed elections led to oligarchies of the economic elite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition

The 1% would win 1% of the positions, while the 99% would win 99% of the positions, most of the time.

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

3. +1. But: "The executive of the modern state is nothing but a committee for managing the common

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 03:40 PM

Jul 2013

affairs of the whole bourgeoisie"

The bourgeoisie control the economy, therefore they control the state.

ctsnowman

(1,903 posts)

7. Nailed it.

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 04:46 PM

Jul 2013

AnnieK401

(541 posts)

10. I regret that I can only recommend this once!

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 05:38 PM

Jul 2013

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)

13. LOL times about 100 million!

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 06:22 PM

Jul 2013

YeahSureRight

(205 posts)

15. Until the Majority Wake the F Up and stop treating politics like

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 06:39 PM

Jul 2013

a sports event things will continue to get worse.

The GOP knew the one day they would lose the white vote so they played the long game and went after public education in the 70's....keep the masses stupid, ignorant and uninformed...feed them non stop propaganda 24/7, give em weekly hate and you have a nation of sheep.

No one pays attention any more nor do they remember the past.

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)

16. The DLC pretty much HAD to pretend that they no longer exist!

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 09:48 PM

Jul 2013

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

17. Now it's the secret DLC. nm

Reply to Kurovski (Reply #16)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 10:04 AM

Jul 2013

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)

18. OMG

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #17)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:24 PM

Jul 2013

It's like looking in a mirror.

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

20. Wait, did you say that or did I? nm

Reply to Kurovski (Reply #18)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:30 PM

Jul 2013

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)

22. Is there an echo in here?

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #20)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:37 PM

Jul 2013

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

23. One of us is getting ridiculous. Is it me? nm

Reply to Kurovski (Reply #22)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:39 PM

Jul 2013

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)

25. Me-oh-my, Such a handsome poster.

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #23)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:54 PM

Jul 2013

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

27. You're both on double secret probation.

Reply to Kurovski (Reply #25)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 03:58 PM

Jul 2013

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)

28. Hold still...I think I have something in my eye.

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #27)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 05:24 PM

Jul 2013

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

19. The government is controlled by corporations. nt

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:28 PM

Jul 2013

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

21. Makes the toon meaningless. nm

Reply to LWolf (Reply #19)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:31 PM

Jul 2013

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)

26. The angry little cartoon man does not know that.

Reply to LWolf (Reply #19)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:57 PM

Jul 2013

he's too busy touching himself to the deep cadence of Rush Limbaugh's manly voice.

SalviaBlue

(2,917 posts)

24. Right on.

Reply to Triana (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:52 PM

Jul 2013

rec.

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