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kpete

(71,996 posts) Sat Nov 7, 2015, 09:47 AM Nov 2015

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For Sale

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For Sale (Original Post) kpete Nov 2015 OP

Yet some advocate for the status quo. "Thank you sir, may I have another?" Scuba Nov 2015 #1

"It's too risky to try to change everything" Doctor_J Nov 2015 #2

they advocate for the status quo because... antigop Nov 2015 #3

And some, not content with just letting it happen, screw their neighbors jtuck004 Nov 2015 #4

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #5

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Yet some advocate for the status quo. "Thank you sir, may I have another?"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2015, 09:50 AM

Nov 2015

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)

2. "It's too risky to try to change everything"

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 7, 2015, 10:13 AM

Nov 2015

They are definitely a big chunk of the problem.

antigop

(12,778 posts)

3. they advocate for the status quo because...

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 7, 2015, 12:39 PM

Nov 2015

1) they benefit from it
2) they haven't been harmed by it (yet)

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

4. And some, not content with just letting it happen, screw their neighbors

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 7, 2015, 12:44 PM

Nov 2015

by making policies that hurt them, to enrich their donors and owners. And themselves.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

5. Kicked and recommended!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Nov 8, 2015, 11:22 AM

Nov 2015

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