Bernie Sanders

Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Tue Jun 16, 2015, 01:49 PM Jun 2015

Bernie: They talk about class warfare-

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Bernie: They talk about class warfare- (Original Post) Playinghardball Jun 2015 OP

The image doesn't show up on my computer, is this the one you used? Kalidurga Jun 2015 #1

Thanks, the picture isn't showing up on my computer either. Bernie asks how anyone sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #4

its only class warfare WHEN WE FIGHT BACK! pansypoo53219 Jun 2015 #2

oh...that's good. SoapBox Jun 2015 #3

It became class warfare when we even started mentioning it. merrily Jun 2015 #6

With due respect to Bernie, there's been class warfare for millennia, not only the last 30 years. merrily Jun 2015 #5

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

1. The image doesn't show up on my computer, is this the one you used?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 02:34 PM

Jun 2015

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

4. Thanks, the picture isn't showing up on my computer either. Bernie asks how anyone

Reply to Kalidurga (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 01:16 AM

Jun 2015

can defend the top 400 richest people in this country owning more wealth than the bottom half of America, 150 million people'.

I notice a silence when this is raised. It SHOULD be met with anger at the greed and lust for power, more than anger OUTRAGE and it should be stopped.

How did we let it happen? We were bamboozled using several tactics to do so. One, the 'team' game 'our team' 'their team'. We were the good guys who had to win to make things right.

Two by dividing people, by various labels, note the constant focus on certain demographics, splitting them apart, or trying to.

Because they know that if we the people were ever to unite, the game would be over.

pansypoo53219

(20,996 posts)

2. its only class warfare WHEN WE FIGHT BACK!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 03:41 PM

Jun 2015

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

3. oh...that's good.

Reply to pansypoo53219 (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 05:38 PM

Jun 2015

Actually...bumper sticker!

merrily

(45,251 posts)

6. It became class warfare when we even started mentioning it.

Reply to pansypoo53219 (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 06:34 AM

Jun 2015

So far, we've done precious little fighting back.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

5. With due respect to Bernie, there's been class warfare for millennia, not only the last 30 years.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 06:32 AM

Jun 2015

Taking from, and exploiting, the masses to make wealthy people wealthier was very well known to Pharaoh and Caesar and probably to Neanderthals.

What did happen 30 years ago was incorporation of the DLC, which sold the Democratic Party on being more like Republicans on economic policy and to triangulate on other issues (Think DADT and DOMA). So, while both parties focused us on making "wedge" issues wedgier, they cooperated on things like NAFTA, ending welfare, repeal of Glass Steagall, etc. So, the rate of transferring wealth up the pyramid accelerated.

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