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Timeflyer

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4. Immiseration--the act of making miserable.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 07:53 AM

Nov 2024

Elite overproduction--concept of P. Turchan re: society producing too many potential elite members.

Good article. Helps explain some of the reasons we'll be stuck in hell for the foreseeable future. Can we summon the political and social will to turn this around?

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The Guardian: The deep historical forces that explain Trump's win [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 OP

This is full of irony. LakeVermilion Nov 2024 #1

Such is the power of the propaganda constantly being put out by rightwing corporate media. sop Nov 2024 #3

A sea of True Dough Nov 2024 #2

Immiseration--the act of making miserable. Timeflyer Nov 2024 #4

Looking at the camera, Frances Perkins. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 #5

This is a major false conclusion Cosmocat Nov 2024 #6

Agree, except the last paragraph. Martin Eden Nov 2024 #12

Agreed! Cosmocat Dec 2024 #29

As 62% of the American people are living paycheck to paycheck how do they relate to a "good economy?" Uncle Joe Nov 2024 #23

You mean like the great economy under Trump? dpibel Nov 2024 #27

The point of my post was that it has been going on for decades. Uncle Joe Nov 2024 #28

Bingo Cosmocat Dec 2024 #30

Bingo Cosmocat Dec 2024 #31

As another poster correctly noted Cosmocat Dec 2024 #32

That was my point in both posts, this is decades in the making, and as Uncle Joe Dec 2024 #33

Delusion And Malevolence Are The Deep Historical Forces MayReasonRule Nov 2024 #7

Neo-liberalism was the death of the social good malaise Nov 2024 #8

People are really overthinking this... Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #9

Excellent read. underpants Nov 2024 #10

Time again to Bust the Trusts surfered Nov 2024 #11

Well, that about says it. It's a mess out there. Buckle up Joinfortmill Nov 2024 #13

Left unsaid Icanthinkformyself Nov 2024 #14

Fascist playbook usonian Nov 2024 #15

A complete pile of garbage TheDemsshouldhireme Nov 2024 #16

Your problem is that you can't think like an imbecile! Gotta channel the MAGA. Fish700 Nov 2024 #21

we didn't win nowforever Nov 2024 #17

He left out one important thing: yellow journalism RainCaster Nov 2024 #18

Please read, people. Joinfortmill Nov 2024 #19

It has always been sickening PATRICK Nov 2024 #20

It is an interesting read and I am somewhat convinced. My pet theory is a lot of people have it too good, got bored, Fish700 Nov 2024 #22

Essay is a bit over the top, but it rightly points out the ongoing realignment of the working class with the GOP andym Nov 2024 #24

Some rather broad generalizations, I find DFW Nov 2024 #25

Vulture capital union-busting began in the late 1960s bucolic_frolic Nov 2024 #26