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JennSH from NC's avatar

LBJ thought passage of civil rights legislation would lose the Democrats the South for a generation. He was mistaken, so far it’s been lost for close to 3 generations, if a generation is measured as 20 years. Because of lies and distractions funded by the robber barons of today, people vote against their own interests. The robber barons think like Ayn Rand, “Why should we look after the stupid people?” Paul Ryan was an Ayn Rand devotee. Direct opposite of treating others the way you want to be treated.

I did not see Charles Koch listed on the chart. Does he have a special category?

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FDR sounds like quite an individual. Short of hoping for another like him, there's not much to hope in. Who has the kind of financial might to stand up to these billionaires? There's a similar situation with the Russia-Ukraine war. The only way to affect a change is to stand up to Putin with strength and force. The rest of the world stands by, hoping the Ukrainians can hang on to their land, but aren't prepared to stand up to Putin, so he smirks at their weakness and continues on his merry way, which is the way of destruction and death and agonizing pain for many people.

If a seasoned politician like Biden can't make any progress against the billionaires, what hope does the ordinary citizen have? FDR, we could use you now, or someone who'll follow your example.

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