For 45 years, billionaires and their political allies have weaponized hate, divided Americans, and quietly dismantled the middle class while we fought each other instead of them…
A question often asked as regards the morbidly rich is "how many yachts does one need to own", or something similar, the real question is how much money is enough.
But for them, the morbidly rich, it isn't about money at all. It is about power and prestige, social standing, especially among their peers.
Here is what I mean. Henry VII,after lifting the crown from dead Richard III's head, found that he had "won" a kingdom that was the poor man of Europe, the roads had potholes that could swallow an oxcart when it rained.
He set about some economic reforms that encouraged the English to engage in manufactures, and not rely on exporting raw wool to the continent.
He was so successful, that by the time of his son's (Henry VIII) reign, merchants were sending their sons to Cambridge and Oxford, and dressing in fine apparel just like the nobility.
Now what use being nobility, if a shop keeper can live, dress and deport oneself in the same fashion as the nobility.
Henry VII’s solution, was to pass Sumptuary Laws, forbidding commoners from dressing like the nobility, from wearing furst, silk, fine line, ruffles, jewelry.
It is about status, about the size of the reproductive organ.
That's funny. "Sumptuary Laws, forbidding commoners from dressing like the nobility".
Then we resorted to exclusive clubs and golf courses.
Now wealthy elites can openly and legally pay for insider information directly from the President's own publicly traded "Truth API" to gamble in the stock market.
Subscription to Trump's "Truth API" is $100,000 to $1 million a ,month, to get the inside scoop on his pronouncements before he makes them in public.
BTW, this is how Barron, a 20 year old, has become a multi millionaire, headed towards being a billionaire. On Friday Daddy threatens Iran, on Monday Daddy declares victory or peace,and the oil's future takes a nose dive, then , and the Trump family is buying and selling on the future's market and raking in millions, and the SEC is sitting on their hands.
Rarely do I hear a Republican candidate ever mention an issue, let alone run primarily on the issues. They only try to win by ripping down the Democrat with a deluge of personal attack ads. This should be pointed out as proof that they have nothing to offer the voters, that they only seek office for their own profit. The record of virtually every Republican in office stands as proof.
A case can be made for identifying liars as liars. Failing to do so in the interest of comity or whatever is derelict, counterproductive, a fool’s errand the results of which foul every day of our current lives. The Democratic Party will continue to fail as long as its corporate leaders and consultants continue to hold sway.
It is my style to pound rocks into sand, and hen sand into dust. to refine and distill everything down to the smallest particle, that is to get to the real reason, the ultimate cause of motivations.
For instance what is the real reason behind religion. It is not fear of the unknown, those are simply tools by which to manipulate the masses. No, religion is used to control humans, to fleece them, to use them, . The 23rd Psalm, "The lord is my shepherd: and what is the purpose of a shepherd? Hmmm? It is to watch over the sheep until it is time for the fleecing and the slaughter.
What is behind all of this hate and fear of the other, the misogyny, the homophobia, the xenophobia, the religious triumphalism.
I take a clue from their propaganda, Family values, pro life,state rights, the words do not mean what the public thinks they mean. Family values is about Pater Familia, Father Knows Best, Leave it to Beaver, John Wayne, High Plains Rider.. a male dominated and conrolled society, the patriarchy, same with the so called Pro life, which has nothing to do with life,and everything to do with men losing control and dominance of the female.
Their is no female corollary for the words emasculation, and feminization. Butch and dyke are not derogatory terms meaning less than a male, more like a woman.. Lesbians wear the terms with pride, e.g. Dykes on bikes. Well maybe not lipstick lesbians, but so many of them are actually bisexual.
The case can be made that MAGA is simply a delayed reaction to the 13th, 14th,15,19th Amendments, the Civil and Voting rights act, and Obergefll.
In fact you can pinpoint the eruption of MAGA to the Obergefell decision..
Obergefell was not the event that caused MAGA, for MAGA has been simmering below the surface since the south's surrender, it almost captured America in the 1930's and 1940's but was set back by the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the distraction of a sudden prosperity which was the peace dividend.
But the peace dividend following the war, led to an educated and enlightened and growing middle class, which produced children that questioned authority, leading to societal discontent, resulting in the Powell Memo and the war subsequent war on the middle class..which Marx called the bourgeousie.
The middle class has always been the enemy of the ruling class. It is the Vanderbilts, new money, threatening the Astors (old money). and when the new money becomes old money, they bend heaven and earth to close the door behind them.
I agree and have seen how the modern Republican Party has created "fear of the other" and then used that to motivate the less informed to rally behind their overly-simplified symbols of flag and God. We all need to do whatever we can to reverse those messages of hatred and then reclaim the mantle of what it is to be an American, a US citizen. I am trying to do that the way that Thomas Paine did, by circulating an easy to read pamphlet to try and reunite us, and focusing it locally (here in New Jersey and in deep red counties where there are Trump-worshipping congressmen) so that we can show how we all matter. See ageofunderstandingbook.com for more information. I hope that approaches like this, by many of us working locally can begin to turn the tide and rescue us from fascism.
How does anyone take on the Oligarchy without their own personal fortune? Are there enough of us to delete their monied power?
I’m not sure .
But I know this . We think things are tough right now for the majority of us .
Greed is a totally thriving concept for people in power.
Look at Trump and his family . They’ve made billions on Trumps presidency through their blatant corruption.
This is our leader. They say Greed is an addiction. Addiction is a concept of “ never enough”.
The creation of entities like the Heritage Foundation, creates their own organizations to protect their wealth.
What we have now is our numbers.
If these crooked Republican politicians continue to give this twisted president his way by passing the diabolical Save Act we are in even more trouble.
The trash talking hateful MAGA group is attempting to turn the tables by attacking Democrats by lying .
We need to start telling the truth about Trump and the Republicans.
The abducted “ Main Media” people are not going to help us .
These are facts and elicit the biggest question we have.
How will we do this? Overcome these issues?
I guess by doing everything we know to do and more.
Routine checking on our voting records. Do not take anything for granted . Get together with other democrats for support and encouragement .
The polls nationally indicate that we are leading the republicans.
No complacency allowed here .
The Courts so far have done a good job overturning some of their BS ( MAGA plans ) . Chris Bowers is working hard to unify us against MAGA.
All of these things together sound like meager actions . They are what we have . But the truth is also what we have .
We must continuously point out the lies and hate that is spread by Trump and his Republicans.
For united we stand
divided we fall
and if our backs should ever be against the wall
we'll be together, together you and I.
Brotherhood of Man, a 1970 British group, reached the top 10 in the UK and Canada, and #3 in the U.S.
A question often asked as regards the morbidly rich is "how many yachts does one need to own", or something similar, the real question is how much money is enough.
But for them, the morbidly rich, it isn't about money at all. It is about power and prestige, social standing, especially among their peers.
Here is what I mean. Henry VII,after lifting the crown from dead Richard III's head, found that he had "won" a kingdom that was the poor man of Europe, the roads had potholes that could swallow an oxcart when it rained.
He set about some economic reforms that encouraged the English to engage in manufactures, and not rely on exporting raw wool to the continent.
He was so successful, that by the time of his son's (Henry VIII) reign, merchants were sending their sons to Cambridge and Oxford, and dressing in fine apparel just like the nobility.
Now what use being nobility, if a shop keeper can live, dress and deport oneself in the same fashion as the nobility.
Henry VII’s solution, was to pass Sumptuary Laws, forbidding commoners from dressing like the nobility, from wearing furst, silk, fine line, ruffles, jewelry.
It is about status, about the size of the reproductive organ.
That's funny. "Sumptuary Laws, forbidding commoners from dressing like the nobility".
Then we resorted to exclusive clubs and golf courses.
Now wealthy elites can openly and legally pay for insider information directly from the President's own publicly traded "Truth API" to gamble in the stock market.
Subscription to Trump's "Truth API" is $100,000 to $1 million a ,month, to get the inside scoop on his pronouncements before he makes them in public.
BTW, this is how Barron, a 20 year old, has become a multi millionaire, headed towards being a billionaire. On Friday Daddy threatens Iran, on Monday Daddy declares victory or peace,and the oil's future takes a nose dive, then , and the Trump family is buying and selling on the future's market and raking in millions, and the SEC is sitting on their hands.
Rarely do I hear a Republican candidate ever mention an issue, let alone run primarily on the issues. They only try to win by ripping down the Democrat with a deluge of personal attack ads. This should be pointed out as proof that they have nothing to offer the voters, that they only seek office for their own profit. The record of virtually every Republican in office stands as proof.
The KY-political lubricant that the gop uses to f**k their half of American voters' minds?
Misdirected, unjustified "1984" Hate Week hatred. Except it occurs 24/7/365 thanks to Rupert the Murdererous.
Why futz w/ everyone's mental health that way?
a. Power
Why power?
b. Money
Why money?
c. Deference and Sex
How have they done it since 1968?
Addict their constituents to DNA-level irrationality.
The gop scales up and mainstreams hate.
It's a lower-tier magician's trick:
- Don't watch my assistant climb into half a box, just watch me saw it in half.
- Or, how a pair of pals, one White, the other Black, can shoplift $1,000s of Ralph Lauren, b/c
they'll always follow the Black guy they suspect [and often hate.]
America needs to NARCAN FOX and the gop.
We have only 3 months to UNf**k our lesser halves.
Our enemies are many: Murdoch, Right Radio, K Street Lobbyists, Oligarchs, Insane Clown Militias, and too many to name.
We do NOT deserve this. However . . .
We Can Do It.
#VOTE for Sane Americans #Draft All Oligarchs' Scions, incl. females
A case can be made for identifying liars as liars. Failing to do so in the interest of comity or whatever is derelict, counterproductive, a fool’s errand the results of which foul every day of our current lives. The Democratic Party will continue to fail as long as its corporate leaders and consultants continue to hold sway.
It is my style to pound rocks into sand, and hen sand into dust. to refine and distill everything down to the smallest particle, that is to get to the real reason, the ultimate cause of motivations.
For instance what is the real reason behind religion. It is not fear of the unknown, those are simply tools by which to manipulate the masses. No, religion is used to control humans, to fleece them, to use them, . The 23rd Psalm, "The lord is my shepherd: and what is the purpose of a shepherd? Hmmm? It is to watch over the sheep until it is time for the fleecing and the slaughter.
What is behind all of this hate and fear of the other, the misogyny, the homophobia, the xenophobia, the religious triumphalism.
I take a clue from their propaganda, Family values, pro life,state rights, the words do not mean what the public thinks they mean. Family values is about Pater Familia, Father Knows Best, Leave it to Beaver, John Wayne, High Plains Rider.. a male dominated and conrolled society, the patriarchy, same with the so called Pro life, which has nothing to do with life,and everything to do with men losing control and dominance of the female.
Their is no female corollary for the words emasculation, and feminization. Butch and dyke are not derogatory terms meaning less than a male, more like a woman.. Lesbians wear the terms with pride, e.g. Dykes on bikes. Well maybe not lipstick lesbians, but so many of them are actually bisexual.
The case can be made that MAGA is simply a delayed reaction to the 13th, 14th,15,19th Amendments, the Civil and Voting rights act, and Obergefll.
In fact you can pinpoint the eruption of MAGA to the Obergefell decision..
Obergefell was not the event that caused MAGA, for MAGA has been simmering below the surface since the south's surrender, it almost captured America in the 1930's and 1940's but was set back by the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the distraction of a sudden prosperity which was the peace dividend.
But the peace dividend following the war, led to an educated and enlightened and growing middle class, which produced children that questioned authority, leading to societal discontent, resulting in the Powell Memo and the war subsequent war on the middle class..which Marx called the bourgeousie.
The middle class has always been the enemy of the ruling class. It is the Vanderbilts, new money, threatening the Astors (old money). and when the new money becomes old money, they bend heaven and earth to close the door behind them.
I agree and have seen how the modern Republican Party has created "fear of the other" and then used that to motivate the less informed to rally behind their overly-simplified symbols of flag and God. We all need to do whatever we can to reverse those messages of hatred and then reclaim the mantle of what it is to be an American, a US citizen. I am trying to do that the way that Thomas Paine did, by circulating an easy to read pamphlet to try and reunite us, and focusing it locally (here in New Jersey and in deep red counties where there are Trump-worshipping congressmen) so that we can show how we all matter. See ageofunderstandingbook.com for more information. I hope that approaches like this, by many of us working locally can begin to turn the tide and rescue us from fascism.
How does anyone take on the Oligarchy without their own personal fortune? Are there enough of us to delete their monied power?
I’m not sure .
But I know this . We think things are tough right now for the majority of us .
Greed is a totally thriving concept for people in power.
Look at Trump and his family . They’ve made billions on Trumps presidency through their blatant corruption.
This is our leader. They say Greed is an addiction. Addiction is a concept of “ never enough”.
The creation of entities like the Heritage Foundation, creates their own organizations to protect their wealth.
What we have now is our numbers.
If these crooked Republican politicians continue to give this twisted president his way by passing the diabolical Save Act we are in even more trouble.
The trash talking hateful MAGA group is attempting to turn the tables by attacking Democrats by lying .
We need to start telling the truth about Trump and the Republicans.
The abducted “ Main Media” people are not going to help us .
These are facts and elicit the biggest question we have.
How will we do this? Overcome these issues?
I guess by doing everything we know to do and more.
Routine checking on our voting records. Do not take anything for granted . Get together with other democrats for support and encouragement .
The polls nationally indicate that we are leading the republicans.
No complacency allowed here .
The Courts so far have done a good job overturning some of their BS ( MAGA plans ) . Chris Bowers is working hard to unify us against MAGA.
All of these things together sound like meager actions . They are what we have . But the truth is also what we have .
We must continuously point out the lies and hate that is spread by Trump and his Republicans.
We cannot give up hope .
Be loud with the truth .