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In reply to the discussion: Ignorance Isn't Bliss [View all]

gab13by13

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2. Except for the fact
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:45 PM
Jan 2025

that our government next week will be an oligarchy, run by billionaires.

Thom Hartmann said it yesterday, oligarchies are not permanent, they are transitional. In the future our country will have to decide if we want to throw out the billionaires or become a country like Russia or Hungary.

Thom had a great segment yesterday when he compared the fall of the Roman Empire with the fall of democracy in the United States.

The billionaires convinced the unwashed that government is corrupt and stagnant and that they needed a strong man to return to glory; Caesar crossed the Rubicon and Trump crossed the Rubicon to save the day.

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Ignorance Isn't Bliss [View all] liberalmediaaddict Jan 2025 OP
Your post makes a great point. pandr32 Jan 2025 #1
Except for the fact gab13by13 Jan 2025 #2
Exactly! SheltieLover Jan 2025 #3
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