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Cosmic Kitten

(3,498 posts)
6. Indeed! George Carlin spoke about that often.
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 08:50 AM
Jul 2015
Now, to balance the scale, I'd like to talk about some things that bring us together, things that point out our similarities instead of our differences.
'Cause that's all you ever hear about in this country. It's our differences.

That's all the media and the politicians are ever talking about--the things that separate us, things that make us different from one another.

That's the way the ruling class operates in any society.
They try to divide the rest of the people.

They keep the lower and the middle classes fighting with each other so that they, the rich, can run off with all the fucking money!

Fairly simple thing. Happens to work. You know?

Anything different--that's what they're gonna talk about--race, religion, ethnic and national background, jobs, income, education, social status, sexuality, anything they can do to keep us fighting with each other, so that they can keep going to the bank!

You know how I define the economic and social classes in this country?

The upper class keeps all of the money, pays none of the taxes.

The middle class pays all of the taxes, does all of the work.

The poor are there just to scare the shit out of the middle class.
Keep 'em showing up at those 'jobs'.

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Huddle Up: WEDGE ISSUES [View all] Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 OP
Racial issues are emerging as the 'kicker' for this election. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1
Agreed, lets get on the just side of history! Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #4
K&R! marym625 Jul 2015 #2
Can do! Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #5
Great! I will look for it marym625 Jul 2015 #7
Look in GD: Primary Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #8
Ta-Done! marym625 Jul 2015 #9
wedge issues have done a spectacular job, of splitting the 99 percent against each other HFRN Jul 2015 #3
Indeed! George Carlin spoke about that often. Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #6
"The devil works by pointing out our differences" zeemike Jul 2015 #20
Thanks Zeemike. Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #27
I have no interest in "winning DU," nor do I think it's possible. Alternatively, DU was won months merrily Jul 2015 #10
Yep, 90% Pro Bernie Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #11
democrats I've been talking to heaven05 Jul 2015 #19
"Keep fooling yourself." Hi, heaven05. Nice to see you. merrily Jul 2015 #21
people of all stripes heaven05 Jul 2015 #22
But, my post said: I have no interest in "winning DU," nor do I think it's possible. merrily Jul 2015 #28
You're promoting a false narrative and hammering the WEDGE Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #30
I know I just get heaven05 Jul 2015 #32
heaven05. I always welcome your posts and our conversations. merrily Jul 2015 #33
WE can "impact it" heaven05 Jul 2015 #35
Honestly, I don't know how. merrily Jul 2015 #36
we have a right to post anything about the heaven05 Jul 2015 #37
AFAIK, you conduct yourself just fine in my book. merrily Jul 2015 #38
Calling other people's basic rights 'a wedge issue' is inherently problematic. Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #12
We have a communication breakdown Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #13
I have a question wrt Identity Politics 2banon Jul 2015 #31
I may not be the best person to speak, but if your kid's life is danger or your own, you might merrily Jul 2015 #34
...... daleanime Jul 2015 #14
Despite any possible future disagreements JackInGreen Jul 2015 #15
Thanks, United We Stand, Divided We Fall Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #17
K&R Moral Compass Jul 2015 #16
Bingo! Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #18
Could not agree anymore on this topic! d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #23
Thanks for that apropos example Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #25
Fer sher! d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #29
The USNews article is a primer on how to use WEDGE issues to divide the GOP, not Dems. McCamy Taylor Jul 2015 #24
Exactly! Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #26
I prefer the truth bombs reframing the conversation as a method of sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #39
Thanks. Maybe we need to examine how... Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #40
Study Karl Rove's Machiavellian tactics. Then match them to the 'talking points' sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #41
Recently, some pundit or other on MSNBC quoted Bubba as having said, merrily Jul 2015 #43
In general people are disgusted with the nastiness except for the sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #44
Yes, but candidates still hope to disqualify each other. And, sometimes they succeed. merrily Jul 2015 #45
Yes, they do, but that's the people's fault. They are less likely to allow sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #46
The fissures do not need identification. They've been known here since forever. merrily Jul 2015 #42
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