America is on the tipping point. If “We the People” don’t fight in the next 4 years it will become another Russia.
The world is preparing for its new enemy !
That's how we got here. Our country has ALWAYS been an oligarchy since the founding. The robber barons got out of control after the civil war and in 1888 the voters elected anti-trust candidates / Sherman Anti trust laws. Oligarchs walked us into depression, FDR turned us in liberal direction.
There's limited space and I'm not a historian so no details. Every colony was chartered by the king specific territory to develop into a profit making entity to pay taxes to the king. Originally they were stocked with indentured servants& people who could afford the trip fleeing from religious pers
ecution. As the colonies grew some were more successful economically than others but each had an oligarch at the top tasked with funneling money back to the king or losing his colony.
Kind of explains everything. Maybe Elon was right when he said Americans are too stupid to do tech work & that’s why he wants to bring over ppl from India. His words, not mine. They did pick Trump after all. If that many ppl don’t know what an oligarchy is, their education system sucks. Win for Rs.
Speaking of your last sentence, I hope we can at least get some useful learning opportunities into social media & encourage folks to read books (at least this one)
They don't know what Communism and Socialism are either, but those words are regurgitated endlessly on their propaganda networks whereas Oligarchy is not.
Watch Adam Mockler or the Daily Show's Jordan Klepper interview the MAGA cult on the streets. You realize that it's pointless. They are stuck on stupid.
When they are asked to explain what the issues are to others it becomes clear they have NO IDEA why they believe what they are saying. They are simply parroting rhetoric. It's disturbing.
Exactly. It's both hilarious and very sad. Recently, I watched a man argue about tariffs. He became very MAGA until a business owner stepped in and made him understand.
I was watching an interview with former MAGA who had come out of the cult. All of them cited their lack of exposure to other media sources and NO fact checking. They were literally consuming ONLY right wing legacy media. :(
mid 16th century: via French and Latin from Greek oligarkhia, from oligoi ‘few’ and arkhein ‘to rule’. When one or few dupe the masses to let them rule . Trump Elon Hitler President of North Korea ect
We have to get the word out. The best way to save US democracy and liberal society here, is to bring people together over shared hatred of oligarchy and its vast collection of abuses. Deploy that energy against politicians and organizations supporting oligarchy.
Also- people still believe we will be voting 4 years from now. Also- many people pre-election and after, and at this moment as I’m jotting this, thought it to be a wingnut idea that Trump would turn the USA into a dictatorship.👏👏👏😭😓💔
That’s because they haven’t heard it yet during their propaganda spin on Fox News. Once Fox decides to use that phrase, then the 50+% who voted for the narcissistic orangutan in the White House will all of a sudden be aware and informed.
This is part of the problem. The lack of education is something I am honestly not sure how to fix. I saw another survey pre-election that showed people had no idea what an authoritarian is. They do not have any idea what the definitions are of: fascism, sycophant, nepotism and the like. Not good
On the bright side, apparently Google searches for ‘oligarchy meaning’ spiked after the farewell speech. 🤣Seeds are being planted.. however, I don’t think Americans can fully grasp the danger we are currently facing until we achieve greater class consciousness. We must continue to plant seeds 🌱❤️
I wonder why people, who hear or read a word, and don't know what it means, why they don't look it up? On occasion, there is a word I am not familiar with and I will look it up, to make sure I understand its meaning.
One of the major reasons 45 became 47 is because people didn't want to do the research. With today's technology, there is zero excuse NOT to know what a tariff is and how it works.
Well, 56% of Americans don't think Arabic numerals should be taught in schools, 21% are Illiterate, another 33% read below an 8th grade level, 40% don't know what Auschwitz was, 25% think the sun orbits the earth, and 7% of adults believe chocolate milk comes from brown cows. 🤪
I think that sums up the difference between democrats and republicans. We use big words they do not understand, and Trump uses words like “stinking rich dumb asses,” and the crowd goes wild! I guess we need to find a middle ground between intelligence and stupidity?
When out shopping, I heard someone speaking about political terminology. He wasn’t the most articulate or knowledgeable but did offer that an oligarchy refers to people that buy things from Ollie’s.
Cheap education.
Dear MAGA numskulls: it’s when only a handful of people horde all the cheap eggs thereby making eggs astronomically expensive. Then you only get a tiny sliver of egg if you are an obedient peasant. But probably you’ll starve.
Since cheap eggs are so important to you, I hope this helps.
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The world is preparing for its new enemy !
by making #AttentionCapitalism a popular hashtag!
https://sirenscallbook.com/
(Chris Hayes)
doing the bidding of vast empires,
the most valuable companies in history,
built on harvesting human attention."
(Not smartphone & tablet in my "Luddite" home - they're set on silent!)
Don't even try - they're all ' goners '
To put that in contrast, 70% of Canadians have passports.
I cannot stand stupid people.
(true facts)
Safe happy waves
44% voted against Trump
Half of those who don’t know didn’t even vote.
1%ers obviously voted for Trump.
home for all things 47.
https://map.barbarabush.org/
The Oligarchs are just vultures at the kill ( democracy)
Cheap education.
Since cheap eggs are so important to you, I hope this helps.