Oligarchy in the Twenty-First Century

Oligarchy in the Twenty-First Century. “The inequality of income our bipartisan ruling class sanctimoniously condemns is the very tool it uses to shore up the inequalities of power and communication from which it benefits.” The real party of the rich babbles about “income inequality” while doing all they can to further it (especially for themselves) and nobody seems to notice. If we’re doomed, it’s because we deserve to be so – we’re too stupid to survive.

Bonfire of the Absurdities: After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.

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  • Have we all forgotten the mantra of these people?
    Socialism is for the people, not the Socialist.
    They don't give a rat's ass about income inequality when it comes to them, just everyone else.

  • Once again, the Dems deflect the "guilt" to the Repubs....ask anyone on the street who is responsible for income equality, the 1%, white supremacy etc. etc.....has to be those dirty Repub capitalists ..... right. Someone really needs to get hold of the narrative or the Repubs can KTAGB.

    • Exactly! My'm liberal friends think we live in an oligarchy, butbtheybthink it's c.f. exclusively Republicans!

  • Follow the money folks, all ya gotta do. Lets face it, most politicians are whores, either to a corporation, or an ideology.