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Posted on: May 20, 2023 at 12:50:38 CT
raskolnikov MU
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There was a terrific book called "We the People, the Betrayal of American Democracy" written by William Grieder came out more than 30 yrs back. One thing he pointed out was the economic elevation of some in the media and the disconnect of media from the common man; that once it had been the case, Greider argues that beat reporters and most newsmen would frequent the same pubs as blue collar guys and they lives a shared life with shared interests. Once media figures started making major coin and frequenting tennis clubs - and oh gee marrying the chairman of the Fed then that connection was broken, and the connection no longer the same. Another KEY component was military service that men from Rhode Island served alongside those of Iowa and Nevada - in a collective cause. That bond too has been broken. Today, it is investment bankers pushing privatization of public education and buying up fast food joints and a sundry enterprises while having no connection to the communities served. Many causes here obviously, these but a few. And Rapacious Capitalism, a phrase I coined on this board 25 years ago - that had its role too, though today I reference this as SANSAD, Squeeze a Nickel, Squeeze a Dime. Anything for a buck.
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Germany to start power rationing. - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/20 09:53:40
     RE: Germany to start power rationing. - sarasotatiger MU - 5/20 10:14:42
     Collective sacrifice for the collective good, what do you - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 09:55:30
          Commie talk(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 5/20 12:31:40
               Really, so US rationing of goods in support of US WWII was - raskolnikov MU - 5/21 12:08:14
          But the war against Nazis was real. Climate change is a - hokie VT - 5/20 11:43:35
          ^wants to live in 1940s america - El-ahrairah UGA - 5/20 10:22:09
               Uh no, but we as Americans have lost the connectivity - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 10:30:17
                    RE: Uh no, but we as Americans have lost the connectivity - sarasotatiger MU - 5/20 12:01:34
                         We agree to disagree - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 12:50:38
                              RE: We agree to disagree - sarasotatiger MU - 5/20 16:10:16
                                   Lighten up friend - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 16:26:40
                                        RE: Lighten up friend - sarasotatiger MU - 5/20 16:58:25
                                             I appreciate your comments as well(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 5/21 11:26:25
                    Says the man who finds people who vote differently than he - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 5/20 10:41:36
                         No sir. I find the values or lack thereof inherent in the - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 11:00:52
                              Ah, the classic I know better than anyone else - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 5/20 12:41:38
                                   Dude, I find the lack of values on the Right to be in - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 12:54:26
                    Most americans dont want to be connected to you - El-ahrairah UGA - 5/20 10:35:37
                         RE: Most americans dont want to be connected to you - sarasotatiger MU - 5/20 12:09:40
                         Actually I am pretty mainstream. Now that you putzes on - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 11:02:49
               Close, but no. he wants you to live like that. - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/20 10:25:18
                    No. I like living as a I live friend but right this minute I - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 10:32:13
                         My Sympathies To Yer New Neighbors - Catturd USMC - 5/20 10:46:17
                              RE: My Sympathies To Yer New Neighbors - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 11:04:02
                                   The Purrfect Location For You Sufi - Catturd USMC - 5/20 12:00:49
                                        Yeah, timeless and priceless art - how Prog Liberal, ha(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 12:55:15
          The Collective LOL, Yer A Marxist Dirtbag - Catturd USMC - 5/20 10:18:36
          That's a truly stupid example. - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/20 10:15:53
               That’s fine with Comrade Raskolnikov. - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 5/20 10:31:58
                    You all are pretty silly people - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 10:36:03
               RE: That's a truly stupid example. - scan MU - 5/20 10:17:01
          RE: Collective sacrifice for the collective good, what do you - sarasotatiger MU - 5/20 10:15:50
          Collective sacrifice: I recommend you put your words into - BH O'bonga MU - 5/20 10:10:52
          What war are we or Germany involved in right now? - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 5/20 10:01:50
               Nipping Putin's dreams of tyranny in bud. - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 10:06:32
                    LOL. - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 5/20 10:29:28
                    RE: Nipping Putin's dreams of tyranny in bud. - sarasotatiger MU - 5/20 10:20:15
                    RE: Nipping Putin's dreams of tyranny in bud. - BH O'bonga MU - 5/20 10:15:38
                    RE: Nipping Putin's dreams of tyranny in bud. - scan MU - 5/20 10:10:24
          Forced sacrifice is good? - Diamond Dave MU - 5/20 09:57:05
               Poor baby - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 10:01:02
                    Yes you will indeed create millions of poor babies. - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/20 10:17:35
                         You and this "killing babies" nonsense - pretty odd(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 10:34:03
                              Poor people die in heat waves, cold waves. - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/20 10:36:47
                                   Now "killing babies" has transmorgified to utility bills?(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 11:05:25
                                        Liberal stupidity has terrible consequences. - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/20 12:00:09
                                             Thanks for the detailed proposition.(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 5/20 13:29:18




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