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BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
9. And we coulda had public financing in 2008
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 01:46 PM
Sep 2013

Warren is doing a great job of pointing out how things SHOULD work in the banking sector. Now we need someone to create a vision of how things SHOULD work domestically. People accept this third way shit because that is the vision they are given, that and divide and conquer, race and class wars, and Gawd. If the old American Dream is no longer possible, what is the new American Dream? What is the new path for citizens of this country to live a life of dignity and purpose? I do believe that if a voice could get through all the bullshit of reality tv and celebrity news and outline a way forward, we would be able to rally around that idea. Now it's reactionary, holding on to the last vestiges of the middle class against an overwhelming tide of corporate control. Tolstoy inspired both Gandhi and MLK. Maybe there is someone out there who can state a vision of a future for this country, if not, it will (unwittingly) be Orwell. And that isn't hyperbole.

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Good idea. k&r for Elizabeth Warren. n/t Laelth Sep 2013 #1
Go Elizabeth! snappyturtle Sep 2013 #2
We can only hope! redstatebluegirl Sep 2013 #3
You might be surprised at your exposure zipplewrath Sep 2013 #5
2016 Scuba Sep 2013 #4
2016! hedgehog Sep 2013 #6
Wanna know how to gin up excitement for 2014? BrotherIvan Sep 2013 #7
Sing it loud, sing it clear. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #8
And we coulda had public financing in 2008 BrotherIvan Sep 2013 #9
K&R forestpath Sep 2013 #10
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