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sabrina 1

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10. That's very kind of you to say. You asked a question regarding why none of those who
Tue May 26, 2015, 10:14 PM
May 2015

committed massive crimes were prosecuted. Whether there were decent people who were willing to do so. It's a question that will be asked imo, by future generations.

I think those people do exist, however it seems to me that there was a decades long plan to get to this point. They thought of everything, or almost everything.

They worked to get laws overturned, Glass Steagal eg. Bush withdrew from the International Court. I believe they knew they would be committing crimes in order to get the kind of money to achieve the power they now have.

When they were exposed for spying on the American people, the law making that a crime, was changed, retroactively to cover they period of the crime.

It's not as if this hasn't happened before in history. Narcissistic, unethical, immoral individuals grab power and then make their criminal behavior legal.

As for anyone who might have wanted to prosecute them, Congress is where that should have begun, but Congress is populated by people who are bought and paid for.

They have achieved so much power at this point that turning it around will take a long time, and it will take more than a few good politicians.

It will take an overwhelming uniting of the American people imo, to stop them. So long as they can keep the people divided, left/right etc, they are safe. I do think that is beginning to happen. See OWS which was non-partisan. That scared them as they watched it grow and refusing to be political, made up of people from all over the political spectrum.

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I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious May 2015 #1
The more I hear Sanders, the more I am convinced he is made of the stuff of nation builders, the whereisjustice May 2015 #2
Roger That cantbeserious May 2015 #3
Yes, Bernie is how I imagine the great thinkers who founded this nation. sabrina 1 May 2015 #6
Kicked Enthusiast May 2015 #4
I appreciate your spirit and effort Fairgo May 2015 #5
I agree, it is an excellent OP sabrina 1 May 2015 #7
Thanks! You've written some great posts/comments as well, always enjoy them. whereisjustice May 2015 #9
That's very kind of you to say. You asked a question regarding why none of those who sabrina 1 May 2015 #10
Funny thing about OWS, it worked. It wasn't overnight, but it made a difference whereisjustice May 2015 #11
Within your post is a very important point. They plan decades ahead, while it has taken us merrily May 2015 #13
think tank that respresents no one but John and Jane Average Citizen.... how about Bernie? whereisjustice May 2015 #17
I have been contributing to Bernie, but that's different. merrily May 2015 #18
Thanks very much! whereisjustice May 2015 #8
Great thoughts. Paka May 2015 #12
That's a different take on politics than I usually see and I give you a lot of credit for that. merrily May 2015 #14
For sure that is one side of it, the longer view is we are grooming kids to paint by numbers and whereisjustice May 2015 #15
Again, wonderful insights. merrily May 2015 #16
kicking for whereisjustice, who I am sorry to say stopped posting. merrily Aug 2015 #19
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