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Economy

The Great Open Dance

(93 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2025, 02:43 PM Apr 1

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They are the lords. We are the serfs. Republicans are creating a feudal economy. (Original Post) The Great Open Dance Apr 1 OP

Some folks here have been saying this exactly for KPN Apr 1 #1

Don't educate the peasantry too much. Knowledge is power. Norrrm Apr 1 #2

There is no war Be Leave On Apr 1 #4

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1. Some folks here have been saying this exactly for

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 02:48 PM

Apr 1

years. First time I’ve seen those words in or as an article title. Finally ….

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2. Don't educate the peasantry too much. Knowledge is power.

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 03:32 PM

Apr 1

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3. "They are the lords. We are the serfs." Capitalism is their religion. Banks are churches. Bankers are priests.

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 04:37 PM

Apr 1

Wealth is heaven, poverty is hell. Rich people are saints, poor people are sinners.
Commodities are blessings and Money is god...
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4. There is no war

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:45 PM

Apr 1

There is no war but class war.
One class has been well organized for millennia.
One class doesn't even see the struggle.
That is by design.