Karl Marx was right......

[marmar]

[font size="3"]As soon as this process of transformation has sufficiently decomposed the old society from top to bottom, as soon as the labourers are turned into proletarians, their means of labour into capital, as soon as the capitalist mode of production stands on its own feet, then the further socialisation of labour and further transformation of the land and other means of production into socially exploited and, therefore, common means of production, as well as the further expropriation of private proprietors, takes a new form. That which is now to be expropriated is no longer the labourer working for himself, but the capitalist exploiting many labourers. This expropriation is accomplished by the action of the immanent laws of capitalistic production itself, by the centralisation of capital. One capitalist always kills many.[/font]

- from "Capital, Volume I"

[cantbeserious]

1. We Never Seem To Learn ...

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[RKP5637]

2. Humans seem bound to do the SOS over and over again. Maybe it's simply endemic to the human species.

[SamKnause]

4. My take on it is the rich and those who hold

power seem bound to do the SOS over and over.

The masses rarely have any choices.

If the global militaries and global police sided with the

masses things would change.

The masses need to stop fighting the wars of the powerful

and rich.

The masses need to stop policing the poor and police the rich

and those in power.

Everything is ass backwards.

[hifiguy]

17. Couldn't agree more, Sam. nt

[SamKnause]

3. The rich and those in power have learned all too well.

The masses know exactly what is happening.

The global militaries and global police protect the rich and

those in power.

If the global militaries and the global police took the side of

the masses, things would change.

[2banon]

7. unfortunately, the Military and the Police know how their bread is buttered.

their very existence is completely dependant on the ruling class, and therefor their sole purpose for existing is to protect the ruling class.

[Locrian]

9. yes

They've know this for a long time. Most of the wars were fought to protect it.

The dual effect is that war protects capitalism, and feeds it by making profit off of it.

[Gregorian]

5. Bernie is our rare opportunity to make the next step in our economic evolution.

This is exactly what is at the heart of a multitude of problems existing in our societies today.

And all of the candidates but one are only going to promote and prolong our condition.

Once you see this, there is no other choice but to abandon our present situation.


It would be like discovering that you have volunteered to be an alcoholic, and now you know there is a better way, and not taking it.

[Scuba]

12. /\_/\_This_/\_/\

[cantbeserious]

13. ^^^ This ^^^

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[hifiguy]

18. + a zillion.

Bernie's the last train out. There WILL be a violent revolution in 25-35 years if the corporatist parasites continue to hold sway.

[Snotcicles]

6. Control of the media, facilitates in control of the masses. nt

[Nye Bevan]

8. .

[marmar]

10. I think you're attempting some humor....

.... I hope your day job is secure.

[Major Nikon]

16. I don't care who you are, that's funny right there

[jomin41]

11. Little will change without two things,

1. High percentage citizens voting (90%+)

2. Women occupying at least half of positions of power, influence, decision-making.

In my deservedly humble opinion.

[yallerdawg]

14. "Apple" is the new opiate of the masses.

As long as we are all "comfortably numb" who wants a revolution?

Marx called it 'fetishism' and it is killing us.

[navarth]

19. "comfortably numb"

...so very well put.

comsumption without cogitation = disaster

[jimlup]

15. Yes...

The only positive that I see is that since Marx's time a higher precentage of the population has become aware of this. As Chomsky says: "progress is slow, even glacial..."

[pansypoo53219]

20. either a serf, or lucky.

[TBF]

21. Thank you. K&R nt

[johnp3907]

22. Yep.

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[truthseeker2007]

23. Karl Marx was right on many things.

Karl Marx was right on many things.