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- Warren. Hils. Jeb. It does not matter folks. They are the appendages of an amorphous monster which is devouring us. For every head we slay, another appears in its stead.
We don't need another system, we already have one that works fine. It's called Nature. We need to become part of it again.....
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Legalize Democracy | full documentary (Original Post)
DeSwiss
Apr 2015
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RKP5637
(67,112 posts)1. K&R! n/t
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)2. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!
That film gives one hope.
It illustrates why TPTB are operating as they have been.
Their motive is to convince you that the status quo is the best we can expect. No, allow me to correct that. They are seeking to convince you that the status quo is too good for you.
They are using war, religion, propaganda and racism to achieve their aims.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)4. I second that.
And until we understand that game we will continue to get fucked.
Kick and highly recommend this OP...it is the ONLY way out of this.
Agony
(2,605 posts)7. part of understanding the game
#t=72
Kevin Kruse, associate professor of history at Princeton University, delivers the back story ("One Nation Under God: Corporate Interests, Christianity, and the Rise of Religious Nationalism in America" on the rise of the religious right and the social movement's intersections with corporate America and matters of human rights, as part of Emory's J. Harvey Young Lecture in American History (Feb. 17, 2012). The talk also served as the keynote address for the first-ever Atlanta Graduate Student Conference in U.S. History.
I just finished watching this and it seems important in developing the understanding that you are talking about
someone else posted this here, I lost track of who...
Kevin Kruse, associate professor of history at Princeton University, delivers the back story ("One Nation Under God: Corporate Interests, Christianity, and the Rise of Religious Nationalism in America" on the rise of the religious right and the social movement's intersections with corporate America and matters of human rights, as part of Emory's J. Harvey Young Lecture in American History (Feb. 17, 2012). The talk also served as the keynote address for the first-ever Atlanta Graduate Student Conference in U.S. History.
I just finished watching this and it seems important in developing the understanding that you are talking about
someone else posted this here, I lost track of who...
zeemike
(18,998 posts)11. Yep I watched it too and I recommend it.
And it is part of the game...an important part.
canoeist52
(2,282 posts)3. Rec. for the history lesson alone.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)5. K&R.....
ellennelle
(614 posts)6. thxso much!
but whence this quote?
We don't need another system, we already have one that works fine. It's called Nature. We need to become part of it again.....
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)8. Yours truly.
- I'm rarely quoted back.
Overseas
(12,121 posts)9. K&R. Great documentary. Covers a lot of ground very well.
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)10. There's more--------------->
For more information about Move To Amend, visit: https://movetoamend.org
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)12. Kicked for many reasons...
plus, this link.
Thank you, DeSwiss.