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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Mon Mar 4, 2019, 10:06 AM Mar 2019

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Automation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

At 5:00 he makes fun of a 1940s commercial that calls factory-machines "mechanical slaves"... Which is perfectly correct. Economically speaking, machines are slaves taking paid jobs from human employees, harming sales because now humans have less money to spend.

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Automation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) (Original Post) DetlefK Mar 2019 OP

Watched it Last Night eck Zach tly Mar 2019 #1

John Oliver should be required viewing for all Deplorables. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2019 #2

LOL eom. LittleGirl Mar 2019 #4

Amen! burrowowl Mar 2019 #5

Thank goodness for John! LittleGirl Mar 2019 #3

eck Zach tly

(26 posts)

1. Watched it Last Night

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2019, 10:27 AM

Mar 2019

The part about Philly put me on the floor!

NoMoreRepugs

(9,435 posts)

2. John Oliver should be required viewing for all Deplorables.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2019, 02:39 PM

Mar 2019

The energy created from all the exploding heads could power small cities.

LittleGirl

(8,287 posts)

4. LOL eom.

Reply to NoMoreRepugs (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 4, 2019, 03:00 PM

Mar 2019

burrowowl

(17,641 posts)

5. Amen!

Reply to NoMoreRepugs (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 4, 2019, 04:39 PM

Mar 2019

LittleGirl

(8,287 posts)

3. Thank goodness for John!

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2019, 03:00 PM

Mar 2019

I miss Jon Stewart but he's been a good replacement even if only weekly.

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