Paul B. Farrell: New Civil War erupts, led by super rich, GOP

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New Civil War erupts, led by super rich, GOP
Commentary: ‘Shock Doctrine,’ Reaganomics trigger explosive class war

By Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch


SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Yes, “there’s class warfare, all right,” warns Warren Buffett. “But it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.” Yes, the rich are making war against us. And yes, they are winning. Why? Because so many are fighting this new American Civil War between the rich and the rest.

Not just the 16 new GOP governors in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, and across America fighting for new powers. Others include: Chamber of Commerce billionaires, Koch brothers, Forbes 400, Karl Rove’s American Crossroads, Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform — which now has 97% of House Republicans and 85% of the GOP Senators signed on his “no new taxes” pledge — the Tea Party and Reaganomics ideologues.

Wake up America. You are under attack. Stop kidding yourself. We are at war. In fact, we have been fighting this Civil War for a generation, since Ronald Reagan was elected in 1981. Recently Buffett renewed the battle cry: The “rich class” is winning this war. Except most Americans still don’t realize they’re losing, don’t see the prize at stake.

All this was predicted back in September 2008 by Naomi Klein, author of “Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.” Yes, we were warned that the GOP’s Reaganomics ideology would stage a rapid comeback … warned before the market collapsed … before Wall Street was virtually bankrupt. … before Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson conned Congress into $787 billion in bailouts … warned before Obama’s 2008 election. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-civil-war-erupts-led-by-super-rich-gop-2011-03-22

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1. "Smirk." - Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R)

"My billionaire buddies have bought a way bigger pulpit than yours, and I have a long track record of suckering the proles into working against their own interests. Smirk. Sneer."

- Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh (R - $40 million a year propaganda pimp)

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2. K&R

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3. Very good!

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4. This pic shows the overwhelming support for the GOP's plan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=634932&mesg_id=634932

Looks like they got the numbers on their side.

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