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5. We need a French revolution

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At the age of 69, I have reached a conclusion [View all] orangecrush Nov 11 OP

The battle between good and evil is the iconic human condition. Irish_Dem Nov 11 #1

You nailed it, Irish_Dem. BComplex Nov 11 #18

We had a brief spell of peace after WWII. Irish_Dem Nov 11 #20

Hey I_D popsdenver Nov 11 #44

Thanks for the recommendation ! Irish_Dem Nov 11 #54

I personally guarantee popsdenver Nov 11 #59

Does DU have a book/movie club? Irish_Dem Nov 11 #63

Don't know popsdenver Nov 11 #65

Right I thought I had read most of his books. Irish_Dem Nov 11 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author Irish_Dem Nov 11 #60

Thank you orangecrush Nov 11 #77

K&R. bronxiteforever Nov 11 #2

69 here too - and I completely agree NewHendoLib Nov 11 #3

Ditto from me, yellow dahlia Nov 11 #37

Exactly. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 11 #4

I agree. Scruffy1 Nov 11 #36

78 here. I agree our system is broken. Looks like the billionaires used religion to their advantage? bluestarone Nov 11 #72

The "ism" doesn't matter. Capitalism, Communism, Feudalism...it always ends up the same. Mister Ed Nov 11 #41

We need a French revolution Meadowoak Nov 11 #5

Perhaps, but heaven spare us from the ensuing Reign of Terror. n/t Mister Ed Nov 11 #43

We do. Maru Kitteh Nov 11 #70

Well, at least you haven't reached 'the' conclusion. bucolic_frolic Nov 11 #6

So if we had to write a new Constitution orangecrush Nov 11 #15

The whole 18th century timetable would have to go bucolic_frolic Nov 11 #39

Benevolent Trillionaires 2na fisherman Nov 11 #68

K&R spanone Nov 11 #7

History is now so quickly distorted and neutered that nothing is learned from it GreatGazoo Nov 11 #8

I feel exactly this way sometimes Diamond_Dog Nov 11 #9

We've pretty much always lived under fascism. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 11 #71

The greedy always want a larger gold ballroom than their greedy neighbor has KS Toronado Nov 11 #10

Another "69er" (hah!) here in complete agreement. WestMichRad Nov 11 #11

... orangecrush Nov 11 #13

And Jesus said, "He who gathereth the most wealth may purchase his entrance to Heaven" Martin Eden Nov 11 #12

A big part of the problem is too many spooks jfz9580m Nov 11 #14

Hey orangecrush - Don't sell yourself short. You have plenty of time left to see Trump, MAGA, and flashman13 Nov 11 #16

K & R malaise Nov 11 #17

Thank you orangecrush Nov 11 #24

Got ya by three years. czarjak Nov 11 #19

Tax the billionaires out of existence. hunter Nov 11 #21

Good people are not billionaires. n/t iscooterliberally Nov 11 #22

We need to raise the minimum wage...and install a salary cap! nt Wounded Bear Nov 11 #23

"wealth cap" markie Nov 11 #27

Yes. We don't tax wealth on a national scale. Time to start...nt Wounded Bear Nov 11 #30

No business should be allowed to pay their CEO more than 20x... Squaredeal Nov 11 #29

The knowledge that I've got enough. patphil Nov 11 #25

When your salary/net worth achieves a certain number of zeroes... Wounded Bear Nov 11 #33

keeping score is an accurate description. Look at Elon Musk. patphil Nov 11 #50

I think wealth is often like a malignancy misanthrope Nov 11 #61

been saying that same thing markie Nov 11 #26

Last week I went to lunch with a couple MenloParque Nov 11 #28

Excellent. mountain grammy Nov 11 #31

I agree 100% Orangecrush. Also I feel content to have 'enough.' joanbarnes Nov 11 #32

What system is better at keeping those in power from mis-educating and depoliticizing uponit7771 Nov 11 #34

This part his hard Politicub Nov 11 #35

Hubris on steroids orangecrush Nov 11 #38

Amen. Seriously, how is this shit not pissing people off? jfz9580m Nov 11 #40

The millionaires and billionaires are the problem. Initech Nov 11 #42

The Uber wealthy own popsdenver Nov 11 #45

The uber wealthy also own the companies that control the media. Initech Nov 11 #55

Thx for reminding me popsdenver Nov 11 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Abolishinist Wednesday #83

"The millionaires and billionaires are the problem" Abolishinist Wednesday #84

Post removed Post removed Nov 11 #46

Good first post orangecrush Nov 11 #49

Good post, especially the comments drawn in. yonder Nov 11 #47

At the age of 71, I've come to that conclusion as well. Borogove Nov 11 #48

The greedy could be overcome if: BaronChocula Nov 11 #51

knr RockCreek Nov 11 #52

I was also class of 74 and feel the same way ! kimbutgar Nov 11 #53

I hate to beat this dead horse, but until elections are unhackable, and BComplex Nov 11 #56

It comes and goes. We come and go. 2 steps up, 1 back. Repeated. Festivito Nov 11 #57

I love the Vonnegut quote Redleg Nov 11 #62

And, it is called 'unfettered capitalism masquerading as a societal model'. OldBaldy1701E Nov 11 #64

Those are the magic words of inner peace, IMO... slightlv Nov 11 #67

Right there with you. mdbl Nov 11 #69

Dayum, lots of us old farts here LilElf70 Nov 11 #73

Thank you orangecrush Nov 11 #74

I really loved Joseph Heller samplegirl Nov 11 #75

My brother gave me Catch-22 when he came home from Vietnam orangecrush Nov 11 #76

Yes it was a great one. samplegirl Wednesday #80

Corporations deemed as people. Return of the robber barons. Blue Full Moon Nov 11 #78

I hope the new guard orangecrush Wednesday #79

As long as we give money and wealth so much power Farmer-Rick Wednesday #81

Well put. orangecrush Wednesday #82