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80. Yes it was a great one.

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

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

You nailed it, Irish_Dem. BComplex Tuesday #18

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

Hey I_D popsdenver Tuesday #44

Thanks for the recommendation ! Irish_Dem Tuesday #54

I personally guarantee popsdenver Tuesday #59

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

Don't know popsdenver Tuesday #65

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

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

Thank you orangecrush Tuesday #77

K&R. bronxiteforever Tuesday #2

69 here too - and I completely agree NewHendoLib Tuesday #3

Ditto from me, yellow dahlia Tuesday #37

Exactly. BlueTsunami2018 Tuesday #4

I agree. Scruffy1 Tuesday #36

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

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

We need a French revolution Meadowoak Tuesday #5

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

We do. Maru Kitteh Tuesday #70

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

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

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

Benevolent Trillionaires 2na fisherman Tuesday #68

K&R spanone Tuesday #7

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

I feel exactly this way sometimes Diamond_Dog Tuesday #9

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

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

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

... orangecrush Tuesday #13

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

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

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

K & R malaise Tuesday #17

Thank you orangecrush Tuesday #24

Got ya by three years. czarjak Tuesday #19

Tax the billionaires out of existence. hunter Tuesday #21

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

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

"wealth cap" markie Tuesday #27

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

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

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

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

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

I think wealth is often like a malignancy misanthrope Tuesday #61

been saying that same thing markie Tuesday #26

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

Excellent. mountain grammy Tuesday #31

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

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

This part his hard Politicub Tuesday #35

Hubris on steroids orangecrush Tuesday #38

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

The millionaires and billionaires are the problem. Initech Tuesday #42

The Uber wealthy own popsdenver Tuesday #45

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

Thx for reminding me popsdenver Tuesday #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Abolishinist 13 hrs ago #83

"The millionaires and billionaires are the problem" Abolishinist 11 hrs ago #84

Post removed Post removed Tuesday #46

Good first post orangecrush Tuesday #49

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

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

The greedy could be overcome if: BaronChocula Tuesday #51

knr RockCreek Tuesday #52

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

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

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

I love the Vonnegut quote Redleg Tuesday #62

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

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

Right there with you. mdbl Tuesday #69

Dayum, lots of us old farts here LilElf70 Tuesday #73

Thank you orangecrush Tuesday #74

I really loved Joseph Heller samplegirl Tuesday #75

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

Yes it was a great one. samplegirl Yesterday #80

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

I hope the new guard orangecrush Yesterday #79

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

Well put. orangecrush 23 hrs ago #82