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Related: About this forumThey are the lords. We are the serfs. Republicans are creating a feudal economy.
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They are the lords. We are the serfs. Republicans are creating a feudal economy. (Original Post)
The Great Open Dance
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KPN
(16,520 posts)1. Some folks here have been saying this exactly for
years. First time Ive seen those words in or as an article title. Finally .
Norrrm
(1,013 posts)2. Don't educate the peasantry too much. Knowledge is power.
mitch96
(15,091 posts)3. "They are the lords. We are the serfs." Capitalism is their religion. Banks are churches. Bankers are priests.
Wealth is heaven, poverty is hell. Rich people are saints, poor people are sinners.
Commodities are blessings and Money is god...
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Be Leave On
(133 posts)4. There is no war
There is no war but class war.
One class has been well organized for millennia.
One class doesn't even see the struggle.
That is by design.