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Re: We are all Slave now.
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Giridharadas is excellent on this issue. This place would hate him, but his point stands:
You get as much difference between the parties on important economic issues as their benefactors allow them to offer.
What this means is, the GOP can fuck everybody and funnel all the wealth to the top without apology. The Democrats can funnel a little less, until the same corporate masters deem it “too much reform,” and say, “that’s enough... you’re hitting my bottom line now.”
Then they divide us and get us fighting over social issues.
I absolutely love Giridharadas’ simple but brilliant intro consideration: “Did you ever wonder why all of the solutions to global problems offered by alleged big-brained credentialed consultants and policy wonks always happen to dovetail with policies and aims favored by corporations?” (Paraphrased)
The problem isn’t that “elites” have too much power. The problem is most are of them are boring, maleducated clones captured and brainwashed by corporate shepherds.
I love this guy. Love him.
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I saw it at a bookstore on Sunday and almost bought it but I have such a backlog right now. Glad to hear it's good.
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