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''All we have to do is stand up and their little game is over (Original Post)
Ichingcarpenter
Feb 2016
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Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen
cantbeserious
Feb 2016
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cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)1. Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen
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mikehiggins
(5,614 posts)2. Sounds good BUT
you have to be prepared to get knocked down. They are not going quietly into that dark night.
Remember the history of the early strikes and how far the rich and powerful are willing to go to keep power in their hands. The Pinkertons are still around, and so is the FBI. Remember how the Bureau treated the Civil Rights movement? Remember the Ludlow massacre?
Right now they mostly don't believe they are in any danger but like the video from Davos and other places suggest, they are waking up. Get ready.
TBF
(34,848 posts)5. We will get to the point where folks have nothing to lose -
many are there already. You're absolutely correct that the owners will fight back. They always do. It is important for us to be ready.
Chico Man
(3,001 posts)3. Funny
I thought the path forward was to simply bounce memes around the echo chamber..
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)4. Street Art painted on a wall in London
By Mear One.........