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Fireside chat: How to make billionaires scared of us! (Original Post) Emile 8 hrs ago OP
LISTEN TO THIS MAN!!!!!!!!!!! Stargazer99 6 hrs ago #1
Capitalism was built on slavery and continues today. nt in2herbs 6 hrs ago #3
Wage slaves for the wealthy Emile 2 hrs ago #6
This is why Platner has a 33 point lead over Mills. Emile 6 hrs ago #4
Guillotines worked for the French Mysterian 6 hrs ago #2
Platner scares the hell out of people who Emile 5 hrs ago #5

Stargazer99

(3,526 posts)
1. LISTEN TO THIS MAN!!!!!!!!!!!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:37 PM
6 hrs ago

After the war labor built unions and in the 1950.s I saw the power of unions. The wealthy don't give a damn about you and will take from you as much as they can get away with. When they struck a company no one bought from their business and that sends the message effectively. Anyone doing business with the employer screwing the workers was exposed and shamed. Even the big boys like Safeway grocery
Recently a man who had worked for one of the major restaurants for 19 years was let go because a younger worker was faster. The older man that was let go committed suicide which affected the younger worker feeling that he had caused the suicide by taking the place of on older man's job (which he did not ask for). Money and wealth look at labor as "things". Capitalism only works for the rich and powerful and some you stupids accept it you have no idea how well trained you are-no wonder critical thinking is forbidden to be taught in public schools.
Now you trackers can have a fit with my post

Emile

(42,548 posts)
5. Platner scares the hell out of people who
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:02 PM
5 hrs ago

pay good money influencing candidates to care only for the wealthy.

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