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Amonester

(11,541 posts)
Thu May 31, 2012, 02:29 AM May 2012

French-speaking Anonymous publishes Quebec billionaire's banquet.

Last edited Thu May 31, 2012, 01:29 PM - Edit history (1)



August 2011's "secret" banquet in Quebec billionaire's "Castle" with guests PM Charest, ex-PM Mulroney, et al.
And guess what? Poppy bush was there! (0:14:30)



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Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
1. Interesting, but not surprising
Thu May 31, 2012, 03:46 AM
May 2012

Not many Canadians know who Paul Desmarais is, and I think he prefers it that way.

from Wikipedia:

"The Desmarais family enjoys close connections to politicians worldwide. Critics charge that the family’s political connections provide it with unfair advantages in business.[12] Desmarais’ relative obscurity outside of Canada has been used to hide his family’s countless political connections and influence in business as well as politics.[13] Over the years political observers have pointed out the enormous and unusually powerful influence Desmarais has over Canadian federal politics. Desmarais has been charged by Canadian reporters as having a direct pipeline into every Prime Minister’s office. A number of Prime Ministers and other influential Canadian elected officials are or have been financially dependent on Desmarais, including 20th Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, who sat on the board of the Power Corporation of Canada"

Smilo

(1,944 posts)
6. Chrétien by name and cretin by nature.
Thu May 31, 2012, 10:43 AM
May 2012

If it wasn't for the Buffetts, Gates and Omidyar among them - I would truly despair over those that have billions to throw around and abuse the inner-workings of government.

gtar100

(4,192 posts)
2. Trickle down in action. Can't you just feel the economic stimulus billionaires create?
Thu May 31, 2012, 04:32 AM
May 2012

I'm sure they went to bed that night just marveling at the jobs they created that evening.

Trickle, trickle.

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
4. Thank you. It looked interesting but I didn't know what they were saying. The musical program
Thu May 31, 2012, 06:58 AM
May 2012

was really nice. Was it something special?

Smilo

(1,944 posts)
7. Translate - screw everyone who isn't a member of the billionaires club and
Thu May 31, 2012, 10:44 AM
May 2012

greed, power, greed, power, greed, power to the nth degree.

Amonester

(11,541 posts)
8. Here (I tried my best to translate it today. Sorry for potential mistakes):
Thu May 31, 2012, 02:05 PM
May 2012

"People of Quebec, this is a message from Anonymous. For many weeks, the government of Quebec did not take us seriously, and continues to martyrize its people."

Government "Quebecois": We inform you that we are already in your beds. Anonymous is the people. Anonymous is neither an individual, nor a group. Anonymous is the 99%. You didn't take us seriously when we warned you that we are in possession of documents and informations that were kept secret up until now. Anonymous is part of your government. We are the martyrs of the tyrants who will martyrize you."

"Quebecois" people: At the end of this video clip, you will take knowledge of two hours, nine minutes and forty-seven seconds of a film where you will be able to see all the elites of your government having a feast with persons representing Canada, in honor of the "wife of Monsieur Sagard's birthday". You will be able to find persons who are officially political enemies but who are finally allied and unified for creating this actual "submarine dictatorship". Wake up. Stand up. Don't forget that if certain persons are in power, it is because we have decided. It's up to us to take it back. This is just a glimpse of what will soon be shown to the people's eyes. We are Anonymous. We are many. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us."
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