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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How to spot a threat to Democracy: Bernie Sanders and Philip K. Dick on radicalism and revolt [View all]Utopian Leftist
(534 posts)37. That's the second most important thing!
Right after we get the money out of politics, converting our system to publicly financed elections, the next most important thing we can do for our future is to rid ourselves of the ludicrous notion that Corporations are PEOPLE!
The "Divine Right of Corporate Profit," as you call it, is an apt metaphor for Capitalism, and as Al Gore has stated, we need a new kind of capitalism: one that puts the public good before the bottom line of profit! How about the Divine Right of the Common Good? THAT IS Democratic Socialism!
Go Bernie!
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How to spot a threat to Democracy: Bernie Sanders and Philip K. Dick on radicalism and revolt [View all]
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
OP
heh heh -- you're being too kind -- i told that James Madison Institute jackass that
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
#15
I can tell by the vitriol from people not supporting Sanders how scared they really
Fawke Em
Nov 2015
#2
yep, it's beyond just him being a primary threat - he threatens the status quo
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
#4
Add to that the hyper-partisanship used to distract us and get us pointing the finger at
Dustlawyer
Nov 2015
#5
we must stop replacing the interests of people with the interests of money
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
#27
"He’s signaling that the social contract has been broken, and it’s our responsibility to fix it."
Luminous Animal
Nov 2015
#6
people might not know if you have Prime Amazon, Man in the High Castle is Free streaming
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
#22
i'm simply fascinating by him. i love scifi, and especially love his take on it...
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
#52
Me too. P K Dick showed incredible foresight as he unraveled his deep neurotic tales.
sorechasm
Nov 2015
#53