In the words of the late Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.” mariannewilliamson.substack.…

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The US has a ruling class – and Americans must stand up to it | Bernie Sanders

In the year 2022, three multibillionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society – 160 million Americans. This is unsustainable

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Thank you Roger Waters, Kansas City, September 3, 2022 ... On September 3rd, 2022, Kansas City took a young boy who had lost his father to war...into their arms...and embraced his humanity. Most moving concert experience in history! youtube.com/F0BWDhcFji8

Thank you Roger Waters, from Kansas City, September 3, 2022

On September 3rd, 2022, Kansas City took a young boy who had lost his father to war ... into their arms ... and embraced his humanity.The most moving concert...

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Wealth concentration is inevitable regardless of ideology.
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I hope we win and return to being a Constitutional Republic. The constitution should be the law of the land, not the majority.
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Thanks to people like you ... people ARE beginning to say NO!
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The key phrase, to complete it, is "in the hands of a 'self-selected' few. They've moved to control the flow of resources, the wealth that creates, & claims to the political power accrued. Those people are anti democratic & anti business. Allergic to accountability & competition
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The old Wealthy SHADY White man Room
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"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..." - Thomas Jefferson #DirectDemocracy #GiftEconomy No permission necessary.
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Wow Walter Cronkite knew how to party.
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this hints at what i tried to elaborate today. without proper integration of power at the top, it is improbable to have actual democracy. this btw will require the elite white males cede and relinquish power to minority groups.
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