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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Koch brothers just took a huge step toward a GOP civil war
In a way, it seems inevitable that the plutocracy would eventually decide to just cut out the middle-man.
They also did not seem to realize that this monster is extremely wealthy and very, very powerful. And it is taking control
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Lets just say that in the Kochs minds, taking over the Republican Party and benefitting their massive multinational corporation are the same thing. (If you would like to see what it might mean in practical terms if the Koch party were to politically dominate the nation this Rolling Stone article about their business practices will give you nightmares.) And considering that the Kochs have openly worked at taking over the party since the 1980s, this is not exactly a secret.
But the irony of the Party that fetishizes money now becoming a victim of the 1 percent monster it has coddled, nurtured and enabled is overwhelming. Unfortunately, that particular beast has been unleashed on all of us and it doesnt seem as though anyone knows how to stop it. The Tea Partyers who come together and vote out a stale incumbent they dont like in favor of a right wing zealot is not something thats good for the country, to be sure. But at least its democratic, however unpleasant the result. The idea that a vastly wealthy pair of right wing fanatics could literally take over one of the two major American political parties is more than a little disturbing. Its downright monstrous.
http://www.salon.com/2015/06/12/the_koch_brothers_just_took_a_huge_step_toward_a_gop_civil_war/
olddots
(10,237 posts)but if it helps the turd maggots to fight amoungst themselves I'm ready to pray.
LongTomH
(8,636 posts)"You have created a monster and it will destroy you!"
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)I will bring the beer if someone brings the bratwurst. Should be a fun bonfire to watch.
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)the corporations are so big and the government so small that there's no room for them inside it.
underpants
(183,071 posts)Good point. The money (see my sig line) is so in control the actual representatives hardly matter anymore. We know of industry types taking one for the team and doing their time in Fed Dept's withe the main goal of protecting said industries. The new trend is for lobbyists to take a turn in Capitol Hill offices (huge wage difference) to directly write legislation. Add in gerrymandering cementing districts and the person running no longer matters. Want to be in Congress? Dance for my amusement or we will find someone else to beat you in the primaries.
Gothmog
(146,035 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)There are cycles and pendulums galore to set the universe straight.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)and I beseech Celestia herself that there be no survivors.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)"Mr. Keating, a 6-foot-5-inch beanpole who walked with a swagger, never minced words about buying political influence. Asked once whether his payments to politicians had worked, he told reporters, I want to say in the most forceful way I can: I certainly hope so."
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)That put a hitch in his git-along right quick.