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bucolic_frolic

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17. Meritocracy embraced greed, opportunity became privilege, equality became hierarchy.

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Fri Jun 18, 2021, 01:32 PM

Jun 2021

Spiritualism became materialism, goodness became metrics, differences became evil.

We will be in chains until the Overlords lose power.

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The Atlantic: A WARNING FROM EUROPE: THE WORST IS YET TO COME [View all] CousinIT Jun 2021 OP

Cutting education and keeping people stupid will do it everytime. brush Jun 2021 #1

+1 2naSalit Jun 2021 #5

+2 UCmeNdc Jun 2021 #7

The right started focusing on filling Boards of Education across the country back in the 80s. CrispyQ Jun 2021 #9

And Rove and his ilk are highly educated so what's it's really about... brush Jun 2021 #11

What a (rotten) gem, might have to borrow that appalachiablue Jun 2021 #18

John Birch Society czarjak Jun 2021 #26

Con manipulators use "Elites" not to describe the toxic wealthy. StClone Jun 2021 #19

+1 LiberalLoner Jun 2021 #28

+1 ancianita Jun 2021 #32

not to mention the secret of authoritarian power- wrong handed masturbation certainot Jun 2021 #33

K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #2

The poison embraces religion as its special tool, along with ShazamIam Jun 2021 #3

It is almost always about power... Caliman73 Jun 2021 #4

Suggest the appeal of, hate-power-authoritarianism, is eternal empedocles Jun 2021 #6

This is why it's so important that Trump and his cultists are prosecuted KentuckyStiffRipple Jun 2021 #8

I've always found it interesting Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #10

It's not really that unusual BannonsLiver Jun 2021 #16

You must've missed out Nasruddin Jun 2021 #20

Yeah, I guess I did BannonsLiver Jun 2021 #21

Well, I did go to Catholic school. Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #22

Sounds like you would prefer no wnylib Jun 2021 #29

I prefer authority Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #34

Isn't that the kind of authority that my post was about? wnylib Jun 2021 #35

Sure, but I was just correcting Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #36

Post removed Post removed Jun 2021 #12

Shows that anti-intellectualism isn't limited to the right. SouthBayDem Jun 2021 #15

"I love the poorly educated... Harker Jun 2021 #13

Post removed Post removed Jun 2021 #14

Meritocracy embraced greed, opportunity became privilege, equality became hierarchy. bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #17

Given the right conditions, society will turn against any form of government. Kaleva Jun 2021 #23

Correction:"satisfy the human desire to belong to a community." Add: human tendency to think one is andym Jun 2021 #24

Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Initech Jun 2021 #25

+1, People don't understand the US is enthralled in an insurrection against democracy RIGHT NOW! uponit7771 Jun 2021 #30

Could Be colsohlibgal Jun 2021 #27

I think it was Napoleon who said of organized religion maxrandb Jun 2021 #31