I want a Democratic leader to scapegoat Corporations

iconoclastNYC

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Wed Jun-14-06 11:23 PM
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I want a Democratic leader to scapegoat Corporations

Although some would argue you can't scapegoat corporations because they are actually the cause of our troubles.

Corporations broke Democracy, they are destroying the climate, and they are robbing us blind.

Where's the freaking leadership on this?

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SlipperySlope

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Wed Jun-14-06 11:34 PM
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1. I don't think scapegoat is the word you are looking for.

A scapegoat takes the blame for things they aren't responsible for. I don't think that is what you mean, unless you think corporations are innocent but want them blamed anyway.

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iconoclastNYC

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Wed Jun-14-06 11:37 PM
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2. In a way

I'm thinking about how the RNC scapegoats blacks and gays, and immigrants....makes a boogiemen out of all of them.

As hard as I am on corporations the real problem with our country isn't corproations... it's greed and apathy.

So can you scapegoat corporations? It's a grey area.

But what the RNC makes out of gays and immigrants and gays, we need to do to corporations.

The the charges of class warfare fly.

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meow2u3

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Wed Jun-14-06 11:41 PM
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4. It's called putting the blame where it belongs

The blame for the collapse of the country falls squarely on the shoulders of the transnational corporations, and especially those who run them.

They're the ones who caused the breakup of the family by making rules that create such economic strain that few marriages can stand up to them. I'm talking about mandatory overtime, coupled with wage stagnation and/or raises that don't keep up with the rate of inflation. Long hours and low pay forces both parents to work, which in turn causes excessive fatigue and lack of time for home and family --> which causes stress, arguments over the kids, fights over money, etc., which finally causes nasty divorces.

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iconoclastNYC

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Wed Jun-14-06 11:46 PM
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5. That's an outstanding line of attack

Defense of Marriage via policing corporate abuses.

You should write a paper on that.

Very good.

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postulater

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Wed Jun-14-06 11:38 PM
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3. RFK Jr does a good job of linking corporations

to the destruction of our environment and through that to our economic infrastructure. I saw him do this speech a month ago, made me think he is really dangerous to those who in power.

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