And it's the hardest thing. You're right and even as we see it, we have been so divide, our knee jerk reaction, you see it here everyday, is to snap back at the other victim.
They have worked hard at dividing us. They have led us in directions that are diametrically opposed. It works well for the oligarchy and makes it hard to find common ground. Even if that common ground is as plain as the nose on your face.
Until we understand how we got here, we won't find our way out.
I'd add that leadership is important. If we have leaders in our "class" that can explain and inspire, it's half the battle.
I wrote an article yesterday that was addressing both Dems and Reps. I have a very small following, but I'm hoping people will start trying to bring us together to oppose the actual enemy.
In the late 1970s the Ruling Class put their own tribe of Economic Teachers into college classrooms. They taught that the CEO is the best. Then, Nixon opened trading doors to China and major corporations poured American jobs into a developing nation. America became poor(er) and the Brilliant Chinese accepted the training that American Corporations gave freely; and then blamed China. I'll look for James North.
Thank you for articulating what I've felt for years. I don't get validation for trying to organize a teacher strike against school shootings, I get ostracized and demonized by my colleagues, snitched on, and formally reprimanded by administration. People love their chains. I have much more success with students. Explaining the McDo CEO made $735 million last year, but has never made a burger in his life, while they made $30k is clear exploitation. Solidarity.
If you haven't seen it, rent the ('70s) movie "Blue Collar" with Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel & Yaphet Kotto. It's mostly a comical procedure whodunit staged in a moribund Detroit car factory, but gets your basic political point across almost verbatim.
It's the Broken Buddies of Bad Politics system. the Broken Buddies are the same as you describe, I'm standing next to you and it's you're fault!
It's a changing. Voters are speaking: Zohran Mamdani inspired voters to change and El-Sayed won in Michigan! I enjoyed a recent article about dark money promoting the other Democratic candidate. The Magas and the Minahs, poor things.
The bozos that compare socialism to communism are fear mongers. The pundits that the Ruling Class love are holding on to a 1950s cold war version of the WORD. It's a bad sermon waiting to happen.
blue are as rabid as red and they both don't see it. People may come around... data centers are a uniting fight, as Ralph Nader had said - people want clean water to drink, clean air to breathe, a better life for their children - the simple needs may bring people together
They, them, those other people are taking more than they deserve. Drinking more water, sucking more air, and working less than us, we, our, people.
Data centers, and Flock cameras, are uniting us for now. Nobody wants their identities stolen. But some will see it as security against they, them, those other people. The dividers will find a way.
I can't believe I heard Tucker Carlson tell the truth. What is the world coming to when we can't even depend on our fake news celebrity talking heads to lie to us? I will stop poking fun at him and stop calling him Cucker Tarlson, from now on.
And it's the hardest thing. You're right and even as we see it, we have been so divide, our knee jerk reaction, you see it here everyday, is to snap back at the other victim.
They have worked hard at dividing us. They have led us in directions that are diametrically opposed. It works well for the oligarchy and makes it hard to find common ground. Even if that common ground is as plain as the nose on your face.
Until we understand how we got here, we won't find our way out.
I'd add that leadership is important. If we have leaders in our "class" that can explain and inspire, it's half the battle.
I wrote an article yesterday that was addressing both Dems and Reps. I have a very small following, but I'm hoping people will start trying to bring us together to oppose the actual enemy.
post it in my chat
In the late 1970s the Ruling Class put their own tribe of Economic Teachers into college classrooms. They taught that the CEO is the best. Then, Nixon opened trading doors to China and major corporations poured American jobs into a developing nation. America became poor(er) and the Brilliant Chinese accepted the training that American Corporations gave freely; and then blamed China. I'll look for James North.
Thank you for articulating what I've felt for years. I don't get validation for trying to organize a teacher strike against school shootings, I get ostracized and demonized by my colleagues, snitched on, and formally reprimanded by administration. People love their chains. I have much more success with students. Explaining the McDo CEO made $735 million last year, but has never made a burger in his life, while they made $30k is clear exploitation. Solidarity.
I like your style of education. Socialist candidates are winning across the US. They know, they know that you are speaking truth. Thank you.
If you haven't seen it, rent the ('70s) movie "Blue Collar" with Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel & Yaphet Kotto. It's mostly a comical procedure whodunit staged in a moribund Detroit car factory, but gets your basic political point across almost verbatim.
cool, just reading it on wikipedia now. thanks
"Detroit Born"
It's the Broken Buddies of Bad Politics system. the Broken Buddies are the same as you describe, I'm standing next to you and it's you're fault!
It's a changing. Voters are speaking: Zohran Mamdani inspired voters to change and El-Sayed won in Michigan! I enjoyed a recent article about dark money promoting the other Democratic candidate. The Magas and the Minahs, poor things.
The bozos that compare socialism to communism are fear mongers. The pundits that the Ruling Class love are holding on to a 1950s cold war version of the WORD. It's a bad sermon waiting to happen.
The Plutocrats are losing contributions.
blue are as rabid as red and they both don't see it. People may come around... data centers are a uniting fight, as Ralph Nader had said - people want clean water to drink, clean air to breathe, a better life for their children - the simple needs may bring people together
They, them, those other people are taking more than they deserve. Drinking more water, sucking more air, and working less than us, we, our, people.
Data centers, and Flock cameras, are uniting us for now. Nobody wants their identities stolen. But some will see it as security against they, them, those other people. The dividers will find a way.
Socialist candidates are winning across America. The ruling class is doing a good job of pissing off people. Pissed off people vote differently
Thank you. It's pretty simple but the misinformation is out of control.
https://jamesnorth744913.substack.com/p/republicans-democrats-are-you-a-democratic?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=6i83lr
"Divide and conquer."
100%
I can't believe I heard Tucker Carlson tell the truth. What is the world coming to when we can't even depend on our fake news celebrity talking heads to lie to us? I will stop poking fun at him and stop calling him Cucker Tarlson, from now on.