2016 Postmortem

pbmus

(13,141 posts) Thu Dec 29, 2016, 03:26 PM Dec 2016

Democracy is now in crisis...

“Democracy is now in crisis,” George Soros said. "Even the U.S., the world’s leading democracy, elected a con artist and would-be dictator as its president.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/312109-george-soros-trump-a-would-be-dictator

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Democracy is now in crisis... (Original Post) pbmus Dec 2016 OP

Almost like if the people on the breadlines elected Huey Long instead of FDR. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #1

....and it was NOT depression starvation. gordianot Dec 2016 #2

good comparison MFM008 Dec 2016 #3

Billionaires would know about the crisis since the put us there. Rex Dec 2016 #4

A crisis created mostly by Fox Entertainment's constant GOP cheerleading. ffr Dec 2016 #5

no_hypocrisy

(55,404 posts)

1. Almost like if the people on the breadlines elected Huey Long instead of FDR.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 03:35 PM

Dec 2016

Nah, it's worse.

gordianot

(15,799 posts)

2. ....and it was NOT depression starvation.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 03:44 PM

Dec 2016

MFM008

(20,042 posts)

3. good comparison

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 03:45 PM

Dec 2016

..................................... bad things happened to Mr. Long............

Rex

(65,616 posts)

4. Billionaires would know about the crisis since the put us there.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 05:36 PM

Dec 2016

And put one of their own in as POTUS.

ffr

(23,449 posts)

5. A crisis created mostly by Fox Entertainment's constant GOP cheerleading.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 05:38 PM

Dec 2016

A small investment on the GOP's part having them as mouthpiece and attack dog. The reward? The raiding of America's assets, both natural and monetary.

We are so fcuked!

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