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    Elizabeth Warren seemed to be wondering similar things as your father in law, Lurker. Well, this was about too big to fail banks tho

    Earlier today..
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    Too big to fail, too big to jail.

    Did you think politicians couldn’t be corrupt?

    Federal Prosecutors, Department of Justice, Executive branch…


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    Quote Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube View Post
    It blows my mind that people think Judges, Senators, and Congressmen are above corruption..
    Literally no one I know thinks that
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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    Literally no one I know thinks that

    I am sure he is correct. He is from the Peoples Democratic Republic of Oregon. They are indoctrinated and educated to think that way.

    He risks losing his party credentials speaking out like that.


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    What can you do about political corruption; the people with the power to change the system are the very beneficiaries of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HopAlongBunny View Post
    What can you do about political corruption; the people with the power to change the system are the very beneficiaries of it.
    As Fisherking was into. Find one of the most visibly corrupted one and hunt him down until resignation or prison. Then proceed doing that to a few more, until they fear the people enough to shapen up. The normal people might only have the power to take down the bad leaders, so it's sorely needed to be used on those leaders that has what both sides counts as unacceptable behavior.

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    Oh noes! It turns out that all that stuff about America and the West being the greatest expression of humanity was just self serving bull@#&*! My world view is in tatters.

    Seeing the org turning from flag waving neo con central to bitter Marxist is the only thing that brings me any solace from the grimness out there.
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