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Forum Post: Long term planning has worked for the right. Where's ours?

Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 13, 2011, 11:58 a.m. EST by cmt (1195) from Tolland, CT
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The 1% has been working for a very long time to take over political power in this country.

First example: gradually packing the federal judiciary system with judges who support the 1% agenda, leading gradually to our current Supreme Court. Citizens United - corporations are persons and money is free speech - I still have trouble believing they did that.

Second example: buying huge numbers of attack ads so that their supporters control state legislatures. This is now leading to redistricting that keeps those same people in power.

I don't see that the 99% have similar long-term planning in place. What can we do? How should we do it?

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[-] 1 points by atki4564 (1259) from Lake Placid, FL 13 years ago

Exactly, which is why what we most immediately need is a comprehensive strategy, and related candidate, that implements all our demands at the same time, and although I'm all in favor of taking down today's ineffective and inefficient Top 10% Management System of Business & Government, there's only one way to do it – by fighting bankers as bankers ourselves. Consequently, I have posted a 1-page Summary of the Strategic Legal Policies, Organizational Operating Structures, and Tactical Investment Procedures necessary to do this at:

http://getsatisfaction.com/americanselect/topics/on_strategic_legal_policy_organizational_operational_structures_tactical_investment_procedures

Join

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if you want to be 1 of 100,000 people needed to support a Presidential Candidate – such as myself or another you'd like to draft – at AmericansElect.org in support of the above bank-focused platform.

[-] 1 points by ARealAmerican (23) 13 years ago

It's amusing how the many of the Leftists in OWS characterize things...according to them:

  • 1% = Republicans, FOX News, Tea Party, Rush, O'Reilly, Palin
  • 99% = Democrats, Obama, Socialists, Maher, Michael Moore, Moveon.org

very funny indeed...

[-] 1 points by oclisa (74) 13 years ago

"worked for the right" Divide and Conquer. How about this: OWS is neither Left nor Right? Until OWS gets it, until the Tea Party gets it; the monied powers in this country can sit back and laugh. Divide and Conquer works every time.

[-] 1 points by cmt (1195) from Tolland, CT 13 years ago

Okay. But the Republicans have been far more consistent in their enthusiastic support of policies that help the 1%.

There are many Democrats who have been fellow travelers, but there are also many who have been staunchly fighting the good fight. Perhaps I see that because I'm represented by some good ones. If we support constructive policies, the caring politicians have a chance to try to improve things.