Economy

The Great Open Dance

(100 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2025, 02:43 PM Apr 1

They are the lords. We are the serfs. Republicans are creating a feudal economy.

Due to the number of charts and graphs in this essay, it is best to post a link:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/1/2313886/-They-are-the-lords-We-are-the-serfs

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They are the lords. We are the serfs. Republicans are creating a feudal economy. (Original Post) The Great Open Dance Apr 1 OP

Some folks here have been saying this exactly for KPN Apr 1 #1

Don't educate the peasantry too much. Knowledge is power. Norrrm Apr 1 #2

"They are the lords. We are the serfs." Capitalism is their religion. Banks are churches. Bankers are priests. mitch96 Apr 1 #3

There is no war Be Leave On Apr 1 #4

KPN

(16,617 posts)

1. Some folks here have been saying this exactly for

Reply to The Great Open Dance (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 02:48 PM

Apr 1

years. First time I’ve seen those words in or as an article title. Finally ….

Norrrm

(1,566 posts)

2. Don't educate the peasantry too much. Knowledge is power.

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Tue Apr 1, 2025, 03:32 PM

Apr 1

mitch96

(15,206 posts)

3. "They are the lords. We are the serfs." Capitalism is their religion. Banks are churches. Bankers are priests.

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Tue Apr 1, 2025, 04:37 PM

Apr 1

Wealth is heaven, poverty is hell. Rich people are saints, poor people are sinners.
Commodities are blessings and Money is god...
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Be Leave On

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4. There is no war

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:45 PM

Apr 1

There is no war but class war.
One class has been well organized for millennia.
One class doesn't even see the struggle.
That is by design.

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