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Never heard it framed like this, but it makes sense.

The "elites" are taking nothing. The middle class is defeating itself.

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Second gilded age where the obscenely wealthy get richer and richer and 'we the people' get screwed.

Source?

That is the actual reason of all this.

I’ve said it before…the desired outcome of the string-pullers is feudalism…

The so called "middle class" lifestyle was not freely given. It was the result of a massive labor movement, the CIO, which shook the foundations of the economy in the 1930s/40s. That movement won a decent, dignified standard of living. FDR merely had the sense to follow along.

One thing that made the workers earn more was unionizing. Union wages were the standard everybody else competed with. People need to unionize more. And stop voting for trickle down, it doesn't. Our votes give Republicans the power to dismantle the middle class.

Interesting viewpoint

The middle class needs to be protected and expanded. The middle class makes the bright shining beacon on the hill possible. As part of this, those in poverty need to be given, increased education, opportunity and assistance to help themselves. This includes the ignorant meth addicted Maga’s.

I believe the middle class happened as a direct result of the Great Depression. Massive political changes brought Dems & their working class constituents to power. From 33 to 53 they made positive changes. Better pay, more power to unions, etc. Can that go too far? Sure but now it’s flipped around.

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We have to take a wrecking ball to the very wealthy and all mega corporations. It will be the greatest job creation event in human history.

They've been "taking it apart" since the late 1970s, and of course the destruction really got underway under Saint Ronny the Mendacious.

Designed by whom? There are some things that just happen organically.

Defeatist attitude. Meh.

The been has always been a middle class, but it was not composed of workers. It was the businessman right below the aristocracy. The shopkeepers. The fact that the working class in the US after World War II was unusually affluent, did not make them a middle class in the historical sense. 

The middle=a buffer zone. It looked down on poor & kept chasing after rich. THeyd never stand with the have nots & they didn’t want to risk what they had/HOPED to have. But when you lump all of the non billionaires together, watch out; the rich are ONE PERCENT. That now leaves 99% to come for you

All improvements in the lives of the Western working class during the 20th century were driven by just two factors: 1. (indirectly) The need to increase production speed or quality. 2. (directly) The fear of a communist revolution. 💅

Very nice perspective.

14th century here we come

The rich have determined they don't need migrant workers anymore. I wonder who they plan to replace them with as AI eliminates higher paying jobs.

“Without the proletarian Bad Cop of the USSR, the proletarian Good Cop of Social Democracy is doomed.”–JVS

That is one hell of a history exam question

I mean he was Armenian--a group of Asians who like to pretend they're Europuds until Whites kick them down as well. Maybe he was kicked?

Frank knew

They’ve miscalculated their power. There are about 3400 billionaires and 8.3 billion peasants. They will not win and if they fight they may lose everything potentially even their lives. Note: I am not threatening anyone but I do understand history

Making some sense ..

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Revolution was sparked by and funded by oligarchs (white, property owning males who spoke English). The govt was set up to put and keep them in power. They constantly fight to claw that back whenever a shred of it is ceded. You buy into the mythology of freedom, liberty and equal democracy. Woke yet

True! 💯

Except now they are going to fund the government through tariffs (which are taxes on working people) along with income taxes on working people while the capitalists pay nothing.

In others words the 1% had freedom to treat workers as near slaves, have them work in hazardous conditions, fire them at will, and discard them when they became too injured, too frail, or too old to do the work. And they could have the gov't send armed troops to quell any worker protests.

Agree 💯

Fun fact - China's middle class is bigger than the entire US population. Wonder what enemy they're fighting. And I don't mean to dispute the notion that an educated middle class in the USA is the last thing the billionaire class wants existing here. decodingthedragon.substack.com/p/ch14-how-c...

I also think they’re having so many highly trained killers in the general population made governments afraid of their people. A useful thing.

Its called neo feudalism

Communism is the new buzz word they're using now to scare the American voters. These wild conspiracies coming from within the GOP is sinister, it is a tactic used to scare Americans. Right now, this is a psychological warfare aimed at those who are weak-minded easily persuaded through propaganda.

Good old disagreement by censorship. You know those old adages about following the crowd that no one pays attention to? Someday someone is going to substitute crowd for algorithm and be hailed as wise - right before they are ignored.

This is where I confess I need to look into it and think about it more. I feel like a lot of the blame would fall on the shoulders of those moderating between the ruling and the ruled, but would have to bend my mind more in that direction to complete my thought.

They aren’t elite, they’re just rich.

Yes. Middle class is a pipe dream anymore.

I truly believe we are.

James 2:6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 2/2

Exactly. Spot on. Never thought of the Communism angle.

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Yeah, obviously.

The middle class was created to keep people happier. If it wasn’t done the people were going to hunt the oligarchs down with torches and pitchforks. FDR created the new deal because things were getting to be like they are now. The difference is technology and they had better survival skills then.

Less so in Europe. We worship money too much here.

This flimsy theory falls apart when you take even a cursory look at today's political landscape. Communist/socialist politicians are surging nationwide. Try again.

They want us as serfs and slaves to do their Dirty Work while they sail off into the Sunset on their Yachts W/bags of our Money ⛴️💰⛴️💰⛴️💰⛴️💰⛴️💰⛴️💰⛴️💰⛴️💰⛴️

Grand Wizard Plantation Masters have had enough of the “Middle Class Experiment”.They want everyone (99.99%) back on the plantation/gulag.

Back to zero days without needing the moment one of the ‘innovators’ accidentally told us what they’re really afraid of. Hint: It’s not circle jerking to guillotine memes.

Fox is very good at repeating the lies until people believe them.

EXACTLY.

Exactly I wonder who these assholes think will be left w $ to buy their crap.

Yeah, P2025 is designed to take us back to the 1920's-30's, when we had no safety net, no regulations to speak of. White men ruled over everyone and Oligarchs and poor houses were the norm. people sold their children and ate flour soup. They want their own fiefdoms to rule over like Kings.

with the decline of the industrial base, it is more like the creation of a lumpen peasantry of service sector serfs, slaves and helots. Now, I must get back to tottering.....

There is some history of the peasantry taking the elites apart...🤔

Um… pushed back into *slavery*. These fng racist oligarchs want their slaves back!!