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You post a thread and you won't explain what you mean by it.Ask better questions.It sure can be tough to get straight, complete answers here
That would absolutely be the best solution.Great ... Then I suggest he donate more money to the cause.
He can write a check to the government for as much as he wants ... And he can do whatever is possible to see that it goes where he wants.
Which probably explains why you can't figure it out?Would anyone else like to explain precisely what is meant by "pitchforks", in practical terms?
It's not a tough question.
I just asked you to get specific.Which probably explains why you can't figure it out?Would anyone else like to explain precisely what is meant by "pitchforks", in practical terms?
It's not a tough question.
They are coming for those who've seen their share of national income rise three-fold over the last five decades by closing 50,000 US factories and shipping 5,000,000 US jobs to China. A few in the middle class blame the immigrants and the poor for globalization, but those are the folks who think corporations are people. Are you one?The middle class isn't blaming the rich for what ever is perceived as economic loss. The middle class is blaming benefits paid to the poor and even poorer illegal immigrants. The pitchforks are coming. Just who do you think they are coming for?
I'm sure that's your real problem, Pluto.I sure would like to know what these "pitchforks" would look like, specifically, but specifics are not readily available here.
Perhaps they mean real pitchforks and murder.
Define "average." Maybe those you know are more concerned about parents buying steaks for their children with an EBT card than with parasites buying Yachts with their Wall Street bonus money, but thinking citizens recognize which is greatest threat to their standard of living and their republic.he average person doesn't get mad when the rich buy a new yacht. What makes the average person furious is seeing the person in the grocery line buying steak and paying with an EBT card. What brings on blind rage is getting their phone stolen not a corporate merger.
Symbols? Actually, I asked for specifics.I'm sure that's your real problem, Pluto.I sure would like to know what these "pitchforks" would look like, specifically, but specifics are not readily available here.
Perhaps they mean real pitchforks and murder.
"Political usage[edit]
Because of its association with peasantry, the pitchfork is often a populist symbol and part of the nickname of populist leaders, thus:
"The Gangster Disciples, a street gang in the midwestern United States, use a three-pointed pitchfork as one of their symbols."
- "Pitchfork Ben" (Benjamin Tillman)
- "Pitchfork Pat" (Pat Buchanan)
You obsess over symbols because the substance of the discussion is over your head.
Pitchfork - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
You can have all the delusions you want. There is some serious conflict brewing and none of it has anything to do with the rich.Define "average." Maybe those you know are more concerned about parents buying steaks for their children with an EBT card than with parasites buying Yachts with their Wall Street bonus money, but thinking citizens recognize which is greatest threat to their standard of living and their republic.he average person doesn't get mad when the rich buy a new yacht. What makes the average person furious is seeing the person in the grocery line buying steak and paying with an EBT card. What brings on blind rage is getting their phone stolen not a corporate merger.
Because you pretend confusion over the populist interpretation of "pitchfork?" If you want serious answers, ask serious questions instead of deflecting from the substance of the thread.I'm happy to answer your questions, even though you won't answer mine.
Did you read the link in my OP?Symbols? Actually, I asked for specifics.
And you keep avoiding. Several posts now and you keep avoiding. You could have just answered the question.
That's okay, I'm used to it here.
Based on what empirical evidence?While it's correct to recognize that pitchforks are being dusted off, the mistake is in imagining that those pitchforks will be used on the wealthy. Every indication is that those pitchforks will be used on you, by your neighbor.
Actually, I understand perfectly what it means in general. But you refuse to provide examples of your point. Wouldn't that be an interesting conversation?Because you pretend confusion over the populist interpretation of "pitchfork?" If you want serious answers, ask serious questions instead of deflecting from the substance of the thread.I'm happy to answer your questions, even though you won't answer mine.
"Dear 1%ers, many of our fellow citizens are starting to believe that capitalism itself is the problem. I disagree, and I’m sure you do too.
"Capitalism, when well managed, is the greatest social technology ever invented to create prosperity in human societies.
"But capitalism left unchecked tends toward concentration and collapse.
"It can be managed either to benefit the few in the near term or the many in the long term.
"The work of democracies is to bend it to the latter.
"That is why investments in the middle class work.
"And tax breaks for rich people like us don’t.
"Balancing the power of workers and billionaires by raising the minimum wage isn’t bad for capitalism.
"It’s an indispensable tool smart capitalists use to make capitalism stable and sustainable. And no one has a bigger stake in that than zillionaires like us."
Read more: The Pitchforks Are Coming For Us Plutocrats - Nick Hanauer - POLITICO Magazine
Yes, but perhaps I missed examples.Did you read the link in my OP?Symbols? Actually, I asked for specifics.
And you keep avoiding. Several posts now and you keep avoiding. You could have just answered the question.
That's okay, I'm used to it here.
While it's correct to recognize that pitchforks are being dusted off, the mistake is in imagining that those pitchforks will be used on the wealthy. Every indication is that those pitchforks will be used on you, by your neighbor.
It has everything to do with the rich and the control 0.1% of voters have over government.You can have all the delusions you want. There is some serious conflict brewing and none of it has anything to do with the rich.
If you had the slightest intention of contributing to an "interesting conversation" you would have read the examples in the OP link. But I'm sure deflection comes easier to you.Actually, I understand perfectly what it means in general. But you refuse to provide examples of your point. Wouldn't that be an interesting conversation?
My apologies for asking for your personal opinion and original thinking.If you had the slightest intention of contributing to an "interesting conversation" you would have read the examples in the OP link. But I'm sure deflection comes easier to you.Actually, I understand perfectly what it means in general. But you refuse to provide examples of your point. Wouldn't that be an interesting conversation?
