On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Bruce Majors <majors.bruce@gmail.com> wrote:
> really?
>
> how come then all the wealthiest countries with the highest average
> income and the lowest unemployment are in and around DC
>
> how come all the black working class people are leaving DC and being
> replaced with mainly white lawyers?
>
> the government sure appears to be redistributing from you to them
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>
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> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Stephen Stink <not4udude@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Saturday, September 25, 2010
>>
>> The Monopolization of Wealth
>>
>> I was more annoyed than a Libertarian who doesn't have enough money
>> to pay for parking in a private lot. It bugs me to no end when the
>> right wing media uses a catch phrase that is erroneous and just plain
>> wrong. For example: "The Redistribution of Wealth." The couch potato
>> dolt that watches Fox News and hears one of their pseudo-pundits utter
>> that phrase automatically assumes it to be true. They think that Karl
>> Marx authored the phrase. No sir re, bob! Actually, the origins of
>> the phrase are unknown. A lot of early 20th Century economists, like
>> the archconservative Henry C. Carey, used it. Originally the phrase
>> was, "Distribution of wealth." Right wing commentators changed it to
>> make it more dramatic. Marx wanted the abolition of wealth. The more
>> moderate liberals wanted "The Equal Distribution of Wealth" by
>> Progressive Income Redistribution. The term, "Retribution of wealth"
>> is just redundant. It grammatically does not make uncommon sense. Does
>> the term imply that you blundered in distribution of wealth, so you
>> have to do it over again? What? Maybe the right wing is implying Robin
>> Hood. Taking from the rich to give to the poor? If they are, they
>> better find a better phrase. There is the phrase, "Regressive
>> redistribution Wealth" That implies, the monopolization of Wealth.
>> Those righties! They so busy imitating the left that they forget about
>> their elementary school education.
>> We are talking 20th Century here. Do you think it was free market
>> advocates who created the philosophy that the fruits of profits are to
>> be hoarded by Capitalists as a reward for their efforts? Do you think
>> it was the works of Rudolf Rocker or Ayn Rand based on their secular
>> economic theories? Ayn Rand was an atheist and so was Rocker. So
>> where did the concept of capitalism came from?
>> Actually, it was a religious concept. It was the Protestant sect,
>> the Calvinists, who believed that salvation is found through work.
>> God blesses those who become wealthy. Another Protestant sect, the
>> Unitarians, was the antithesis of the Calvinists. These were people
>> who were getting sick of Calvinists' rigidity; they were more
>> liberal. Matter of fact, the Unitarians was the first to ordain a
>> female priest. Ironically, in the 19th Century, they'd had in their
>> midst, a pied piper for the Prosperity Gospel. Prosperity Gospel
>> meant that God wanted you to be rich. He was the son of a Unitarian
>> Minister, Horatio Alger. He studied at the Harvard Divinity School.
>> He took a job at Unitarian church in 1864 then he had to resign due to
>> having inappropriate relationship with teenage boys. (What is up with
>> this right wing fixation with homosexuality? Even way back then, they
>> were fooling around!) Well, Mr. Alger would write fictional stories
>> about (sic) boys who would go from rags to riches. That was the
>> leitmotif of most his stories. It was thus that the phrase, "Rugged
>> Individual" was coined.
>> The only person who came close to using the phrase, "Redistribution
>> of Wealth" was the British philosopher, Francis Bacon. He was quoted
>> as saying, in the 19th century, "Above all things, good policy is to
>> be used to that treasures and monies is a state. Be not gathering in a
>> few hands. Money is muck! Not good except when it's spread around."
>> Here we are in 21st Century USA. The political right is trying to
>> unite the religious Right, Neo-Conservatives, Paleo-conservatives, and
>> Libertarians, the Militia movement, nationalists and States Rights
>> advocates. This is not syncretism! This is muddied muck! When muck
>> is wet, it's useless! The institutional racism of the ruling class
>> pays billions to political researchers for social engineering the
>> masses. They created a fake populace movement called the "Tea Party"
>> and pump phrases like, "Redistribution of Wealth" or "Common Sense"
>> into their stupid heads. The difference between the Right and Left is
>> that the Left tells the masses they are stupid, and the Right
>> ingratiates and manipulates them. Let's say they: Patronize the
>> patriots. In private, the Right wing elitist laughs at the masses
>> because he knows they are stupid. Consider what Karl Rove said about
>> the Religious right.
>> The real issue is not the "Redistribution of Wealth." That would be
>> literally impossible. The rich hide their money. They yearn for the
>> "Monopolization of Wealth." There is no progressive conspiracy to
>> enslave the Aryan ruling class! Obama isn't a Socialist! Really!!!
>> What is so contradictory is that patriotism is based on collective
>> action sacrifice, loyalty to the state, and volunteerism.
>> Libertarianism, on the other hand, believes in the sovereignty of the
>> individual and is opposed to any collective action, unless that action
>> is brain surgery that would significantly enhance a Libertarian's IQ.
>> What does this mean? Rather than the act of a patriot serving his
>> country, Right-wingers believe that the country must serve the rich!
>> I don't know…call me old fashioned! But, paying taxes for social
>> programs doesn't bug me at all. Out of every dollar I am taxed, a
>> penny and a half goes to social programs. Hmmm…No problem. However,
>> my money going to Halliburton, or to mercenaries like, "Black water,"--
>> yeah I have a big problem with that!
>> What the top 2% should realize is that the "Hoarding of Wealth" will
>> only hurt them in the end. What liberal billionaires know is that
>> public relations are vital to their well-being. If they act like
>> reclusive tycoons in their ivory towers, they alienate the middle
>> class and the poor. Conversely, when they make donations to schools
>> and show up to soup kitchens occasionally, they are protected. Right
>> wing billionaires are paranoid and vindictive. They are also latent
>> racists. They have no social intercourse with the public outside
>> their gates. Sound familiar? The only thing they lack is a moat
>> filled with crocodiles. Why don't they just pay their God damn taxes
>> instead of investing billions into Right think tanks! Perhaps they
>> need psychiatric help. They are obviously suffering from obsessive/
>> compulsive disorder. They have a money addiction: They want more,
>> more, MORE!! They have pills for those…don't they??
>>
>> How about some music?
>>
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