tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post114323818923670240..comments2024-03-28T16:03:02.583-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: America has become an oligarchy - at least for nowPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5969331393500590942021-01-20T16:42:39.598-06:002021-01-20T16:42:39.598-06:00Ed beat me to it.Ed beat me to it.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60864143019148609492021-01-20T15:14:58.415-06:002021-01-20T15:14:58.415-06:00@SiGraybeard: "I'm waiting for that to ha...@SiGraybeard: "I'm waiting for that to happen in Russia with Putin and those oligarchs. Oh, and Saudi Arabia. And Iran. Turkey. Oh, yeah; can't forget Venezuela. Or Zimbabwe. How could I leave out China? "<br /><br />You're thinking in terms of a single human lifetime. On that level, many, if not most, of the nastiest governments out there survive longer. Just remember your Chuck Palahniuk: “On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.” There's no question that they'll all ultimately fall, the only question is, in each example, how many lives will be destroyed from this day to that.Jimmy the Sainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427575709351162996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22786646847685376432021-01-20T15:10:18.619-06:002021-01-20T15:10:18.619-06:00"However, if one is a student of history, one..."However, if one is a student of history, one thing becomes very, very clear. Every oligarchy throughout history has been overthrown - many of them violently, with terminally nasty consequences for a lot of the oligarchs."<br /><br />True enough, *eventually*, after many deaths and much suffering. It's not unlike organized crime: the odds of retiring rich and safe are astronomically low, but you will be cock of the walk for a while, and there's no shortage of people willing to take that deal. Sure, they'll either end up in prison or dismembered, in a landfill, but they'll have a fun ride there, with more money, prettier women, and better times than most of us will have in our longer lives of playing it straight.Jimmy the Sainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427575709351162996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-71995717944669478412021-01-20T14:07:42.190-06:002021-01-20T14:07:42.190-06:00John Galt has left the buildingJohn Galt has left the buildingEd Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972893598664357617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-71518768121678452021-01-20T13:45:34.856-06:002021-01-20T13:45:34.856-06:00We will never have a fair or free election again. ...We will never have a fair or free election again. We will be allowed to pick pre vetted candidates but they will toe the party line.<br /><br />The party line is we all need to be servants of the state which means we will loose weapons.<br /><br />The only way we can get anything back will be through some sort of resistance<br /><br /><br />The country we knew is dead.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57990952297032274922021-01-20T13:20:14.181-06:002021-01-20T13:20:14.181-06:00This is what we cannot forgive or forget:
https:...This is what we cannot forgive or forget: <br /><br />https://newswithviews.com/sydney-powell-has-found-the-actual-results-of-the-presidential-election/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00780724761733058045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19652436223325207292021-01-20T11:42:55.648-06:002021-01-20T11:42:55.648-06:00However, if one is a student of history, one thing...<i> However, if one is a student of history, one thing becomes very, very clear. Every oligarchy throughout history has been overthrown - many of them violently, with terminally nasty consequences for a lot of the oligarchs.</i><br /><br />I'm waiting for that to happen in Russia with Putin and those oligarchs. Oh, and Saudi Arabia. And Iran. Turkey. Oh, yeah; can't forget Venezuela. Or Zimbabwe. How could I leave out China? <br /><br />Every oligarchy throughout history hasn't been overthrown. They're still there and I think there always be some. It seems to be a stable form of government that lasts indefinitely. They get overthrown when people get sick enough of it. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12249982048827749632021-01-20T11:31:07.095-06:002021-01-20T11:31:07.095-06:00I was agreeing with you about the election until v...I was agreeing with you about the election until very recently but then my mind drifted back to election of 2000. It was also extremely controversial and decided by an extremely biased authority But in the end the country continued.<br /><br />I do believe that America will continue, not because the Democrats are not evil but because they aren’t that competent.<br /><br />For an evil all powerful entity they aren’t very good at being evil or powerful.<br /><br />I would be afraid if they weren’t so crap at being “the empire”.<br /><br />Their candidate was obviously picked as a sacrifice candidate cos they didn’t think the Donald was beatable. <br /><br />In a democracy you have to get used to living with morons in charge for at least 50% of the time. They also won’t take your guns but will probably invent a new form that “must” be filled in but their will be a loophole.<br /><br />And if the worst happens you have many warm cuddly guns to keep you happy.deimoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257586241666851653noreply@blogger.com