The US government is, by design, a republic. The framers feared democracy, so they established a government in which white, wealthy, male landowners above the age of majority could "democratically" choose their small "r" republican representatives. That cohort of voters was comprised of approximately 3% of the US population that were not Native Americans who had zero consideration.
Indeed, slaves were property — capital assets with “book” values on the balance sheets.
Employees have no book values and can be discarded at the convenience of their employers with no loss on the balance sheets.
The “Founders” knew what they were doing — for their own benefit and for that of their sons, grandsons, etc. I don’t know what their wives thought about that.
we are still slaves, most just don't know it. They call it modern banking.
But it is lifelong debt to banker scum who create money out of thin air, and tack on usury, and an inflation tax. And tell us we need to be debtor slaves until we pay it back. In case anyone missed it, most people NEVER get out of debt. Slaves
I litigated for years, defending debtors against bankers. Worst thing about the process, is watching the people who did not get screwed by debt (yet) hating on the debtors just like the judges did. "Deadbeat debtors"
people are generally stupefied by beliefs systems.
Don’t overlook wage slaves, also known as employees. The success of many employers depends upon underpaying their employees. Underpaid employees are often driven to borrowing money to compensate.
Judaism includes tenets of periodic debt forgiveness — a concept that is typically overlooked by bankers and Capitalists. However, major bankers have been happy to receive governmental assistance at the expense of taxpayers.
True enough. No one's saying it wasn't an imperfect document or that 20 million Native people didn't die in a settler colonial genocide.. I'm just commenting on the "choice" by current pols to abide by the key document of my concern and should've specified "Bill of Rights -- being the pages they choose or not -- to wipe their arses with.
The pols are like the “cafeteria Catholics” who pick and choose which doctrines and edicts to follow vs. which ones to ignore.
I didn’t coin the term of “cafeteria Catholics”. That “cafeteria” concept exists within many organized religions and within the policies and procedures of many secular organizations.
Yes, I've heard it before. It's an apt descriptor, and it just evoked a memory in my old mind that I hadn't imaged in maybe decades. A particular chain of cafeterias in 1950's NYC. That's the human brain for you. Hopelessly unpredictable.
The US government is, by design, a republic. The framers feared democracy, so they established a government in which white, wealthy, male landowners above the age of majority could "democratically" choose their small "r" republican representatives. That cohort of voters was comprised of approximately 3% of the US population that were not Native Americans who had zero consideration.
"A government of the people, by the people for the people" !
A government of men of property, by men of property, for men of property, more like it! And that property contained slaves.
Indeed, slaves were property — capital assets with “book” values on the balance sheets.
Employees have no book values and can be discarded at the convenience of their employers with no loss on the balance sheets.
The “Founders” knew what they were doing — for their own benefit and for that of their sons, grandsons, etc. I don’t know what their wives thought about that.
Thank you CK. I missed adding "... WHITE men of property..." which was what I really needed to say.
A key element back in the 1780s, and still significant, today, despite “politically correct” rhetoric to the contrary.
we are still slaves, most just don't know it. They call it modern banking.
But it is lifelong debt to banker scum who create money out of thin air, and tack on usury, and an inflation tax. And tell us we need to be debtor slaves until we pay it back. In case anyone missed it, most people NEVER get out of debt. Slaves
I litigated for years, defending debtors against bankers. Worst thing about the process, is watching the people who did not get screwed by debt (yet) hating on the debtors just like the judges did. "Deadbeat debtors"
people are generally stupefied by beliefs systems.
Don’t overlook wage slaves, also known as employees. The success of many employers depends upon underpaying their employees. Underpaid employees are often driven to borrowing money to compensate.
Judaism includes tenets of periodic debt forgiveness — a concept that is typically overlooked by bankers and Capitalists. However, major bankers have been happy to receive governmental assistance at the expense of taxpayers.
I would imagine there were a number of food poisoning.
True enough. No one's saying it wasn't an imperfect document or that 20 million Native people didn't die in a settler colonial genocide.. I'm just commenting on the "choice" by current pols to abide by the key document of my concern and should've specified "Bill of Rights -- being the pages they choose or not -- to wipe their arses with.
No disagreement, here.
The pols are like the “cafeteria Catholics” who pick and choose which doctrines and edicts to follow vs. which ones to ignore.
I didn’t coin the term of “cafeteria Catholics”. That “cafeteria” concept exists within many organized religions and within the policies and procedures of many secular organizations.
Yes, I've heard it before. It's an apt descriptor, and it just evoked a memory in my old mind that I hadn't imaged in maybe decades. A particular chain of cafeterias in 1950's NYC. That's the human brain for you. Hopelessly unpredictable.