What was that bitch whining about? Bill Maher spelled it out soo simply how could she be upset by that in the least? How can you side with the Richest 1% after all they've done?

People side with them because they've convinced themself that one day, through hard work and persistence, they will be one of them.

Another part of the American mythology, I suppose. Still, sad as hell to see it.

I completely agree, Mysdrial.

I thought the same thing during the health care rallies. Why are all these poor people so angry about health care? Ahh they see their position as purely temporary. While there is social mobility in the USA perhaps more so than most places it is a myth that hard work etc guarantees prosperity. It all comes down to luck. You are lucky to be born white, middle class and in a safe neighbourhood. Everything else is just an exception to the rule that you will die the way you are born.

The tea party is just a part of the propaganda machine, so is that woman that is complaining when Bill makes his comments.

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People side with them because they've convinced themself that one day, through hard work and persistence, they will be one of them.
Another part of the American mythology, I suppose. Still, sad as hell to see it.


I don't think that's quite it. People know they will never be part of the super-rich elite, but they still live under the delusion that that they toil under the same banner as the super-rich. They think that if the rich get tax breaks, then then the middle-class will profit from it. Part of it is the trickle-down mentality, even though the last three decades have proven that the only trickling is upward.

The real problem is that the common middle-class republican voter thinks their wagon is hitched to the prosperity super-rich. When the truth is that they are just wheat for the harvest. Maybe, if you're lucky, you get fattened up first. And if you are more lucky, you die before the super-rich chew you up in the financial combine. But just because you are still prospering doesn't mean you're not in the same field as the rest of us.

And the very worst part is that the super-rich have convinced the average republican voter into believing that the harvester is an out-of-control monster set loose by the democrats, when the truth is that they're driving it.

For proof of this, see the disparity of beliefs about the economy. Are the rich suffering? No. Even though it was their gambling that caused the meltdown, even though it was their money that disappeared, they are doing better than ever. No one went to jail, and all the big firms were bailed out, so the bonuses never even stopped. They're more profitable than ever before, but unemployment is still at record highs. All the money that should have funded more jobs went straight into the pockets of the billionaires.

But do the republicans see this? No. Heck, even some of the democrats don't see it. That's why so many republicans were elected last year. Despite the fact that the wealthy elite sank our economy with the full faith and support of the republican party, people still think the republicans are going to get the economy floating again.

Morons.

"you fat-ass tea-baggers"...
... she turned off her ears at that point.

the 70% tax bracket we had for super rich before the reagan admin served several purposes. One was that it forced them to re-invest profits rather than taking them. and that created jobs. now they build $50 million dollar homes in bel air. but they still create jobs... gardener, butler, handyman, pool boy, maid...etc.

>> ^Yogi:

What was that bitch whining about? Bill Maher spelled it out soo simply how could she be upset by that in the least? How can you side with the Richest 1% after all they've done?


She was complaining about the "you have to beat it with a stick" part, where the piñata being beaten was presented as a metaphor for rich people.

It isn't a question of who the symbol represents, but of whether violent imagery is acceptable.

I think MaxWilder's close, but there's more to it. Check out this graph of American's perceptions of wealth inequality verses reality, and their ideal situation: http://melbourneurbanist.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/the-distribution-of-wealth-perception-vs-reality/

People don't appreciate how much it has skewed. They don't really understand what has happened, and I think the real problem is that the working class which is growing (rather than the middle class) has been sold that it's in their best interests to lose their rights and be denied free health care etc - that the economy will fall over if they do.

There's a great book called 'Deer Hunting with Jesus' - http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Joe+Bageant&sts=t&x=0&y=0

which goes right into the causes of how the Republicans sold the working poor a pup. Worth a look.

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Are they crooks and liars because their videos highlight the bad behavior of the govt and rich? Or are they crooks and liars because they host vids in an unauthorized fashion?

"People side with them because they've convinced themself that one day, through hard work and persistence, they will be one of them."

I don't think this is correct.
I think it's because the rich and powerful control the media, the government, the law, and all commerce.
So it is more likely that the tainted voices are paid for.

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