SOCIALISM AND TEMPORARILY EMBARRASSED MILLIONAIRES

"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." John Steinbeck (self.politics)


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cephas_rock 106 points 5 hours ago[-]

"Don't forget that most men with nothing would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich than face the reality of being poor." - John Dickinson, "1776" (the musical)

Nice sarcastic invite for blog comments

Image via WikipediaWhile reading Reddit Politics, I spotted this comment pointing out the solicitation for comments on the site "The Big Picture":

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/ftpis/president_of_fox_news_will_be_indictedmaybe_even/c1ijv3p

The Big Picture - http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/

"Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you can mention will also be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous."