Michael Parenti -- Creating The Poor?

"To oppose the policies of a government does not mean you are against the country or the people that the government supposedly represents. Such opposition should be called what it really is: democracy, or democratic dissent, or having a critical perspective about what your leaders are doing. Either we have the right to democratic dissent and criticism of these policies or we all lie down and let the leader, the Fuhrer, do what is best, while we follow uncritically, and obey whatever he commands. That's just what the Germans did with Hitler, and look where it got them."
Michael Parenti

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[slaballinmytrunk]

"Do Leftists not need evidence for anything they say?" Read "Amercia: Who Realy Pays The Taxes?". The rich get to use the U.S. tax code as their personal ATM machine, via tax breaks for fake offices oversees, nonexisting companies, tax deductions for "charitable contributions" to foundations they own, and too many other ways to list here. "Moreover, 'the rich' create jobs with their money... ". It doesn't have to be that way, we can have worker-run cooperatives and ditch that slave mentality.

[287654321]

Poverty is the [intentional] byproduct of the accumulation of wealth. The wealthy derive their W off the backs of the poor & leave behind them a wide wake of poverty behind them.

[leapingfury]

I am so fucking angry at this shit. I am trying my hardest to train psychic powers and get some revenge.

[mdrndrum]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how a society would work, other than the one we have now (food production, transportation, electricity, etc.)? Just trying to gain some insight on other people's opinions :)

[whedonfreak976]

what the mainstream media, and the gop do, is lie, they want to keep people in the gutter, so that way, the big boys can stuff their faces, what is so hard to understand

[ceomeye]

criminals are in charge of the devil chair.... Socialist Devils preying on the people....good people....

[XSilvenX]

Resource Based Economy. Look it up folks.

[Dem640]

what is the purpose of every video with micheal parenti dosn't has a matching image?

[ipwnorcs]

@msredalbert1 There is no such thing as evil. There is no such thing as a communist country, as Marx described, today. Try again.

[TruthandJustice101]

@MultiSmartass1 I am a Marxist sympathizer and would stand with them vs the Capitalists...but your statement shows that "patronizing attitude": that no one else in the world can formulate their own theory against European Colonialism without Karl Marx. White Marxists/Leftists have no problem enjoying the spoils of Capitalist/European colonial plunder, and are unwilling to "return the land" just as much as their Capitalist brothers.

[MultiSmartass1]

@msredalbert1 First things first. We need higher wages for working people. We need people to have the oppprtunity to own homes and feed and clothe their families without resorting to massive credit card debt.

We are all consumers in this capitalist society.

You simply want poor people to stay poor and starve.

You enjoy that like most rightwing wackos.