The middle class has always thought the world owed it a living.

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ER — 10/12/2015 1:15:05 AM (archived)

A middle class afraid of losing its grip (and its prosperity) will sell out to the first demagogue who will promise them a way out.

It happened in Italy, Germany, Spain...

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Fascism is the Dictatorship of the Middle Class - ER - 10/11/2015 5:20:58 PM
- Truth - SDAI-Tech - 10/28/2015 11:24:08 AM
- I give this thread four Sheds. - TB - 10/15/2015 5:43:08 AM
  - "What a crock!" - Robert - 10/17/2015 10:42:02 PM
    - Spreadable Crock - mcfly - 10/18/2015 1:28:32 AM
      - Betcha can't say it 3 times real fast - Robert - 10/18/2015 1:55:07 AM
  - I disagree - Robert - 10/16/2015 1:03:55 AM
    - Don't get him started - Tony - 10/20/2015 3:06:45 PM
      - off base a bit? - Robert - 10/21/2015 9:29:24 PM
        
        My canard's bigger, but your's... - Tony - 10/23/2015 2:07:56 PM
  - Don't tell me...Don't tell me... - ER - 10/15/2015 1:07:54 PM
    - This too shall pass - mcfly - 10/18/2015 1:34:27 AM
      - Adolescent aphorism. - ER - 10/18/2015 2:19:03 AM
    - Ted's Shed - podrock - 10/15/2015 9:42:46 PM
    - OMG! ER is Foghorn Leghorn! - Jody - 10/15/2015 6:00:25 PM
    - Might be a fourshedowing of the prodigal TB return? - Tony - 10/15/2015 4:26:32 PM
      - Four sheds, that's a bit intimidating - mcfly - 10/18/2015 1:47:46 AM
      - Those sheds are a real four-flusher. - ER - 10/15/2015 5:58:27 PM
- This is more along the lines of what I think.... - Jody - 10/12/2015 3:15:21 AM
  - Actually, that fits in pretty well with my analysis. - ER - 10/12/2015 3:51:46 AM
- And when the middle class is eliminated? - bowser - 10/12/2015 12:04:46 AM
  - Depends on the middle class - Robert - 10/12/2015 4:20:15 AM
  - The middle class has always thought the world owed it a living. - ER - 10/12/2015 1:15:05 AM
    - Nonsense. - bowser - 10/12/2015 5:35:28 AM
      - Yes, the middle class has worked their little butts off. - ER - 10/12/2015 1:08:37 PM
- Is it the inevitable outcome for democracy? - Robert - 10/11/2015 11:57:24 PM
  - There is that gene. - bowser - 10/24/2015 5:57:37 AM
    - Much true - Robert - 10/27/2015 5:55:17 PM
  - I'm not sure I fully accept Altemeyer's thesis. - ER - 10/12/2015 5:47:15 PM
    - Nor do I - Robert - 10/14/2015 3:27:10 AM
      - Point taken - ER - 10/14/2015 12:27:31 PM
        
        Interesting, and supports the idea that capitalism is alienating - Robert - 10/14/2015 9:22:59 PM
        
        Who scrubs out the dumpsters in Galt's Gulch? - ER - 10/15/2015 12:08:28 AM
        
        Dagny invented a self-cleaning dumpster... - Robert - 10/15/2015 3:05:37 AM
    - You actually blew Altemeyer's thesis out the window, not to mention Robert's. Good work. - TB - 10/13/2015 3:39:00 PM
  - That's a very discouraging question. - ER - 10/12/2015 1:11:19 AM

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