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The Way Forward

Blasphemer

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7. I'll pass. More often than not populism comes along with bigotry

Reply to somsai (Original post)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 02:22 AM

Saturday

As these movements rise in times of economic uncertainty when people need an "other" to blame. If someone manages to do it without the hatred, I'll start paying attention.

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Democrats are in Crisis, Eat the Rich Populism is the only way forward [View all] somsai Oct 5 OP

That column is terrible advice WSHazel Oct 5 #1

We don't need to eat them. We just need to tax them. And break up their monopolies. Scrivener7 Oct 5 #2

Monopolies is right....and TAX THE HELL OUT OF EM. UGH. a kennedy Oct 9 #4

Or even just tax them as much as you and I are taxed. Seriously, what we're asking is totally reasonable. Scrivener7 Oct 10 #5

The math says this is the way. carpetbagger Oct 7 #3

Oh bother... lefthandedskyhook Oct 11 #6

I'll pass. More often than not populism comes along with bigotry Blasphemer Saturday #7