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Deb Vitkova's avatar

Love the Air Ship mascot. Write more. Just like I, Pettyofficer Procrastinater needs to.🙀

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Adam Coleman's avatar

This is how to dismantle the #usa #Oligarchy - The past holds the #Keys

Overthrowing an oligarchy—a system where power is concentrated in the hands of a few—requires collective action, organization, and often systemic change. Here are some key strategies populations have historically used:

1. Awareness and Education

• Educate the public: Help citizens understand the structure and impact of the oligarchy by exposing corruption and inequality.

• Build consensus: Spread awareness about shared grievances and the need for change through media, literature, and grassroots movements.

2. Grassroots Organisation

• Unify diverse groups: Bring together people across social, economic, and cultural lines under a shared goal of dismantling the oligarchy.

• Leverage community networks: Use unions, local organisations, and activist groups to mobilize people.

3. Nonviolent Resistance

• Mass protests: Organise demonstrations, strikes, and boycotts to disrupt the oligarchy’s economic and political power.

• Civil disobedience: Refuse to comply with unjust laws and policies that support the oligarchs.

• Strategic non-cooperation: Withdraw support from oligarchic institutions by boycotting businesses and elections controlled by elites.

4. Economic Pressure

• Redistribute wealth: Advocate for policies like progressive taxation, land reforms, and regulation of monopolies.

• Support ethical alternatives: Build cooperative businesses and community-owned enterprises to bypass oligarch-controlled industries.

5. Political Action

• Form or support alternative parties: Establish or back political movements that represent the majority and advocate for systemic change.

• Demand democratic reforms: Push for electoral reforms, such as campaign finance laws, to weaken oligarchic influence.

6. Alliances and International Support

• Build coalitions: Collaborate with labour unions, civil society organisations, and international human rights groups.

• Seek global attention: Use social media and international platforms to expose the oligarchy and gain support.

7. Address Power Structures

• Dismantle monopolies: Break up industries controlled by the oligarchs to reduce their economic power.

• Strengthen institutions: Push for judicial independence, transparency, and accountability in governance.

8. Revolution (Last Resort)

• If peaceful means fail and oppression intensifies, revolutions have historically overthrown oligarchies. However, revolutions carry significant risks, including violence, instability, and unintended consequences.

Historical Examples

• The French Revolution (1789–1799): Overthrew the aristocracy and established a republic.

• The Russian Revolution (1917): Dismantled the tsarist oligarchy, leading to the establishment of a communist government.

• South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement (20th century): Nonviolent resistance and international pressure dismantled a racially based oligarchic system.

Ultimately, the success of overthrowing an oligarchy depends on the population’s ability to sustain collective action, overcome divisions, and implement meaningful reforms once the oligarchy is dismantled.

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Adam Coleman's avatar

The Biden Codex: A Farewell to the Republic, A Call to Revolution

Fellow Americans, Scholars, and Seekers of Truth,

Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered a farewell address unlike any other in U.S. history. Beneath the polished language lies a message encoded for the 99%—a final plea to awaken to the oligarchic tyranny overtaking the nation.

The Economic Reality: Beneath the Façade

Trump’s second inauguration on January 20, 2025, signals the full subjugation of governance to corporate overlords, symbolized by Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, and Thiel flanking Trump. Biden’s address dissected Trump’s promises:

1. Lower Taxes for the Working Class: A mirage. Tariffs on essentials will escalate costs while billionaires enjoy tax cuts.

2. Affordable Living: Protectionist policies will inflate prices, funneling revenue to corporations like BlackRock and JP Morgan.

3. Public Services: Drastic cuts to healthcare, education, and infrastructure will fund tax breaks for the 1%.

This is class warfare, cloaked in populist rhetoric.

The Sociopolitical Context: Divide and Conquer

Biden exposed the illusion of partisanship, noting both parties’ ties to elite interests:

• The Democrats, too, have succumbed, as shown by the corporate-backed Kamala Harris campaign.

• Biden’s admission of impotence wasn’t failure; it was a calculated spark to ignite collective rage among the 99%.

The address urged Americans to reject tribalism and unite against the true enemy: the 1%.

A Call to Action: Revolution as Necessity

Biden’s closing remarks invoked historical reckoning:

“The strength of this nation has always come from its people. When power strays too far from the will of the many, history demands a reckoning.”

This was no reflection—it was a directive. The bottom 99% must mobilize, using legal, economic, and revolutionary means.

The Multidisciplinary Evidence

• Economics: Trump’s policies will worsen wealth inequality.

• History: Revolutions emerge from economic oppression.

• Psychology: Biden’s rhetoric sowed doubt among Trump’s supporters.

• Sociology: The speech unified the 99% as a single class, transcending divisions.

What Comes Next?

January 20, 2025, will usher in oligarchic domination. Biden’s farewell was a warning:

1. Organize: Form coalitions to resist the power grab.

2. Educate: Expose corruption and economic exploitation.

3. Resist: Challenge policies entrenching inequality.

4. Disrupt: Take action if peaceful means fail.

Conclusion: The Hidden Message

Biden’s farewell wasn’t resignation—it was a revolutionary call to arms. His words urge the 99% to reclaim the nation from oligarchic rule.

The Time to Act Is NOW!

History is watching.

GQ

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Marla's avatar

Ah, for a second there, I thought that the mo-rons in the Free-dumb Caucus think that if they succeed in impeaching Biden (such a thing won’t survive the House, let alone a conviction in the Senate, but play along with me here) that their Fat Orange God would be immediately restored to the Presidency.

They understand that’s not how this works, right? They will have bought themselves President Kamala Harris if they succeed. Do they actually believe they will be able to impeach and remove the President AND the Vice President? Plus, once Harris becomes President, she gets to appoint her own VP.

And so on and so on and so on.

There dimwits are not exactly long-range thinkers. Look! Squirrel!

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theCryptofishist's avatar

Dammit, Dok, that dog...

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mr_snarky's avatar

Shutting down the gubmint towards the end of hurricane season…brilliant strategery!

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insert_something_creative's avatar

And right before our usual wildfire season out here in the West.

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HarryEagar's avatar

Calling Clevon Little. Calling Mr. Little. Your most famous movie moment is back.

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GaseousAnomaly's avatar

Has there been an expedition launched yet to find Kevin McCarthy's spine?

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

"Mistah McKurtz – he dead."

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Occam's Razor suggests it's in Empty G's lockbox along with his testicles.

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

Can we please not mention Marjorie Taylor Greene's "box"? I have nightmares as it is.

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GH Swell's avatar

😭 oh, that dog cracked me up!

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Johnny Appleseed's avatar

Is Ken Buck still stunned that Robert Mueller had to tell him twice in the same Congressional hearing that a former President CAN be Indicted when he leaves Office? It's still out there on the Utubes.

But hey, "no collusion" (allegedly).

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Nope. No collusion. Now, conspiracy, on the other hand...

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LuluBelle's avatar

"Rightwing House members have made clear to McCarthy that they must shut down the government if they can’t repeal all legislation Joe Biden has ever had on his desk, or at least eliminate all funding for the DOJ’s prosecution of Donald Trump."

Yeah, too bad they can't do jack shit about the state trials on the horizon.

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

Jacketless Gym Jordan has already sent sniffy letters to Fani Willis. Hilarity will ensue.

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Manic Pixel Dream Girl's avatar

“It’s not as if the investigators won’t be considered necessary or essential personnel,” said Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., - they are neither, now, in the future or in whatever alternate reality these paste eaters live in when they’re not busy fucking up the country and making everything worse.

“… saying if you don’t get this continuing resolution passed, we won’t be able to pursue the impeachment inquiry,” Rosendale said in a Monday interview on Fox News. “That’s nonsense.” - THAT’s nonsense?! 🤯

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Johnny Appleseed's avatar

"paste eaters" really got me good. Thanks!

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Manic Pixel Dream Girl's avatar

Thanks! ☺️

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

You know, I'm no politician, and I don't speak politicalspeak that good, but, if the Speaker has the authority to keep the investigations running during shutdown as essential, and the Speaker's saying that a shutdown will stop the investigations, doesn't that mean...

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Manic Pixel Dream Girl's avatar

Squeaker of the House li’l Kevin better be careful. He skated dangerously close to the point. 😬 Can never let facts get in the way after all ...

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

I just like the idea of the visual: Granny and Gramps MAGA are sitting in their double-wide, eating Alpo out of the can in lieu of food purchased with their SS checks, while Empty G sashays around in her white fur "Real Housewives" pelt in the well of the House.

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rm11's avatar

The greatest thing to come out of Weld County since Monfort Air.

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SaltyCat's avatar

If we have to fund the Government in order to keep the Hunter Biden investigations going why then I guess we will! Thank goodness these Con House members are so selfless, wtf would we do without em?

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insert_something_creative's avatar

Yeah, and the part about "this would hurt the American people" doesn't even register for them. Who cares about those people?!

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Clay Denton's avatar

Having Ken Buck as your Representative is like having no representation at all.

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Bruce's avatar

Worse...some sort of anti-representation...

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DemoCat's avatar

Republicans only exist to impede and cause harm. They never deal with reality. Speaking of which, Mitch McTurtle had another scary frozen brain episode, and clearly is ready for soft music, a crackling fire, and retirement. What’s with these 80+ year old politicians who insist they work until they die in office? And despite Joe Biden remaining lucid and capable, they insist the two are exactly alike medically. Except, ever the hypocrites, they are mostly saying Mitch is “fine” and was just a teensy lightheaded. I hope he’s fine, but retire for Pete’s sake. Diane F too. Come on guys.

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You Should Ice That Burn's avatar

It isn't ageist in Mitch's case because he has appeared to need immediate medical attention twice on TV in the last few months. And fuck that guy, retire from ruining the country with your Klangaroo court.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Maybe he wants to hold on to retire as Senate President. You know, ego.

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DemoCat's avatar

Weird. He’s going to return to the soil before too long and all that matters is that he burdened America with unpopular policies that do not serve the majority of us. My brain tells me to have empathy for his struggles, he’s a human being. But he’s so vile and sinister that my heart is being stingy in his case.

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insert_something_creative's avatar

I hope he has to wait 100+ years before the GOP is in charge of the Senate again, but I take your point.

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