KaiserJeep wrote:The silliest part of the whole debate is the assumption that some extreme hardship will force the "system" to change. That almost never happens. When energy gets expensive, the 1% will have all they care to consume, the 10% will tighten their belts, and the 90% will be shivering in the dark.
The 1% will still control the 10% - the government and the armed forces. The system will persist for generations past all of us.
Newfie wrote:KJ et al,
That's my point. WE are the 1%.
baha wrote:If the grid goes down in part of the US for more than two weeks there's going to be chaos. To think the 1% would have any control is hopeful...just look at Venezuela. They are going over the cliff.
pstarr wrote:onlooker wrote:baha wrote:If the grid goes down in part of the US for more than two weeks there's going to be chaos. To think the 1% would have any control is hopeful...just look at Venezuela. They are going over the cliff.
Again, the elites staying in power rests ultimately on the assumption that the future world will bear some resemblance to the current conditions. That to me is not a foregone conclusion
Not to be toooo scary here . . . but an Nuclear electromagnetic pulse deliverable by a small renegade Asian nation could tip that balance.
onlooker wrote:Again, the elites staying in power rests ultimately on the assumption that the future world will bear some resemblance to the current conditions. That to me is not a foregone conclusion
KaiserJeep wrote:The silliest part of the whole debate is the assumption that some extreme hardship will force the "system" to change. That almost never happens. When energy gets expensive, the 1% will have all they care to consume, the 10% will tighten their belts, and the 90% will be shivering in the dark.
The 1% will still control the 10% - the government and the armed forces. The system will persist for generations past all of us.
Outcast_Searcher wrote:As if the 1% had more than 1% of the votes.
It's easier to believe in and blame endless conspiracy theories than take personal responsibility.
Hawkcreek wrote:Outcast_Searcher wrote:As if the 1% had more than 1% of the votes.
It's easier to believe in and blame endless conspiracy theories than take personal responsibility.
If you don't believe that the 1% own more than 1% of the votes in the house, senate, and executive branch, you haven't even been looking, or thinking.
It's the peons fault, because they didn't vote .....hah! If they would have voted for the other guy or girl, it would have all been ok. Sure.
pstarr wrote:To understand KJ you need to remember he believes in AI, robotics and the Singularity. So The Biggest Change has already arrived, we are on the road Godhood
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