ivan Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 You can't make an omelet... i think the expression of that era was: "revolutions are not made of rose-water" It's also helpful to remember why people during the F Rev were so pissed off.... ....not that Versaille isn't a great tourist attraction or anything. the king had flush toilets, 'nuff said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 You can't make an omelet...i think the expression of that era was: "revolutions are not made of rose-water" It's also helpful to remember why people during the F Rev were so pissed off.... ....not that Versaille isn't a great tourist attraction or anything. the king had flush toilets, 'nuff said! Ah, but to where did they flush...?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Ah, but to where did they flush...?? The unregulated marketplace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimZam Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Watching the protest on Wall Street I saw the elitist taunting the demonstrators by drinking champagne in crystal flutes, and in Chicago some douchenozzle put up a 1% sign in the Mercantile. After seeing this "let them eat cake" attitude, I am all in favor of those who say... What ZimZam really wants: If that's your grape he'd be holding up, then by all means, Oui. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 The gods are thirsty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 ... and the tree of liberty is lookin' a bit parched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassgowkiss Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 "More than three years ago, Congress rewarded Wall Street with the biggest taxpayer bailout in the history of the world. Simultaneously but unknown to the American people at the time, the Federal Reserve provided an even larger bailout. The details of what the Fed did were kept secret until a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that I sponsored required the Government Accountability Office to audit the Fed's lending programs during the financial crisis. As a result of this audit, the American people have learned that the Federal Reserve provided more than $16 trillion in low-interest loans to every major financial institution in this country, huge foreign banks, multi-national corporations, and some of the wealthiest people in the world. In other words, when Wall Street was on the verge of collapse, the federal government acted boldly, aggressively, and with a fierce sense of urgency to save our financial system from collapse with no strings attached." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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