Comments on: Sympathy for the Plutocrat

By: Knute5

Knute5 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:22:56 +0000

To quote the Simpsons, “Mmm, that’s good satire.”

Let’s be honest. EVERY group (ethnic, class, geographical, etc.) makes itself the center of the universe. The problem is casino capitalists now own the nation’s economy and wield immense power, so when they shift the planetary orbit around themselves, it has far greater impact.

And these profit creators are not necessarily job creators. In many cases they’re job exporters or job destroyers. It’s a lot easier to make money with money than with people, ideas and products/services. But I don’t blame them for doing what they do any more than I blame a scorpion for stinging like a scorpion.

I blame us for staring blankly at the ground, panicking about our tiny piece of the pie, and allowing them to do it.

By: GopalRao

GopalRao — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:08:47 +0000

May be it was supposed to be joke or satire .But It was fun reading it.

By: usausa06

usausa06 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:04:01 +0000

Oh yes- poor Obama, who has been helped every step of the way by rich benefactors. It is the rich against Obama. Since when? Last week? – Now, I have no love for Romney either but Obama is loved by plent of plutocrats. The wealthiest man in the world Mr. Slim has ties. Georges Soros has very strong ties. And there are many others. The above is drivel. Regulate and steal in the name of the state. Yes, that makes much more sense. Please make government larger so we can suffocate small business some more. More red tape is just what we need. But the plutocrats- you know the ones who write the laws don’t want regs —that they can control? That makes sense.

By: DwDunphy

DwDunphy — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:29:45 +0000

Unfortunately, the age of satire is over, replaced by “flame wars” of repeated taunts to “s**k it.”

By: Shoshie

Shoshie — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:56:49 +0000

Reading your name makes me feel good Thnx

By: OneOfTheSheep

OneOfTheSheep — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:48:34 +0000

@stevedebi,

“Only a true idiot would write this sort of stuff on a major news site if these were his/her true beliefs.”

While I agree entirely, it it only logic and common sense that signal this verbal garbage is satire. But there there exist those who fundamentally agree with the sentiments thus expressed. And there are those too dull to “get the joke”.

There are, in truth, those whose actions daily publicly demonstrate a fundamental and complete contempt for the great majority of American citizens. So I feel the need to point out the “economic taliban” hiding within America’s “engine of democracy”.

These are as able to “fade into the background after each nefarious deed” as their Islamic brethren in cowardice assume the disguise of innocent civilians. They would play the part of the knowing child who shoots a friend and then claims they “didn’t mean it” or “it wasn’t me”. Is their victim any less shot?

This is why in war, those who fight in civilian clothes and not uniform can and should be shot as spies without trial. Those who disrespect or otherwise minimize the values that grant each American, however unequal, genuine opportunity to succeed should expect to “take their just lumps”.

By: Crash866

Crash866 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:15:48 +0000

I weep for the lemmings

By: stevedebi

stevedebi — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:24:11 +0000

I don’t think the author considered that many people would not realize this is satire. Only a true idiot would write this sort of stuff on a major news site if these were his/her true beliefs. They would write something entirely opposite.

Sadly, many on the left believe exactly what this satire is saying.

Good one!

By: scythe

scythe — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:43:38 +0000

Nick’s article joins the trend to question the role of plutocrats and their greed in the future of america.

plutocrats and their aynrandlerism are a blight on the face of american generosity

By: SFCarioca

SFCarioca — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:20:04 +0000

Wo, Nick, I’m really sorry that not everyone who read this realized it was satire! At least you succeeded in getting people worked up… and hopefully to the polls!