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More Class Hatred in the Washington Post Dean Baker
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Although feline dentistry and psychoanalytic therapy are seldom matters to discuss at Christmas parties, bloggers should be prepared for discussing side effect-like topics relating to numerous bungled and botched TARP bailouts and animal stress.
The obvious lack of justice and restoration of confidence on (or near) Wall Street has resulted in a wide increase in social stresses related to corporeal mortification and self flagellation — especially the latest trend to abuse oneself with cactus.
Cats and cactus on the surface, seem to be unrelated, however, as one might suspect, cat owners control cat environments and provide the dynamic elements for this interactive drama, a drama that unfolds, documented here (by Yves) which demonstrates the correlation between abusive acts self-initiated (self-inflicted) by a frustrated cat, who seems to be sending a social message related to political outrage.
Other theories associated with animal stress relating to TARP have been discarded in attempts to understand this specific phenomenon, including, dietary acidification, and Transference, a phenomenon in psychoanalysis characterized by unconscious redirection of feelings for one person to another, or from one owner to a cat to a cactus, etc, etc.
Re: Dean Baker’s commentary, look it’s been stone obvious for 25+ years that the Beltway class, and indeed most of the punditocracy, _loathe_ wage earners. Contempt, nothing more emanates from their quarter which they presume lies above it all. This is part of why we see such a ‘bipartisan consensus’ at the editorial level in the MSM for corporate greed uber alles. And just an ideological contempt is insufficient; these bozos are quick to lie, too. Witness Baker’s tracing down the phone $800 per car in concessions the Post hopes to have enforced: it would be no more than $270 if the Post got all it wanted out of the UAW’s hide. Just as with the phony $73/hr meme.
Workers count for nothing beyond window-dressing in the media, one more reason not to waste any coin on buying a newspaper.
The person that belongs to the cat needs to let the cat outside so that he/she can chew up some grass.
At certain times of year cats crave grass.
Re: Dean Baker’s commentary;
Ho Hum …
Way over paid system twit Dean Baker and the Post do the now formula (oh so forced and contrived), divide and conquer decoy dance, meant to reinforce and grow the perpetual global conflict of the underclass and completely take the readers eyes of of the underlying causative problem — the aggregate generational corruption of the now blatant scam ‘rule of law’ (bought and sold and restyled more times than an old fur coat) which has so tilted the playing field towards the ruling elite that it is now a simple ‘no contest’.
Let’s keep the real class hatred lines clear here; it is the controlling wealthy elite and their sell out shills against all others.
Step out of the purposefully created and over promoted decoy fray and look at the big picture …
The union busting in the auto industry is a small part of the greater Strauss neocon effort to reduce the global society to one of a stated goal of a two tier ruler and ruled middle class free arrangement with the ruled in perpetual conflict with each other.
This is why, triggering events aside, they are rioting in Greece and China. This is why those riots are spreading to Europe right now and will soon be common place in America. Forget talk of conspiracy, examine the reality of what is really happening and look at the root causes.
A very small group of shill scum bags now hold the world by the credit balls and they are slowly firming their grip. They are not simply ‘inept’ fools. They are quite good at what they are doing.
Deception is the strongest political force on the planet.
i on the ball patriot
The main effect of unions is to screw worker “outsiders” for the benfit of worker “insiders”.
I find it interesting that the article on Milgram Redux concludes : “good people can be induced to do bad things by the authorities, but that doesn’t mean they’re not still good people”. I bet a lot of people unconsciously nod along with the wisdom of that line.
If you voluntarily and knowingly participate in an activity that causes human suffering, are you a good person?
I think we all secretly know the answer but prefer not to think about it because of what it says about life here in the US.
Now go out and shop, dammit. Our precious economy depends on our retailers selling trinkets made by Chinese slave laborers.
I find it interesting that the article on Milgram Redux concludes : “good people can be induced to do bad things by the authorities, but that doesn’t mean they’re not still good people”. I bet a lot of people unconsciously nod along with the wisdom of that line.
If you voluntarily and knowingly participate in an activity that causes human suffering, are you a good person?
I think we all secretly know the answer but prefer not to think about it because of what it says about life here in the US.
Now go out and shop, dammit. Our precious economy depends on our retailers selling trinkets made by Chinese slave laborers.
Mr. Mortgage: “Tumbling house prices have rendered all mortgage debt highly suspect and most institutions that hold it insolvent. This is the exact reason why the banks will not allow principal balance reduction mortgage modifications: the credit hits would be too great.”
Another indication how our path and Japan follow similiar lines and will end at the same location.
Well, there are a lot of us and not very many of them but they have all the social controls in their greedy hands.
Is Obama going to be fascist lite or a savior of the masses? Stay tuned…….
The behavior of animals lies along a continuum and this cat is just a bit toward the fringe of its species.
Suggested linkNYT:How India Avoided a Crisis
India had(has) a housing bubble, but no bank failures, due to conservative(may be we should call it progressive) regulations. The bubble was financed by foreign(US) entities
Some cats like rubbing and biting (not really chewing) on sharp objects. I’ve got two cats and I can see one of them doing this on a cactus.
Poster for masochistic cat? That looks painful!
anon at 6:18pm…I’ll see your two cats and raise you one.
Our cats have a ‘cat door’ and come and go as they wish in good weather.
When I go out for the paper in the morning or out to check the weather near dusk they all accompany me and they often chew up grass.
I think the poor cat in the photo is stuck in a house and the only plant material to chew on is a cactus.
If the person that belongs to the cat would throw a stick of celery on the floor the cat would probably be satisfied by chewing on it. Otherwise, I am going to report this cruelty to the SPCA, ACLU, NAACP, FAA, FED, Treasury, and the longshoremen.