Comments on: The peasant mentality lives on in America http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/ [Please go to 'Settings' to change your Tagline] Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:26:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: GOP Manifest Destiny http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/comment-page-2/#comment-10892 GOP Manifest Destiny Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:53:24 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=167#comment-10892 [...] purpose of the masters well—it feeds right into the  “classic peasant mentality” as Matt Taibbi described it: going into fits of groveling and bowing whenever the master’s carriage rides by, then fuming [...] [...] purpose of the masters well—it feeds right into the  “classic peasant mentality” as Matt Taibbi described it: going into fits of groveling and bowing whenever the master’s carriage rides by, then fuming [...]

]]> By: Sometimes You Gotta Bow to Conventional Wisdom | China Hearsay http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/comment-page-2/#comment-10756 Sometimes You Gotta Bow to Conventional Wisdom | China Hearsay Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:56:24 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=167#comment-10756 [...] for Sarah Palin, doing his part to put a functional illiterate in the White House (’cause American peasants don’t trust folks who are smarter than [...] [...] for Sarah Palin, doing his part to put a functional illiterate in the White House (’cause American peasants don’t trust folks who are smarter than [...]

]]> By: johnnybgood http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/comment-page-2/#comment-10700 johnnybgood Fri, 28 May 2010 02:10:56 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=167#comment-10700 "It requires serious mental gymnastics to describe the Obama administration — particularly the Obama administration of recent weeks, which has given away billions to Wall Street and bent over backwards to avoid nationalization and pursue a policy that preserves the private for-profit status of the bailed-out banks — as a militaristic dictatorship of anti-wealth, anti-private property forces. You have to somehow explain the Geithner/Paulson decisions to hand over trillions of taxpayer dollars to the rich bankers as the formal policy expression of progressive rage against the rich." Matt - were you high when you wrote this? It requires "serious mental gymnastics" to describe an administration that steals OUR wealth and gives it to Wall St. crooks, as anti-private property? People with a clue (on the right or left) protest not JUST against .gov and not JUST against the banksters but against BOTH. Because it is obvious to anyone not watching American Idol, that they are in bed together teabagging one another. To suggest that people are protesting against the gubbermint while sucking up to their Wall St. masters is total BS. The one thing I agree with on is that Americans are dumb. Anyone who thinks there is a bit of difference between the Democrats and Republicans is a fool. The real fight is not left vs right, progressives vs conservatives, dems vs reps, the REAL fight is: The Oligarchy vs The People Wake the F up. “It requires serious mental gymnastics to describe the Obama administration — particularly the Obama administration of recent weeks, which has given away billions to Wall Street and bent over backwards to avoid nationalization and pursue a policy that preserves the private for-profit status of the bailed-out banks — as a militaristic dictatorship of anti-wealth, anti-private property forces. You have to somehow explain the Geithner/Paulson decisions to hand over trillions of taxpayer dollars to the rich bankers as the formal policy expression of progressive rage against the rich.”

Matt – were you high when you wrote this?
It requires “serious mental gymnastics” to describe an administration that steals OUR wealth and gives it to Wall St. crooks, as anti-private property?

People with a clue (on the right or left) protest not JUST against .gov and not JUST against the banksters but against BOTH. Because it is obvious to anyone not watching American Idol, that they are in bed together teabagging one another.
To suggest that people are protesting against the gubbermint while sucking up to their Wall St. masters is total BS.

The one thing I agree with on is that Americans are dumb.

Anyone who thinks there is a bit of difference between the Democrats and Republicans is a fool. The real fight is not left vs right, progressives vs conservatives, dems vs reps, the REAL fight is:

The Oligarchy vs The People

Wake the F up.

]]> By: True/Slant Anniversary: Some of the best analysis and perspective published in our first year - Michael Roston - Newsbroke - True/Slant http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/comment-page-2/#comment-9072 True/Slant Anniversary: Some of the best analysis and perspective published in our first year - Michael Roston - Newsbroke - True/Slant Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:32:03 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=167#comment-9072 [...] It’s not often that Matt Drudge gets praised for things like saving the world from impending doom – so why didn’t he link to it!? Matt Taibbi – The peasant mentality in America [...] [...] It’s not often that Matt Drudge gets praised for things like saving the world from impending doom – so why didn’t he link to it!? Matt Taibbi – The peasant mentality in America [...]

]]> By: Poetariat » Blog Archive » futile system http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/comment-page-2/#comment-8268 Poetariat » Blog Archive » futile system Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:21:18 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=167#comment-8268 [...] deep down, Obama really agrees with them. It’s the liberal version of what Taibbi calls the peasant mentality: “You know you’re a peasant when you worship the very people who are right now, this [...] [...] deep down, Obama really agrees with them. It’s the liberal version of what Taibbi calls the peasant mentality: “You know you’re a peasant when you worship the very people who are right now, this [...]

]]> By: lann http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/comment-page-2/#comment-5835 lann Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:54:02 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=167#comment-5835 Peasants we are (it has taken me decades to recognize this fact) but to add to the confusion and frustration, many americans do not realize that they are. They are told and believe that they live in the best place in the world even when surrounded by evidence to the contrary - homeless people, people bankrupted by lack of healthcare, jobless people, people dying for lack of healthcare, children abused, women denigrated, and even brutalized, etc. The tea-baggers succeeded in preempting any chance of a timely, authentic protest or better yet revolution. "Preempt," the buzz word, the best used trick of the corporate powers and their minions (like Beck) to twist the truth into travesty, throw it into the face of the sleeping dog (peasants -us) who mindlessly licks it off while dreaming on of coming out on top because he is loyal, hard-working, and (most of all) a positive thinker, an American. That's peasant mentality at its most effective level. Peasants we are (it has taken me decades to recognize this fact) but to add to the confusion and frustration, many americans do not realize that they are. They are told and believe that they live in the best place in the world even when surrounded by evidence to the contrary – homeless people, people bankrupted by lack of healthcare, jobless people, people dying for lack of healthcare, children abused, women denigrated, and even brutalized, etc. The tea-baggers succeeded in preempting any chance of a timely, authentic protest or better yet revolution. “Preempt,” the buzz word, the best used trick of the corporate powers and their minions (like Beck) to twist the truth into travesty, throw it into the face of the sleeping dog (peasants -us) who mindlessly licks it off while dreaming on of coming out on top because he is loyal, hard-working, and (most of all) a positive thinker, an American. That’s peasant mentality at its most effective level.

]]> By: irishace11 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/comment-page-2/#comment-5613 irishace11 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:17:07 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=167#comment-5613 Can I have some MORE Lynddie England, please??? Can I have some MORE Lynddie England, please???

]]> By: patriciatursi http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/comment-page-1/#comment-4981 patriciatursi Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:48:46 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=167#comment-4981 It is so heartwarming to hear admiration of the French people. Right now, Diane Feinstein has introduced a bill to irradiate more foods. Stings on farmers selling raw milk is going on across the nation and in my own city, Springfield, Missouri (lock 'em up..throw away the key!). In Springfield, the Bechard family is a model for making small farms work...plus supplying real milk to people like me, who refuse to drink pasteurized milk. Want an idea for small business stimulus? Support small farms to supply "real food", not frankenstein foods" to the cities. Corporations, like Monsanto in St. Louis,Missouri have taken control of land-grant colleges and are now getting free labor and labs for proprietary research that comes from our tax supported universities. If the Bechards were in France and this happened, the farmers would get on their tractors and shut down traffic...as they have done before. The Bechards were selling raw milk to people like myself and, on once a month, would bring their jellies, soaps and other handmade items to sell. Americans have been so brainwashed that they are docile and lay down for the corporate rapists. Although the helath departments set up the stings, the issue is not health...it is corporate farms and corporate foods supply. Control the food supply and control the people. Who needs armies? Combine the seed and plant corporate ownership with HAARP (weather control..read Begich) and tomorrow the world! Read GRAIN website out of Spain or organic consumer.org to learn more about this. The control and adulteration of our food and water supply (wells used for generations are now "owned" and locals denied water access) is a silent menace that is not appreciated or publicized. It is so heartwarming to hear admiration of the French people. Right now, Diane Feinstein has introduced a bill to irradiate more foods. Stings on farmers selling raw milk is going on across the nation and in my own city, Springfield, Missouri (lock ‘em up..throw away the key!). In Springfield, the Bechard family is a model for making small farms work…plus supplying real milk to people like me, who refuse to drink pasteurized milk. Want an idea for small business stimulus? Support small farms to supply “real food”, not frankenstein foods” to the cities. Corporations, like Monsanto in St. Louis,Missouri have taken control of land-grant colleges and are now getting free labor and labs for proprietary research that comes from our tax supported universities. If the Bechards were in France and this happened, the farmers would get on their tractors and shut down traffic…as they have done before. The Bechards were selling raw milk to people like myself and, on once a month, would bring their jellies, soaps and other handmade items to sell. Americans have been so brainwashed that they are docile and lay down for the corporate rapists. Although the helath departments set up the stings, the issue is not health…it is corporate farms and corporate foods supply. Control the food supply and control the people. Who needs armies? Combine the seed and plant corporate ownership with HAARP (weather control..read Begich) and tomorrow the world! Read GRAIN website out of Spain or organic consumer.org to learn more about this. The control and adulteration of our food and water supply (wells used for generations are now “owned” and locals denied water access) is a silent menace that is not appreciated or publicized.

]]> By: norberto http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/comment-page-2/#comment-3946 norberto Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:19:19 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=167#comment-3946 Until when are we going to accept Jewish or crypto Jews as mediators in every problem the Jews have with the rest of the human race. The first step in the direction of the solution is to use credible mediators. The UN demonstrated its incompetence in conflicts where the nuclear powers have a big stake, due both, to its shameful birth at the 1945 Yalta conference and the veto, a trump card utterly removing any sense of fairness. The Soviet Union demonstrated its inability to assert Palestinian rights and also his mud-feet as a world power much like USA, which is showing to the world a lamentable example of incompetence, lack of leadership, shameful bias and complicity with war crimes such as the recent Gaza holocaust in which an open city with no shelters and absolutely defenseless was bombed from the safety of the air using USA-UK weapons and phosphorous. It is time for true mediators to enter the frail in order to end the Jewish onslaught of the Palestinians with USA – UK’s complicity. Until when are we going to accept Jewish or crypto Jews as mediators in every problem the Jews have with the rest of the human race. The first step in the direction of the solution is to use credible mediators. The UN demonstrated its incompetence in conflicts where the nuclear powers have a big stake, due both, to its shameful birth at the 1945 Yalta conference and the veto, a trump card utterly removing any sense of fairness. The Soviet Union demonstrated its inability to assert Palestinian rights and also his mud-feet as a world power much like USA, which is showing to the world a lamentable example of incompetence, lack of leadership, shameful bias and complicity with war crimes such as the recent Gaza holocaust in which an open city with no shelters and absolutely defenseless was bombed from the safety of the air using USA-UK weapons and phosphorous. It is time for true mediators to enter the frail in order to end the Jewish onslaught of the Palestinians with USA – UK’s complicity.

]]> By: phileas http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/04/14/americas-peasant-mentality/comment-page-2/#comment-3853 phileas Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:09:31 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/?p=167#comment-3853 Now I really want to smack Paulson's shiny head.... Now I really want to smack Paulson’s shiny head….

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