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Wake Up and See the Martians

20190505-Wake up and See the Martians    J. M. Greer has (again!) put up an insightful analysis of the reaction of the US Bi-Coastal Democrats to the Donald Trump presidency.   He compares it to the five stages of grieving in Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s work on Death and Dying.   For the full essay, click on this link: https://www.ecosophia.net/present-at-the-death/ But the best part is at the end.   He names the beneficiaries of our current social arrangement as “Privileged Progressives.”   These are upper-income people who make most of their money from salaries and/or investment income.   Almost every new law or proposal enacted today benefits them, and makes the rest of us a little poorer or takes power and resources away.   Amazing, and spot-on. It reminds me of the movie, “Mars Attacks.” Everywhere they go, the Martians shout through megaphones, “We come in peace,” or “We want to be your friends,” but then they blast...