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excellent post, CobolMage!
On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, CobolMage wrote:
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> Subj: (Fwd) WEALTHY CORPORATE ELITE BILL OF RIGHTS
>
>
> THE WEALTHY CORPORATE ELITE BILL OF RIGHTS
>
> Written by people who think like Xxxxxxxx Xyyy of Georgia. (Remember,
> it no longer matters what the Constitution actually says -- it will be
> reinterpreted by those who actually run this country now, i.e., our good
> friends in Corporate America. They believe that THEY should decide the
> meaning of words like rights, justice, freedom and liberty, and we should
> all nod in agreement at their sage wisdom.)
>
> "WE, the corporate elite of the United States, in an attempt to suck as
> much money as possible from the pockets of the working people, in an
> attempt to promote a quiescent and politically weak work force, fatten the
> pockets of shareholders and CEOs, and secure the blessings of vast wealth
> to ourselves (and ONLY ourselves) and to avoid sharing any of the benefits
> of America's economic boom with terminally whiny people who just won't be
> satisfied working harder than others and still falling behind, give you
> the bill of OUR RIGHTS (only applicable to US--to see what your rights are,
> see the BILL OF NO RIGHTS)."
>
> ARTICLE I: Only WE have the right to certain luxury material goods, such as
> decent, safe and secure housing. Paying for public housing would interfere
> with our tax cuts, and the rest of you are expendable anyway (especially the
> darker-skinned ones, who we believe to be our genetic inferiors).
>
> ARTICLE II: Only WE have the right to health care. In a market-driven
> system, doctors, hospitals and pharmacies exist to put profit in our
> pockets, not to cure illness and suffering. If you are sick and have no
> money to pay, stop whining and die already! You are costing us money.
>
> ARTICLE III: Only WE have the right to be free from crime. If crime is
> driven by vast social inequalities, then bring on the crime wave! Prisons
> are profitable for us, too. Anyway, we have the money to hire security
> guards, get alarm systems, and build private gated communities to live in.
> If any of the rest of you are victimized by criminals created from poverty
> and desperation and you don't know what to do about it, see ARTICLE II.
>
> ARTICLE IV: Only WE have the right to kill people. If you don't believe
> it, just read some newspaper stories about toxic chemical waste, and what
> it does to people's bodies. Or ask yourself whether the onslaught of
> chemicals we manufacture and profit from have caused the huge increase in
> breast cancer. And let's not even talk about the deaths we caused with
> dangerous products, like breast implants, poorly engineered cars that
> explode in minor crashes, etc., etc. If you had killed as many people as
> we have, you'd be on death row right now waiting for them to stick a needle
> in your arm. But we're out on our yachts, enjoying the sunshine. If you
> don't like it, see ARTICLE II.
>
> ARTICLE V: Only WE have the right to profit from our labor. The rest of
> you can just work harder. If your wages are too low, blame yourselves.
> Maybe you are a "professional couch potato" who works only two full-time
> jobs. Or maybe you were laid off when we moved our company overseas to
> employ "non-whiners" who will work happily for fifty cents an hour.
> Anyway, I have to go now -- it's almost time to tee off!
>
> ARTICLE VI: Only WE have the right to elect people who will act on our
> behalf and serve our interests. Remember that when you go to the polls and
> are unable to decide whether the Democratic or Republican candidate will
> screw you over worse. It is important that you keep concentrating on
> "Whiners" and "Welfare Cheats" because, if you ever really focused on how
> badly we are eroding democracy here and destroying your lives in every
> conceivable way, you'd do more than just not vote for us. You'd probably
> drag us out of our luxury cars and up to a guillotine, screaming "off with
> their heads!" To make sure that day never comes, we will keep on
> brainwashing you.
>
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