Glenn Greenwald on public reaction to AIG bonuses
The virtues of public anger and the need for more
We are not suffering from an excess of citizen outrage, but rather, from a lack of itGreenwald makes a strong case for our need to be angry at the clear oligarchy our nation has become.
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To close, let me quote Greenwald again:A political establishment that can function without any fear of the citizenry will inevitably trample on its interests. That is what has been happening more than anything else. And it is why we need far more public outrage, and fear of that outrage more deeply implanted in the minds of our political and financial elites.
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