Oscar Ameringer Quote

“Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.”

~ Oscar Ameringer
( 1870-1943) German-American Socialist editor, author, and organizer

Humor , Hypocrisy , Money , Politics , Vote

Ratings and Comments


Mike, Pleasant Hill
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    Mike, Pleasant Hill    9/25/14

    Oh, so that's how it's done.

    jim k, austin tx
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    jim k, austin tx    9/25/14

    I like it.

    E Archer, NYC
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    E Archer, NYC    9/26/14

    Same as it ever was ...

    Mike, Norwalk
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    Mike, Norwalk    10/27/18

    Way to accurate, I like it a lot

    Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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      Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown    10/15/22

      Politics is pure god-damned violence. Social responsibility is the art and science of terminating the distinguishing differences between the rich and poor. Socialism is the vision of social abilities to create.

      Mike, Norwalk
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      Mike, Norwalk Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 10/16/22

      Sillik, I'm glad to see your recognition of a "god" and, (choose your pronoun — his / her / it / etc.) ability to bless or otherwise. As to damning, socialism is that worship of false carnal gods that distinguish the rich from the poor while condemning all but an oligarchal few (in your case, the one true god — Sillik)

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