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This thread looks at the ever-growing threats to UK democracy.

It shows that if we remember that we are the 99%, we can stop the rot.

And it has a fantastic and brand new song by @CaptainSKA
(2/9)
Johnson, the worst Prime Minster in living memory, is finally on his way out.
99-percent.org/judging-johnso…
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And given the damage he has done to the UK, that sounds like good news.
99-percent.org/time-to-change…
(4/9)
But all the candidates to replace him are closely tied to extreme right-wing think tanks which would like to accelerate the programme Johnson began.
99-percent.org/an-unwelcome-c…
(5/9)
They aim to make UK a playground for billionaires at the minor (to them) cost of misery for us.

“The new Sovereign Individual will operate ... in the same physical environment as the ordinary, subject citizen, but in a separate realm politically.”
99-percent.org/what-is-the-ma…
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But we do not have to go down that road.
returning to sanity requires only five key actions.
99-percent.org/five-actions-t…
(7/9)
And they are MUCH more fragile than they want us to believe.
99-percent.org/the-fragility-…
(8/9)
So let us remember that, in the words of the song, We Are the 99%.
#WeAreThe99 #RiseUp
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If you would like to help stop the rot, take a look at the 99% Organisation and join us.
99-percent.org

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