Another Year of Democracy and other Grand Illusions

I'm still saddened and disappointed to see so many Democratic Party faithful. Republican Party faithful depress me even more but I'm going to focus on the first group. The democrats I know tend to be older hippie types who grew up in a time when government was a little more responsive to the demands of the people. I'd say the Civil Rights Movement was a good example of government following the demands of the people. I find this to be the exception and not the rule. Far more often, our government listens to money. Both parties are bought and paid for and neither will go against the interests and wishes of their true masters. St. Jimmy Carter sold us out to the House of Saud. Wild Bill Clinton proceeded to make the world a better place for Neo-liberalism and applied force when deemed necessary.  Plenty of Democrats voted for Bush's invasion of Iraq which has cost 4 trillion and contrary to popular opinion has not ended. In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, our Democrat in Chief, Obama hired a Wall Street insider Timothy Geithner to protect business as usual. Obama has done their bidding and was rewarded with re-election. We have high unemployment and record corporate profits. Now I ask you, dear reader, just who's interests are being looked out for here? It does not sound like the people's.

I doubt those on the wrong end of a drone strike would consider Obama the lesser of two evils. Can anyone tell me how Obama's foreign policy differs from Bush's? I know we no longer use GWOT and related language but do we not continue to launch drone strikes on whoever and where ever the President orders? There is no check on this power, no review and no appeal. But he's a Democrat so it is cool. 176 children killed in drone strikes and how many of us know a single name of those murdered? Does Obama shed any tears for these little brown kids killed in far off lands? How well does he sleep? Are they any less worthy than those murderedd in Connecticut? I'm sorry if you think this is in bad taste but I think it is a fair question. Answer me. Obama relishes in reminding us of how he got Bin Laden. Allow me to put a different narrative on this event. Let's call it what it is, an extra-judicial state sponsored murder. Now, I'm no closet Al Quaeda supporter and I think OBL was an evil fuck. I also think becoming terrorists ourselves is no way to defeat terrorism. This POS OBL was nothing more than a thug and a murderer and the way we deal with those is through something called the legal system. Catch his ass and try him like any garden variety thug. One guy Democrat or Republican as judge jury and executioner only leads to bad things. But Obama is a Democrat so he gets a pass.  Well, not from me. We have to move beyond the old worn out lesser of two evils argument. 

Find something to vote for. Green Party. or don't vote! Delegitimize the bought and paid for sham elections. 

A review of how much the parties are the same may be helpful. 


Issue                                           Democrat                                   Republican 
More Wars                                     Yes                                              Yes
Bailouts for Banks                          Yes                                              Yes
Continuing Neo-liberalism               Yes                                              Yes
Insurance based health care              Yes                                              Yes
Black energy                                Yes                                              Yes
Demonizing China & Russia  Yes                                               Yes
Hostage to
Citizens United                               Yes                                              Yes
Militarization of police                       Yes                                              Yes
Outsourcing of Government
Functions                                      Yes                                                Yes
Illegal Spying on Citizens             Yes                                                Yes  

Another year of the same or will 2013 be different?