Who Runs America?

Who Runs America?

A lot of interesting reading. 

Peaceful Revolution

Drastic changes are coming soon. Great inequality leads to great unrest.Our track record on dealing with big changes is pretty bad. When inequality spirals out of control, like it is now, people revolt. It gets ugly, very ugly. I don't see why the powers that be are ignoring all the warning signs. If I was a card carrying member of the elite, I'd want people's basic needs to be met in order to maintain the status quo and my comfy place in the scheme of things. I'm still a powerful rich dude, and people are basically happy, or at least content. It seems like whoever runs things is very reckless, selfish and short-sighted. Austerity, lack of healthcare, high youth unemployment, decreasing wages all to make the filthy rich even richer will not end well. It never does. It always ends badly for the blind elite. They seem to be blinded by their own narratives of superiority. Talk about a bunch of entitled feeling people, enough to make the most savvy welfare queen blush. After all, they see themselves as "job creators." Hint, it has more to do with demand. They ignore science to make money. They fail to see the unnecessary suffering of others, countless others. (yeah, they may stroke a sizable check from time to time while leaving existing structural violence firmly in place.) I will not venture a guess on how they see the rest of humanity or how they sleep. If history counts for anything, we are on a bad track.  

People are starting to respond. There are revolutionary movements popping up here and there. Despite starting off peaceful, a number of these have turned to violence. I think Syria has been violent all along. Here in the USA, things seem pretty stable. But unless there's a major change in Washington, this will soon no longer be the case. It cannot. If enough people are forced into poverty and destitution, rebelling will become the only means of survival that no amount of crumbs (cutting Food stamps??) and circus (NFL, NHL NBA and never-ending TV) can stop. Add to this mix all the guns here. That's a huge pucker factor, even for Mad Max. We need the kind of change that the current corporate financed duopoly is incapable of. Make no mistake my friends, the Democrats are brought to you by the same people who bring you the Republicans. BOTH parties are puppets of the Neoliberal System we have been living under for the last few decades. If you are unfamiliar with Neoliberalism, follow the link and google it yourself. Yeah, yeah "soon" is subjective. I broke my crystal ball right after the NFC championship. I don't think one is needed to see what we are in for. History has plenty of examples. And this guy is getting nervous. It's too bad he misses the point of Occupy, and other movements.    

Can change be brought about through peaceful means? Yes. Will it? Probably not. We'll save this for next time. 

Nothing is shocking…

It seems we have crossed into a dangerous zone of complacency where nothing really shocks us anymore, except dumbass things. Casey Anthony, phone tapping and tell all books about celebrities are great cause for concern meanwhile… climate change, unending wars and a whole host of other issues go on and on unresolved with no resolution in sight. Let’s face it people, we’ve forgot how to raise hell about things that really matter. Gone are the sit-ins, marches, and demonstrations (okay there have been a few notable exceptions). Bye-bye Casey Anthony and hello Amy Winehouse! Her life was indeed tragic and she was a great talent but the media will ride this story for all they can squeeze out of it. Here are just a few things I think could use some real coverage.

Generations of our fellow human beings living in a massive garbage dump. Why is this still going on?

If you think the on going war in Iraq is over, guess again!

The ever-increasing wealth divid here in the USA.

The militarization of our southern border.

The human costs of the Mexican Drug War.

The number of wars has increased under President Obama. Iraq, Afghanistan, plus Yemen, Libya and Somalia. Sure a few of those may go back to George W. but remind me again why Obama got the Nobel Peace Prize? Good article.

I think Stan may be right voting for either party is legitimizing a lot of really bad shit. I may indeed pass next November 4^th.