Comments on: Our out of touch President and the true State of the Union http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com/2008/01/30/our-out-of-touch-president-and-the-true-state-of-the-union/ I want to start a revolution of kindness Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:53:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.3-beta1 Comment on Our out of touch President and the true State of the Union by: Ken http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com/2008/01/30/our-out-of-touch-president-and-the-true-state-of-the-union/#comment-2448 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:11:59 +0000 http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com/2008/01/30/our-out-of-touch-president-and-the-true-state-of-the-union/#comment-2448 Eric, one mustn't forget <a href="http://www.smithbowen.net/linfame/stopme/chapter02.html" title="The Democratic Pawl.">The Ratchet Effect</a> of a two-party political system, that seems designed to keep The People divided and bickering amongst each other while the 'goods' are divided up among the owner 'class' of the "Ownership Society", (graphic <a href="http://www.rationalrevolution.net/images/inctop400.gif" title="Ownership">here, much more income than even the top 1% that primarily benefits the Top 400</a> families, possibly even fewer). I'm not clear that this is as much a failure of the Democratic party, or a success of the right, as much as it simply reflects the country-directional desire of our true owners. You see, slavery was never abolished, that's only what they wanted us to believe during our indoctrination years. Today, each and every day, everyone, including the richest of the uber-wealthy, buy their freedom. Freedom, as it's been defined, and as we are all required to play, is measured in disposable dollars, or what is left over after paying needed bills. The Republic, as it's so often claimed that Ben Franklin warned us about, was lost some time back. I suppose we can all hope that Congress grows a spine, but you know what they say about "hope", don't you? (Answer: "hope is for suckers") Eric, one mustn’t forget The Ratchet Effect of a two-party political system, that seems designed to keep The People divided and bickering amongst each other while the ‘goods’ are divided up among the owner ‘class’ of the “Ownership Society”, (graphic here, much more income than even the top 1% that primarily benefits the Top 400 families, possibly even fewer).

I’m not clear that this is as much a failure of the Democratic party, or a success of the right, as much as it simply reflects the country-directional desire of our true owners. You see, slavery was never abolished, that’s only what they wanted us to believe during our indoctrination years. Today, each and every day, everyone, including the richest of the uber-wealthy, buy their freedom. Freedom, as it’s been defined, and as we are all required to play, is measured in disposable dollars, or what is left over after paying needed bills.

The Republic, as it’s so often claimed that Ben Franklin warned us about, was lost some time back. I suppose we can all hope that Congress grows a spine, but you know what they say about “hope”, don’t you?

(Answer: “hope is for suckers”)

]]> Comment on Our out of touch President and the true State of the Union by: Eric Mayer http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com/2008/01/30/our-out-of-touch-president-and-the-true-state-of-the-union/#comment-2447 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:40:09 +0000 http://spiritblooms.gaiastream.com/2008/01/30/our-out-of-touch-president-and-the-true-state-of-the-union/#comment-2447 Ah yes, that world where everyone is an investor and no one works. And in this world it looks like we'll get the choice between candidates who are right wing and even further right. I think today's "mainstream" Democrats would've been to the right of the moderate Republicans who were around when I was younger. Ah yes, that world where everyone is an investor and no one works.

And in this world it looks like we’ll get the choice between candidates who are right wing and even further right. I think today’s “mainstream” Democrats would’ve been to the right of the moderate Republicans who were around when I was younger.

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