Could It Be That The Plutocrats Have Already Won?

Thanks to Robert1014 a poster at crooksandliars.com for expressing the way I feel about current American politics. And I quote:

"The Republic is at Stake!"
Robert1014 — 10/27/10 10:17am

Actually...the Republic is already dead. The corruption (as in "putrefaction," as in "rotting corpse") in Washington is too far advanced to be reversed or remedied, and the plutocrats have won.

I am actually convinced we are heading toward a great catastrophe, possibly a world war, as so many forces of dissolution reach peak crisis levels--global economic struggles, global shortages of oil and drinkable water and arable and habitable land, political repression everywhere, etc.

I don't see anyone in Washington or headed toward Washington who we can assume will turn aside the inevitable cataclysm. 

Thanks Robert1014 and let me expound on that. When you think about it, he's actually correct. It's way too late. It started over10 years ago with fledgling news network trying to compete with the old established news networks. Bring in Roger Ailes, who by trade is a political campaign manager. This man turns out to be just a little right of Attila the Hun. He is a brilliant programing talent as he knows the broadcast laws and how to bend them to his liking. That said he realized that right-wing radio rules the AM airwaves with opinion and makes a killing in advertising revenue. Here's an idea for the late '90's, why not have a cable TV channel that can do the same thing? Hence, FOX News. Only it's NOT news. Make it flashy and wave the flag every chance you get. It's opinion and it's to the point that three years in it threatens the major networks. It proves the point when during the 2001 presidential  election that ABC calls Florida for Gore then FOX turns around and calls Florida for Bush. A media case of "who blinks first looses". ABC blinks and hence the Bush administration wins. What was a corrupt government becomes even more so.

All this may have been able to be cured if Bush hadn't been elected to a second term but now.....way too late. Even with the elation of the 2008 campaign and seeing American History made before my very eyes I thought the country may have a chance. But to see both houses of congress approach governing our country the way "W" did is more than shameful, it's downright traitorous. The same applies to FOX for promoting what is good for politics for the right but not for the country. As part of the fifth estate it is FOX News' duty to point out where things are bad in our government and get them to respond to it, not lay down with the far right-wing weirdos (read Tea Party) and promote their agenda.

Start getting used to the new republic. It'll be more like the Roman Empire than ever. Rome didn't disappear over-night. What we're about to live through is what those Romans at the end of the Empire experienced. We are about to experience the same loss of jobs and the excessive war.

What else do you do with out of work young people but have them serve their country. What better way to turn them into full fledged citizens. Just insert them into the military. Yes, with the Republicans in power, we'll see a return of the draft. Only this time, it'll be a whole lot more subtle. They'll make it the patriotic thing to do by teaching it in public and private schools starting at a young age. So by High School their ready for the recruiter. After all, we're now a military industrial complex and to have one of those successfully will require lots and lots of soldiers. There may be a way to pull this off and put America back to work but I think our society has a problem with the word mercenary. It's not a bad word just one Americans have a problem with. Let FOX News play with it for a while. It'll become the thing to be. After all, if we're going to promote war around the globe why not sell it to them and make money doing it. Do you think Sean Hannity would help? Do you think China would erase some debt if we signed a treaty to protect them? How would Japan react? Wow, this is gettin' complicated.

I digress. What we're really talking about here is which does the middle class want, the tragic or happy ending? I know it's a constant struggle but there should be more times of peace and caring for your fellow man. I guess that's not gonna happen. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of living in a constant state of war and wondering how many more young people have to die. The rich don't care, they have enough money to get them through anything including getting their kids out of harms way.

One final note before the election.  This is one of those crossroads in American history. Considering there is only two (only two) political parties and one wants to do so many things to kill the progress we've made, it only makes sense to vote for the other even if you don't like them. It needs to be put to the politicians. If we elect the Democrats for another try then view this as a wake-up call for America. If not, you'll be staring down the barrel of the R word and it won't be pretty. As a matter of fact, it'll be downright scary! Happy Halloween.