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“No” to most Americans, but “Yes, sir, yes, sir” to the plutocrats: how long can the Teapublicans continue to use working-class & middle-class Americans as their pawns & stooges?
Unfortunately, the USA could have Brazillian style favelas housing 95% of our population and most of the 95% would still be drinking the poisonous far “right” soda pop. ……………………………………………………. The capitalist golden rules: ……………………………………………………. They who have the gold rule, ……………………………………………………. Do unto others for fun and profit.
@fennec: good point. The corporations moved into DC a long time ago. They have corrupted those corruptible and control much of the political process if not all of it. They want as much government as they can buy shaping legislation to benefit the bottom line. We the People are not able to compete on the same level, lacking the funds to properly pay for a legislator’s attention. Our founding fathers knew that the success of this “experiment” in self government hinged on the representatives being of impeccable moral character willing to “serve” rather than be “serviced”.
The TEA Party is not an “establishment” group. It is a loose collection of like minded people that see the need for a balanced budget and smaller government. Not no government – they are not anarchists – but a government that is limited to the original enumerated responsibilities in the constitution allowing the states to govern on a local level. But that is such a radical idea to both parties in the current establishment that the political smear machine is working overtime to paint these people with any stinky, dirty brush they can find. And doing a good job of it if you consider the hateful comments of some here.
One problem we have is the need quantify and qualify everything. We take a simple concept and pick over it until you can not recognize the original statement. Religion is another of those places we do that. In Christianity we have taken simple straightforward rules and made thousands of sub-rules to it. What are Christians told to do except love each other? If you do that then all the social ills are covered and taken care of. Our founders recognized that every person had a right to live, a right to be free and a right to pursue whatever made them happy. The governments job was to support that concept by doing specific things.
Thanks for a thoughtful comment. We should not demonize the tea party (or anyone — well, except for Dick Cheney). We need good analysis, not more anger.
As you know, I’m not a liberal, but I do think that a good strong liberal party is essential to the political ecology, as it were. Is it too simplistic to note that the failure of liberalism in Russia allowed Lenin to come to power, and the failure of liberalism in Germany allowed Hitler to come to power? I am worried about the politics of resentment in the US, and I want liberals to do a better job explaining why liberal policies are to the advantage of ordinary working people.
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BrianCrook said, over 1 year ago
“No” to most Americans, but “Yes, sir, yes, sir” to the plutocrats: how long can the Teapublicans continue to use working-class & middle-class Americans as their pawns & stooges?
Clark Kent said, over 1 year ago
Unfortunately, the USA could have Brazillian style favelas housing 95% of our population and most of the 95% would still be drinking the poisonous far “right” soda pop.
…………………………………………………….
The capitalist golden rules:
…………………………………………………….
They who have the gold rule,
…………………………………………………….
Do unto others for fun and profit.
Bruce4671 said, over 1 year ago
@fennec: good point. The corporations moved into DC a long time ago. They have corrupted those corruptible and control much of the political process if not all of it. They want as much government as they can buy shaping legislation to benefit the bottom line. We the People are not able to compete on the same level, lacking the funds to properly pay for a legislator’s attention. Our founding fathers knew that the success of this “experiment” in self government hinged on the representatives being of impeccable moral character willing to “serve” rather than be “serviced”.
The TEA Party is not an “establishment” group. It is a loose collection of like minded people that see the need for a balanced budget and smaller government. Not no government – they are not anarchists – but a government that is limited to the original enumerated responsibilities in the constitution allowing the states to govern on a local level. But that is such a radical idea to both parties in the current establishment that the political smear machine is working overtime to paint these people with any stinky, dirty brush they can find. And doing a good job of it if you consider the hateful comments of some here.
One problem we have is the need quantify and qualify everything. We take a simple concept and pick over it until you can not recognize the original statement. Religion is another of those places we do that. In Christianity we have taken simple straightforward rules and made thousands of sub-rules to it. What are Christians told to do except love each other? If you do that then all the social ills are covered and taken care of. Our founders recognized that every person had a right to live, a right to be free and a right to pursue whatever made them happy. The governments job was to support that concept by doing specific things.
We need to “get back to basics”.
grayhares01 said, over 1 year ago
Why do liberals who hate America continue to live here?
.
If you honestly believe capitalism is bad… MOVE!!
lonecat said, over 1 year ago
@
Thanks for a thoughtful comment. We should not demonize the tea party (or anyone — well, except for Dick Cheney). We need good analysis, not more anger.
dfowensby said, over 1 year ago
the party of no-chance-in-2012. first they have to get everyone to stop the hysterical laughter.
lonecat said, over 1 year ago
@
As you know, I’m not a liberal, but I do think that a good strong liberal party is essential to the political ecology, as it were. Is it too simplistic to note that the failure of liberalism in Russia allowed Lenin to come to power, and the failure of liberalism in Germany allowed Hitler to come to power? I am worried about the politics of resentment in the US, and I want liberals to do a better job explaining why liberal policies are to the advantage of ordinary working people.
Eryx
said, over 1 year ago
@grayhares01
Some of us are staying behind to educate you. For example, capitalism is not a political system, it is an economic system.
NeoconMan said, over 1 year ago
@lonecat
^ You’re a professor of the Liberal Arts but you’re not a liberal?
lonecat said, over 1 year ago
@NeoconMan
And not an artist, either. An all ‘round fraud. Don’t tell on me.
lonecat said, over 1 year ago
@NeoconMan
And one of my colleagues is a mechanical engineer, but he’s not mechanical.
pirate227 said, over 1 year ago
You’re policies give you away.