I use the expression "appears" because I don't think it's what he's doing at all. It may happen after a candidate is elected or it may happen before hand, but I'm convinced that, even if a candidate means what he or she says on the campaign trail, they are set down like Peter Finch was set down by Ned Beatty in Network and told how they are going to govern.
If any politician disagrees, I'm convinced that whoever is representing The Corporatocracy in this little meeting will say something like, "You have such beautiful children, Mr. President. You should be grateful. Why just last week I saw a video of what severe burns can do to cute kids like yours."
If you think this explanation is melodramatic, I think you're naà ¯ve. Maybe try to recall the name "Silkwood".
Once we get the people to agree with the Move To Amend, we need to turn to them and say, "You call Obama a Socialist. You obviously don't know what Socialism is."
Of course, we're a long way from that happening right now because there isn't a reality TV show called "Dancing With The Amendment".
We need to inform this gullible Beck bait that Socialism is not one of the words that are not allowed to be said on TV. Socialism isn't an insult, it's a plaudit. Top down-the few ruling the many- brain melting television capitalism is the insult. Capitalism encourages a "me" society. That's OK if you're one of the few "mes". If you think there's something called The American Dream that will get you to that class, close your eyes because that's the only kind of dream that will get you there. Socialism encourages a "we" society".
We must stop running away from who we are. When I speak about socialism, I speak about what has successfully been done in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe. I don't think the government should be in charge of producing basketballs.
However, I think the government should get the production of basketballs back in The FUSA and be involved in the welfare of the Americans who do produce basketballs. If those Americans want to organize, the government should do everything in its power to ensure those workers receive that right.
But not this government. Not the people that we're encouraged to call.
The people who play politician today are, for the most part, wealthy before they're elected, they become unbelievably wealthy, if only via the legal perks, after they're elected and they'll be wealthy when they retire and/or are defeated. What incentive do those people have to do what's right for the American citizenry? Consciences? It really seems as if there's a type of lobotomy which is performed in Washington DC, Hartford, Sacramento and other capitol cities which completely and cleanly removes any hint of conscience.
Social is a positive word. Society is a positive word. Sociology is a positive word. We need to not be afraid to say that Socialism is a very positive word.
Any tyrannical government is obviously not good for the citizenry. However, Socialism and tyranny are not synonymous. It's "we" vs. "me".
We can remind people that they didn't mind the "we" society that fought in the Civil War, WWI and II, Korea, the Vietnam War and the fiascos that are still taking place in Iraq and Afghanistan. "They're fighting for us" people who hate the word Socialism say. I don't think they're fighting for anyone other than the wealthy.
However, if we were to believe the lies and if we were to believe that they are fighting for "us", why can't the "us" stay intact when there is no war? Why does the "us" become "me"?
No, I will not call someone who not only doesn't want to hear from me, but, chances are, won't know that I ever called. If that person somehow finds out that I called and finds out what I said, the person will proceed to do what they've already planned to do, even before I began writing this article.
Organizations who really want to change America must stop asking people to call their members of Congress. It's a insult and they damn well know it is!
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