The World War One Origins of Corporate Communism

The war had begun as a frolic kings versus kings. It ended in turmoil with the Europeans faced with the challenge of building from the rubble.

Despite over a million casualties, the Americans emerged with most of their myths intact.

America remained the "Home of the Free" with the "World's Greatest Deliberative Body." The citizens were blissfully unaware they had willingly participated in the dismantling of their rights and liberties.

After the War

Mercantilism and an authoritarian central government colossus superseded the Founding Fathers' vision of a limited, Federated, check-and-balanced system of Constitutional Republican government with enumerated powers. The Americans were free men rough and ready honed by the wild frontier invincible.

Market discipline fell out of favor, as personal morality took a hike along the Appalachian Trail. The bubble burst and the country fell into the Great Depression. After a brief flirtation with Fascism in 1934, the country held fast to Roosevelt's innovations until the next big war rescued them.

"As Americans, I believe we reject communism because it historically has allowed a tiny group of people to consolidate complete control over national resources (including people), in the process stifling competition, freedom and choice. It leaves its citizens stagnating under the perpetual broken systems with no natural motivation to innovate, improve services or reduce costs." Dylan Ratigann, Huffington Post

Dylan describes the current phase as corporate communism. It combines the evils of capitalism and communism. We citizens have lost control of our lives. Similar to what happened in the USSR we have no power over the means of production, the sources of jobs and credit. We are fed by mindless mass media sycophants. The truth is subject to gag order.

The US Would Rather Kill Afghans than Cure Americans

Among the legislators only Alan Grayson speaks of the 44,789 Americans killed by the health insurance companies.
Forty years ago millions of war protesters helped to win Civil Rights, Voting Rights and Medicare. Those achievements made us a worthy generation. Perhaps the new generation can be more effective than we were.

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