To begin this renaissance of humanity and reverse the ugly dehumanization instituted by the ruling elite, more Americans need to abandon the Oligarchy-controlled mainstream media and fortify their minds with information from Internet sources, many of which remain uncorrupted by the money of the elite. Activist writing, letters to the editor, and correspondence to elected officials are powerful means to inform and persuade others (and to hold public officials accountable).
To counter their "divide and conquer" strategy, we need to join groups and organizations like the ACLU, the People for the American Way, Amnesty International, the Human Rights Campaign, and the NAACP. These groups champion human rights and challenge the tyranny perpetrated by the Oligarchy. The working class needs to wage a powerful campaign to re-unionize America, where union membership has dwindled to a pitiful 9% of the workforce. Impossible as it may sound, groups as deeply divided as secularists and members of the Religious Right need to find enough common ground to unite against the Oligarchs.
Protests, boycotts, marches, and civil disobedience have been effective means of diminishing the power of the Oligarchy in the past, and can be again. Corruption, greed, and malfeasance are rampant in the American government, and we need to use virtually all peaceable means at our disposal to curtail the power of the Oligarchy. On September 24, a group of protestors with an anticipated number in excess of 200,000 will descend upon the White House (http://www.answercoalition.org/). My wife and I will be among them. We will present a list of demands to the Bush regime, which include ending the war in Iraq, ending colonial occupation in several sovereign nations, supporting the Palestine people's right of return, stopping the threats against nations like Venezuela and Iran, removing military recruiters from schools and communities, bringing the troops home, and defending civil rights. On October 15th, Bush will receive a visit from another large contingent of proponents of social justice via the Million More Movement. There is still hope for America.
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Richard Nixon, one of the most corrupt presidents in the history of the United States, lost his tenacious grip on power through impeachment proceedings which led to his resignation in 1974. It is now 2005, and once again American citizens deserve far better than they are getting. The members of Congress who have not sold out to the Oligarchy need to seriously consider impeachment proceedings against George Bush. How long do we abide an incompetent, avaricious war criminal? Under Bush, the money spigot for his military industrial complex is wide open while the flow of tax dollars to the poor is reduced to a trickle. It is unconscionable that a man with his arrogance, disregard for human rights, inability to tell the truth, and lack of capacity to tolerate dissent remains in office. Recent polls show that 60% of the nation opposes the war, yet Bush and Cheney continue vowing to "stay the course in Iraq". How long will it be before enough Americans wake up and we impeach George W. Bush?
My Objective
According to Finley Peter Dunne, the purpose of journalism is "to comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable." As usual, I hope I have fulfilled that purpose.
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