The reason I'm writing more these days is because I
was going to lay low while I applied for my passport and then to move to
Ecuador. I have decided that I'm not going to let them scare me away. I feel
that it is more important to stand up for what you believe in then to slink
away with your heart on your sleeve.
I want to comment on these "Presidential debates". I
have been watching them and tonight I actually saw Obama forcefully defending
his term in office and calling Romney out on the things that he has done and
putting down the people that are
supporting Romney on the Republican right by saying that his party has
basically been for the rich 2% of Americans.
Listening to Obama tonight made me realize why I
voted for him in 2008. I actually thought (really hoped) that he would change
this nation around and restore the Constitutional rights we had lost under
Bush. We all know it didn't happen and we lost more under Obama, but I covered
that in yesterday's article.
I'm going to write about America's two largest
political parties. Both have not done the will of the American people and I
think we all know that. The money to the bankster's was never mentioned in tonight's
debate. The trillions thrown at the banks and investment houses were never
mentioned. Isn't that a big part of our domestic issues and our economy and the
deficit? Wasn't that the reason for the Occupy movement's (people from the
right and left) biggest complaint? How in hell did they leave that little
fiasco, the reason for 3 trillion of the deficit, from the
economy and domestic issues?
These two things, the biggest part of the bail-out,
and the draconian laws passed against the American people that in reality, took
away our right to due process, privacy and unwarranted search and seizure (and
many more rights) but weren't even mentioned.
They both talked about educating our young people so
that this nation could compete on the world stage in competition with other
nations. Romney talked about the Chinese manipulating the currency so their
goods were cheaper. Obama talked about the great "trade agreements he has
worked out to stimulate the economy by letting us sell our goods overseas.
This is all smoke and mirrors folks. The reason our economy is in the tank is
because we no longer produce the amount of consumer goods that the general population
buys. Here is a little known fact; 25% of our economy is trade overseas, 75% of
our economy is domestic spending. The trade model for the entire Western world
is to lower wages so that nation's can be competitive overseas. That's a great
idea, but what they fail to realize is that domestic spending is 75% of our economy. Our people spend more than
any market on Earth! The current situation is that Americans can no longer afford
to spend the way they used to. Savings go up and domestic spending goes down.
It's not only me that believes this, Heiner
Flassbeck, Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies
of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development also
put this out in a
report that was recently released. They are sacrificing 75% of our economy
to develop 25%. Isn't that ridiculous?
Why didn't the candidates talk about raising wages or starting a government funded work program similar to the CCC or WPA that Roosevelt instituted? FDR realized that people had to be able to spend money in order to keep the small businesses in business. Both parties are lost in the woods on this issue. This is why Bush made that comment after 9/11 to "continue to shop". At least he realized that. Better yet, continue to maintain your home and get your automobile fixed. This is why the administration got so giddy when consumer buying went up 1.5% last month. The 1% probably let go of some of the cash they have been hoarding. Everyone gets lucky , especially a month away from a Presidential election in a close race.
Believe it or not, I think Romney would have been better
for the nation. The only reason I'd never vote for him is because of his unyielding
support for Israel, his hate of Iran, and his unwavering support for spending
more money on the military. The man did an admirable job in Massachusetts. He
worked well with Democrats and instituted a landmark healthcare bill. You must
admire him for that. The schools performed well and he was somewhat of a
populist Governor. His father was somewhat of a populist, moderate.
Still today, he is under the far-right Republican
fold and you can't trust them to really do anything for the working-stiff in
America. He will also continue (like the Democrats) to dismantle unions.
Obama on the other hand, looks as if he is geared
towards the middle-class, but believe me... he isn't. He is still working for the
banks and the investment houses and the military-industrial-complex. He is
still working towards more military adventures in the world to institute
military superiority over it. He describes the United States as "The Indispensable
Nation", what does that mean? Who are we indispensable to? Can't other
nation's live without our interference? Are we "The Master Race"? What
baloney. This man is dangerous, and so are the people in his cabinet including
Hillary Clinton.
Clinton seems almost maniacal as she threatens other
nations to bend to our will. Still, you must remember that she can't do anything
that isn't authorized by the President, but that's for the next debate.
All of us must remember what Obama has done to the
Constitution. We must remember what he did in Libya, and now Syria. Take into
account his role in the economy where wages are still stagnant and the consumer
goods that are not being produced here. Of that, he said in tonight's debate,
that the work is low paying and menial and it is not what we want for our
workers. Tell that to the people out of work. It would be nice to see televisions,
washing machines, dryers, refrigerators and other large ticket items built here
with American craftsmanship.
These debates are dog and pony shows. Sure it was
interesting, and they fought like cats and dogs and both made good points. Obama came back and triumphed. Still, in real issues that affect real
Americans, nothing was said that we could sink our teeth into. Not really. They
both promised to drill more oil in Federal lands and open more "clean
coal plants" (if there ever was such a thing). They both will work to
get the Canadian-US Keystone XL Pipeline finished. Oh Boy!
Still, I can't really speak for you. When I see us
in the article I'm only speaking metaphorically. I would hope that someday it
will be all of us, but that isn't the case in the here and now. I can't wait
for part III.
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