Conclusion
As an American, I am appalled at the domestic and foreign policies of my own country. While the revolution ultimately needs to be an international, or even transnational movement, Americans probably need to begin with a focus on what is happening here at home. We need to view who we are and who we might become in a new way. At this point the United States is a plague to all the nations of the earth. That need not be. We, as a nation, can become a blessing both to ourselves and others. But in order to do so, we must revolutionize our individual and our collective minds. This revolution can and must begin now. Some groups and individuals are already at work; many are doing courageous and creative work, but the efforts being made are too few, and in general too timid. The ideas that support the current hegemony of the 1% should be attacked with all the aggressiveness that we can muster, and they must be attacked publicly where the people live. As the mind of the American people changes, the possibilities for a fuller implementation of the values that most of us adhere to, becomes possible. I refer to the values of equity, democracy and freedom.
It should be emphasized that the proposals put forth here are not untested or extremist ideas. Most of the economic ideas have been implemented to one degree or another in the United States throughout its history. Almost all of these ideas have been successfully applied in the Scandinavian countries which ha s led to their being some of the most successful societies on earth. Nor are we talking about ideas that limit individual freedom. Indeed, individual freedom is facilitated by a greater sharing of the wealth. How useful is it, for example , to tell a person "you are free to do as you please. Here's how you can make $1.75 a day (working long hours) to pursue your dreams."
It is the neo-liberal agenda that is extremist. The criminals who have gained control of this country, and of the world in general, are taking us into extremely dangerous waters for the sole purpose of gaining quick profits for the already rich.
I remain highly skeptical about the ability of the human race to survive. If we are irrevocably destined to go the way of the dinosaurs, very little will have been lost by making an effort create a social order in which both the resources for satisfying life, and the decision making processes that guide the culture are equitably shared. If, however, there is a possibility that somehow, by the skin of our teeth, we might pull through these highly dangerous times, and we have not made the effort to bring a more viable social order into existence, then a great deal will have been lost. Therefore I believe that we should place our hope in what appears at this point to be improbable -- that we do not simply eliminate ourselves as a species. If we are willing to hope against the odds, we will need to engage the enemy in a struggle on the only battlefield where we are likely to prevail -- the battlefield of mind. If we win on this battlefield, the guns and bombs of the elite will not be able to prevent the transformation of the world into a viable society in which resources and decision-making is equitably distributed.
1. http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-federal-reserve-cartel-the-eight-families/25080
3. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/31/opinion/russias-oligarchy-alive-and-well.html?_r=1
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