We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Obama Is Tip Of Wall Street Iceberg

Click here to access article by Allen L Roland from Veterans Today.
President Obama is in deep re-election trouble, for not only do the majority of Americans not trust the global elite and Wall Street but that mistrust also extends to Obama ~ whose re-election campaign pockets are lined with ongoing donations from his corporate base. In essence, American taxpayers are being ripped off by Wall Street and Obama is being paid off to look the other way.
It is becoming increasingly clear that wide sections of the US public is becoming thoroughly disenchanted with the Democratic party: these include students, young people, homeless, the unemployed, and wide sections of the working and middle classes. This article posted on a veteran's website suggests that veterans are likewise. It looks to me like the upcoming electoral circuses featuring featuring the elephants and the donkey will be just that to many Americans--a circus that is for entertainment only. Well, it's about time!