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

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Fiscal Cliff Scare Talk Follows Shock Doctrine Script

Click here to access article by Dave Johnson from Campaign for America’s Future.
All of the people who had been hysterical about the budget deficit "crisis" are now hysterical that taxes will go up and spending will go down. Go figure. 
Well, of course, they are specifically concerned about spending cuts in support of the US Empire's military adventures around the world. Because Social Security surplus contributions by workers will soon no longer provide a source of revenue for military spending, they want to cut it. (See this)