Perhaps this election will serve to begin the process of opening our
eyes to the truth that we are now, and have always been the Evil
Empire.
Like the wolf in sheep's clothing, the American Empire dressed in the
clothing of democracy, a Republic of the people by the people and for
the people. And the Empire's ruling class sold their Fairy Tale to
the people. They have given us a dream world, a myth, a fantasy, a
Never Never Land, a Land of Oz with every town an Emerald City. Hide
the slums, ignore the crumbling infrastructure, hold colorful parades
with marching bands and flags and big balloons. Let our eyes be
clouded over by pink, fluffy cotton candy and whirling birds on the
ends of sticks. "Ladies and gents! Come one, come all. See the
majestic elephants, the pretty girls, the funny clowns and the
prancing horses." And we are dragged by the nose past the dark alley
where all of the "freaks"and misfits live and work.
We want so badly to believe we are something that we are not. We want
to believe that we have great personal freedom, that we are safe
behind our well guarded borders, that we are loved by our friends
around the world. But finally the curtain begins to open and the
monster is seen for what it is. Our sins, like the hens, have come
home to roost.
Carl Jarvis
On 11/6/14, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@optonline.net> wrote:
>> Do you really think it's asking too much to ask that social security and
>> medicare benefits not be cut and that our government and business leaders
>> take the future of humankind on this planet into account when proposing
>> pipelines and increased oil drilling? Are you suggesting that these
>> kinds
>> of concerns are unreasonable and that there's a realistic compromise that
>> can be made when considering them?
>>
>> Miriam
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blind-Democracy [mailto:blind-democracy-bounces@octothorp.org] On
>> Behalf Of ted chittenden
>> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 10:47 AM
>> To: Blind Democracy Discussion List
>> Subject: RE: Election Night
>>
>> If you want it all, then you're going to be lost whether you sit or
>> fight.
>> However, if you do fight, some crumbs may be thrown your way.
>> --
>> Ted Chittenden
>>
>> Every story has at least two sides if not more.
>> ---- Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@optonline.net> wrote:
>> I don't know how we can insist on anything. However, the political
>> columnist from the Nation said yesterday, that activists will have to
>> fight
>> hard because all of the issues; social security, medicare, the pipeline,
>> Obama will go ahead with all of them with congress now unless people
>> fight
>> back. Now I remember his name, John Nichols. He said that if we just sit
>> back now and let it all happen, we're lost.
>>
>> Miriam
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blind-Democracy [mailto:blind-democracy-bounces@octothorp.org] On
>> Behalf Of Bob Hachey
>> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 2:32 AM
>> To: 'Blind Democracy Discussion List'
>> Subject: RE: Election Night
>>
>> IF the conservatives want corporate tax reform or reductions, we should
>> insist upon minimum wage hikes.
>> Also, seems that both sides could agree on Glass-steagall.
>> But, you are correct in that we will se more of the same trend that's
>> been
>> plaguing us for 25 or 30 years.
>> WE did get localized minimum wage increases.
>> Bob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blind-Democracy [mailto:blind-democracy-bounces@octothorp.org] On
>> Behalf Of Miriam Vieni
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 6:35 PM
>> To: 'Blind Democracy Discussion List'
>> Subject: RE: Election Night
>>
>> Well, it is making me ill. I listened to NPR just now as Nina Totenberg
>> cheerfully talked about how the president and congress can at least agree
>> on
>> trade and some corporate tax reform. She and the others were going on and
>> on
>> about how nice it will be if they all agree to get something done. Well,
>> no,
>> it won't be nice unless the something they agree to do benefits real
>> people.
>> Trade? That means all the trade agreements. We should be happy that
>> they'll
>> agree to pass them because that means they're doing something rather than
>> nothing?
>>
>> Miriam
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blind-Democracy [mailto:blind-democracy-bounces@octothorp.org] On
>> Behalf Of Bob Hachey
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 5:41 PM
>> To: 'Blind Democracy Discussion List'
>> Subject: RE: Election Night
>>
>> Hi Miriam,
>> A few reasons why the Republicans shouldn't celebrate too much over
>> taking
>> control of the Senate.
>> 1. Now they have to do more than chirp about what's wrong with Obama.
>> And,
>> if they do lots of impeachment and Gestapo-style oversight hearings that
>> will bite them in 2016.
>> 2. IN 2014, most of the seats up for grabs were held by Democrats. In
>> 2016,
>> most are held by Republicans.
>> One thing that is disturbing here. Seems like the pendulum keeps swinging
>> back and forth every two years but we get no real progress on economic
>> issues like better wages. Also, we are acting more and more like an evil
>> empire as time goes buy.
>> Seems like maybe this is all part of the larger plan being controlled by
>> the
>> ruling class. Massachusetts now has a Republican governor, Charlie Baker.
>> I've dudubbed him the OIC. That is, the Outsourcer In Chief.
>> WE are one of the few states whose entire Congressional delegation is
>> Democratic.
>> Bob Hachey
>>
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