Americans… We are so arrogant. So confident that we have the best country, the best people, the best government. We’re number One. USA! USA! USA! But increasingly, we don’t have a clue what we’re talking about. Objectively, America is hardly the best at anything anymore. Our education system sucks, our health care system is unaffordable, […]
Tag: Corporatocracy
Dear Bernie and Trump Supporters: Now that the Machine has Destroyed Your Candidates, What Will You Do?
The corrupt political machine which controls our elections has done an amazing job this season. It has masterfully executed its pre-election plan to have Hillary Clinton become President of the United States – this in spite of the unprecedented and unanticipated challenges posed by the Sanders and Trump campaigns. But in spite of all of the Bernie and Trump drama… it was […]
Don’t Be Fooled by the Strawman
Remember when John McCain was supposed to be a viable Presidential candidate? Or how about Mit Romney… remember when he was considered a legitimate contender for the oval office? Somehow in both cases, these two Republican politicians were presented to us as valid Presidential candidates… right up until election day. After that, it became obvious that they were deeply […]
Propaganda, Programming and Elections
One of the central tenets of the neo-revolutionist point of view is the assertion that the American people suffer under one of the most powerful and pernicious propaganda machines in the history of the world. This is because the same billionaires, bankers and corporations who own now own and control our government – also own and control […]
Democrat Senators who voted for TPP Fast Track
Democrats. They are the ones who are supposed to support normal, working class people. But here are 13 Democratic Senators who all voted to fast track the Trans Pacific Partnership – essentially paving the way for this job killing, multi-national corporate power grab to be approved by congress, without giving the American people the chance […]
7 Things REALLY Wrong with America
“The price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilence.” – Thomas Jefferson – Many people become uncomfortable when anyone criticizes their country. Patriotism, to them, means accepting whatever your country does… period. “My country, right or wrong” is the best expression of this blinkered kind of patriotism. But such simple-minded, blind faith has had a down side, […]