Some say don’t criticize our leaders or our system until we have a solution. Some say that there’s a simple answer to every problem…and that it’s always wrong. Some say that Obama had no choice, given Bush deficits and our manipulative media. They didn't make him appoint conservative ideologues to the deficit committee in January 2010. He chose to ignore the public option and the progressive budget solution . Will he sign onto the outsourcing corporate tax give-away? .
Is the conservative coalition of theological politics, the Roberts Court and the mass media permanently in control? We humans are hierarchical, often selfish and easily deceived; in the end we all die. Let’s take off our rose-colored glasses and talk about these big but not insoluble problems. The USSR went down without a violent revolution- distorted crony capitalism was waiting and took over. We must construct a new movement able to take advantage of any surprises. The rich will overreach. Increasing inequality will make our system less stable – the deal doesn't extend unemployment benefits. The poor will become poorer, pressure will build up….
Henry Ford and his capitalist peers of the 1920s understood that nobody could buy their products if 90% of the country were destitute. No longer: the top 1% are rich through inheritance or financialization; the few that do make consumer products have better prospects overseas. Globalization and financialization cut the ties between the richest and the other 98% of Americans.
Here's what I see...