Survivor, America
It seems that we, as a country, are on an episode of 'Survivor'. Are we in a reality show? Are we in a game? If so, are we winning? Obama is said to take the long view. But right wingers take the century long view. They make their alliances and toss other folks off the island. They are in full control of the media. They control the money. They decide what school books your kids are taught from. Most local and county boards are very right wing. Most school boards are very right wing. They have been taking control of the one thing we always counted on: the Supreme Court. Why does the right wing seem to always own the argument? Any argument! It seems that although we progressives and ordinary non political Americans believe that truth and goodness will prevail, double speak has come to fruition and George Orwell's vision is coming true. Just look at the way Bush named bills: Clear Skies Act (allows for more pollution), Healthy Forest Initiative (allows clear cutting forest land), and on and on. Whatever they say, believe the opposite. I know this might sound paranoid, but maybe they ARE out to get us.
The planning was started long ago. The structures for control have been built. The alliances have been forged. Now the inevitable push for control is being forced. Will it make the final breakthrough? Is it too late to stop this madness? Or is this just the last gasp of the old guard?
I sure hope thinking people can prevail! But we really have to open our eyes and truly see that our future is becoming less bright as each day turns into night. Unless we acknowledge that we have been too willing to believe that our fellow citizens are like us, and have not felt the need to protect ourselves from the insidious, that we are now vulnerable to this creeping evil called 'Republican'. When you have long serving Senators and Congressmen actually getting away with saying treasonous things (by their own definition), what else could they be?
Maybe Grover Norquist is telling the small fib. He really wants to drown Democracy in the bathtub. Not the government. When else have anti-government zealots been elected to government positions. They don't want to govern, they want to rule. To believe anything else is foolish. To believe that these tea baggers are only a small part of our great country is fine. But don't lose sight of the fact that a complacent citizenry is a requirement for dictatorship.
Think about other countries for a moment. As America took control of Iraq, long time neighbors were turned in as insurgents for money or spite. Homes were taken from those that didn't have the support of their own war lords. People were turned into refugees just because they had an education.
Evil starts with repression and ends with a form of slavery and or class systems that keep people in suffering. We are going backwards, not forward.
Pay attention. Start making lots and lots of noise. Let's shout these evil people down and don't let up. We must go hard and strong if we want to keep the demons at bay.
