The Season of Hope – Saving the US from economic collapse

Reaganomics has destroyed the basic foundation of the US economy. The smoke and mirrors “Service Economy” has more leaks than a sieve. The Housing crisis and current credit crunch are just predecessors of other and more serious symptoms of failed economic policies forced on the United States over the last 30 years. Those in the Ivory towers are yelling, “Everything is fine, go out and buy more this Christmas.” When asked why so Polyannesque in chorus the words resound, “because I love America!”

Thus to love America is to turn a blind eye to the problems facing Americans. To love America is to rape and pillage the working class to favor the “institutions.” To love America is to allow our children to be poisoned and our troops to die in the name of corporate profits. To love America is to allow our fellow citizens to live on the streets or die of curable disease. To love America is to dedicate our existence to furthering the true masters of government, the financial institutions.

Those who love America will further cut interest rates in face of raging inflation and a falling dollar. They will bailout the speculative positions of the financials institutions with our tax dollars and they lead us into collapse. They will pass legislation with tax breaks for oil companies to keep us dependent on fossil fuels. They will fight every law to clean up tax law and eliminate the special treatment for the rich and powerful.

I guess I am not a good American. I want hope. I want a brighter future where individuals are respected and every child has the opportunity and the education to become what ever he wants, whether that be a plumber or president. I want a government that represents the people. I want a government that tells us the truth and takes on the real problems we face. We Americans will make sacrifices. We will use our ingenuity to find new fuel sources. We will gladly work in the fields on family farms. We will innovate and find ways for all to have healthcare.

While those in the Ivory Towers shout their rhetoric I listen for an alternative. We need change. It cannot come from the existing institutions. It can only come from the people. We must do this before we have a new version of Hooverville. Every city will have Reagan County with Bush1town, Clintontown, Bush2town, and Reagan Central. If this happens it will be too late to make changes. After years of dominating the world the world will attack our weakness and we will risk speaking some other language.

The voice of hope is silent. The voice of America has been gagged. This is who we are. This is our genetic makeup. We are not cattle for the slaughter. Christmas shopping is not the most important thing for us. We will prevail!