I expect another generation of young people will be scammed by the greed mantra of Republicians. Eventhough massive numbers of young people are unemployed, have large student loans, and no health insurance they will conclude Republicians have answers or become indifferent, thereby, casting their vote for evil.
However, like all scams the consequences for believing is severe. These young people will only have the advantage of youth for a short while. Then they will be looking at unemployment, poverty, and homelessness at an even faster rate than their parents.
40% of the current employed are long term unemployed who will NEVER recover. NEVER. It will get worse, much worse. With the current America economic system nothing will improve — only more people will enter the long term unemployed. This is the future for the young but it gets even worse.
As more of the population requires government assistance it will put pressure on the people left. This, in turn, will cause more failures. It a cycle that has no good conclusion. Only massive dispair and pain. This is the future for the young and Republicians will convince them they can be the exception. But for every person who suceeds there will be dozens who won’t.
America is different and the model doesn’t work any more. People are not as essential for production but vital for consumption. Technology will continue to obsolete people. So, without earnings the ability to consume is diminished. Plus, there will be no borrowing their way out of it because the debt burden is crushing already.
Then you have planet problems like terrorism, nuclear states, and global warming. Young people should hope for a global catastrophy that might lead to a wake up call. Apart from that they are doomed and it will make current problems seen mild. There is no status quo and no hope for the future — only levels of dispair.
America is doomed.
For just $350,000 in campaign contributions, you can get $112,000,000 in no-bid contracts. And the best part, there is no Ethics violations. This is just business as usual in the corruption of Washington DC. It is also great that both Republicans and Democrats participate — it is a bipartisan giveaway to get paltry campaign contributions. These scammers are definitely the second team — making so little on what they give away — only 0.3% kickback. I’m sure the greedy bankers could do better. Or the Supremo crooks at Goldman Sachs wouldn’t even bother for such pennies.
America is doomed.
The history of America is filled with acts on non-violent civil disobedience to draw attention to injustice. America is crippled right now — not able to solve even serious problems like unemployment, health care, and homelessness. Elected representatives are doing little to solve any problem — many elected representatives are actively roadblocks in front of any progress. I have signed petitions, called my representatives, written letters, and many other things. None of this makes any difference.
Remember the movie Network when people just opened their windows and said, “I’m mad as hell and not going to take it any more!”. Maybe it is trashing up your city? Maybe it is picketing on public streets? Marches on Washington DC by the unemployed? Maybe it is a million other things that I can’t even imagine! There has to be something America can do to get the attention of the people who can fix some of the problems. Nothing is going to happen in America until millions and millions of people make it clear just how upset they are and how broken America is. Time is running out for America.
America is doomed.
As Senator Bunning blocks the Senate from acting on extending unemployment benefits to 1.2 million Americans, he declares “TOUGH SHIT” for the unemployment. Way to go — Kentucky — with your 10.7% unemployment rate. You have quite a catch in Senator Bunning, aka Senator Butthole.
America. Could there be anything clearer about Republicans? They have no EMPATHY — none. They love the money — PATHOLOGICALLY love the money. They are diseased and impaired. They are mentally ill that their love of money is so profound — that it is more important than human suffering, even the suffering of families and children. Bunning is disgusting, depraved, and evil — Adolf Hitler evil. Something is wrong with this person — brain-dead wrong.
Will other Republicans come out and criticize Bunning for blocking the unemployment benefit extension? I doubt it. And EVERYBODY who fails to criticize Senator Butthole is part of the same bankrupt, philosophical, money grubbing ideology. They are are scum at the bottom on a pool of corruption that is America. And yes, Butthole is just one of the despicable people who are in the US Senate and Congress. May this fucking scum rot in hell.
America is doomed.
America is NOT a democracy, at least not any more. Perhaps, it was at one time but what does it matter? We live in the present and look toward the future — not the past contrary to what the ‘America is a christian nation’ crown seem to thing. As it is makes any difference what some dead white men, aka Founding Fathers — no Mothers please, meant when the Constitution was ratified. In any case, those people would not recognize the America of today — blacks and women are voting but nobody’s vote really counts. Power and money is the only ballot in this America.
The power in the country doesn’t even believe in democracy. Have you noticed the phase ‘a simple majority’ — it isn’t a simply majority — it is a MAJORITY. That is nothing simple about it. A MAJORITY is never diminished or qualified — it is a MAJORITY. Democracy is based on a MAJORITY, not a super majority or another else. MAJORITY rules — not in America: rich minority rules.
But it today’s America, MAJORITY means NOTHING. It doesn’t matter if a MAJORITY of the citizens or even a MAJORITY of their elected representative want something. It only matters what a very small rich, greedy, privileged minority wants. And as history has shown repeatedly, the small powerful minority will only relinquish power through force by the will of a extremely pissed off MAJORITY.
In California, elections are farcical. For example, in the upcoming 2010 elections there will be a series of ballot initiatives that will appear on the ballots. These are not what citizens want; instead, they are what a small number of powerful and rich people pay people to collect signatures on. These people will do anything they have to, including falsifying signatures, to get the requisite signatures to qualify for a ballot measure. These people are trying to work to pay for their families. Then, the privileged rich class will flood the media with all sorts of nonsense and misleading ads to get people to vote for the measures. This is how Proposition 8 was DEFEATED in California by the wacko religious crown — the population was manipulated into submission. Plus, non-Presidential elections are a great time to get some stupid piece of shit passed.
But California is hardly the only states that is unable to hold fair elections. How about Florida? Ohio? Or one of the countless other states where there are corrupt election officials that purge voter roles. I am certain elections are literally rigged with the paperless and audit-less voting machines — made by a bunch of rich people. Yes, the Founders would be proud — they would demand to know when the country was overtaken!
The founder never foresaw corporations controlling the country — or how our politicians would be just puppets in the hands of their corporate overlords. The founders would be shocked that there are eight Health Insurance Lobbyists for each member of Congress. Seems a bit much to me since at least half of the Congress couldn’t be more in bed with health insurance companies if they tried.
The next time you hear about America being a Democracy — just laugh and ask the person what America they talking about. Certainly, not the America of the Blair House today. Certainly not the America of the US Senate. This is some make believe America — something you tell children who are too young to understand the shocking truth that America is a cesspool of corruption where democracy is just a myth.
America is doomed.
