HouDecides08's Blog

Ok, who took this picture of me at 1:00 this morning??

Citizens have been so heavily depoliticized over the years by this nation's "democracy," that we are conditioned to believe we are experiencing some sort of meaningful process here. The United States is a failed states, ladies and gentlemen. In the US the defense industry is THE largest industry...it is (barely) holding together our economy. How sad no one heeded Eisenhower's advice about the military industrial complex. Here we have George Bush COMMENDING telecom companies for ILLEGALLY giving out YOUR private information..but he promised them the government would take the fall, but we're not at that point yet.

So yeah all this pseudo-politicking has me pretty damn burnt-out. It's all so manipulative and FOX loves every disenfranchising moment of it.

I can be a little long-winded, but such a loaded statement deserves an appropriate treatment.

Sure, I guess you are suggesting that a time like this is a good time to propose and get people to talk about all kinds of proposals. There are a lot of ideas being thrown around, as this is a campaign for change, so why not try to make some real change in the political and economic system by doing a little organizing. I like that, very true.

On the other hand, you could be suggesting that a merit of this political system is that we have a lot to talk about. That would be like saying high profile murders are good because people have something to talk about. I exaggerate, but the point is, what people talk about is important. If it's about real issues, and the best way to address those issues, then that is a democracy. If it's about how "experienced" one candidate is and how "idealistic" the other is, without solid evidence backing that up and proposals that will solve the root causes of our flawed education system, the collapsing economy, our anemic environment, our dwindling natural resources, our needlessly stressful lives, the lack of communal stability, our rampant population growth - then thats something other than democracy

The problems are all tied together. Our economy's profit first, society second approach is destroying us. Our system allows for too much concentration of power. Most, if not all, social movements have involved, directly or indirectly, more equally distributing power. From kings, to nobleman, to parliaments, to full-fledged democracies, then slaver

You confuse me with a democrat. The democratic and republican parties are both feuding sections of the business party. The Protect America Act is another case of the government illegitimately expanding its powers. The ability to watch someone without a warrant, or with minimal oversight, was done away with because it leaves too much power to too few people, allowing the government to plot against anyone who wants to radically change the government, even if its peacefully. When the government demands greater transparency from its population that it itself is unwilling admit, the phrase, "a government by the for the people," is rendered meaningless.

Just because I say Bush commended the telecoms, doesn't mean he was alone responsible. I don't much like Pelosi either, but they all take much too many vacations.

txstar, why do you think terrorism exists? And how do you propose to stop it?

The developed world's imperialist and exploitative policies have created a world where an extreme ideology offers the most attractive avenue for change and empowerment for people. Those who are completely disenfranchised and perpetually down-trodden, tend to engage in extremist thinking of some kind, usually religious.

Not to say there isn't a level of individual responsibility, but you have to admit that different environments tend to produce certain kinds of effects. These tendencies are products of structural deficiencies in our economies.

It's always good to look at all the causes, leads to better solutions.

Our economy may be better than many others, but it is resting o