Don't lose sight of the bigger picture...
there are so many things going on and such temptation to shift focus every time something new hits the fan, that we tend to lose sight of the bigger pattern... it's critical to keep bushco and the r's ultimate goals in mind... without doing that, the systemic nature of their assault on the foundations of this country cannot be seen and thus can't be forcefully addressed...
bushco's aim is nothing less than the complete evisceration of the federal government - social programs, transfer programs, regulatory programs, oversight programs, custodial programs, environmental programs, everything except the military... the bankrupting of the treasury that has been underway for nearly five years will virtually assure the achievement of that goal and open the door for a return to the robber baron era in full, rather than the pale imitation we've seen since the fdr era (sarcasm intended)... tossing billions into iraq and now into the katrina recovery effort will only accelerate what is already close to reality...
closely allied with the deconstruction of the federal government is the establishment of the mechanisms of social control based on fundamentalist christian ideology and "effective response" to terrorism a la the patriot act - suspension of geneva protections, holding detainees without providing justification, no-fly lists, etc... as an example, the move to allow a presidential declaration of martial law has picked up momentum as an outgrowth of katrina...
we are in deep, deep shit, my friends, and unless an eye is kept trained on the bigger picture, we are vulnerable on every front... Submit To Propeller
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bushco's aim is nothing less than the complete evisceration of the federal government - social programs, transfer programs, regulatory programs, oversight programs, custodial programs, environmental programs, everything except the military... the bankrupting of the treasury that has been underway for nearly five years will virtually assure the achievement of that goal and open the door for a return to the robber baron era in full, rather than the pale imitation we've seen since the fdr era (sarcasm intended)... tossing billions into iraq and now into the katrina recovery effort will only accelerate what is already close to reality...
closely allied with the deconstruction of the federal government is the establishment of the mechanisms of social control based on fundamentalist christian ideology and "effective response" to terrorism a la the patriot act - suspension of geneva protections, holding detainees without providing justification, no-fly lists, etc... as an example, the move to allow a presidential declaration of martial law has picked up momentum as an outgrowth of katrina...
we are in deep, deep shit, my friends, and unless an eye is kept trained on the bigger picture, we are vulnerable on every front... Submit To Propeller
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posted by profmarcus at
9/17/2005
