Whatever are we to do?

it's the question asked by the movie, lions for lambs... what are we willing to stand for...?

The question now is what are the American people willing to do to assure that what is truly in the best interests of the nation will prevail? Will they continue to be manipulated by the fear which has been the basis of the Bush/Cheney mode of governance? Will they continue to act as obedient puppets as it becomes harder and harder to earn a living and raise a family in an economy throttled by debt and a declining standard of living? Will they simply vote for whom they are told to support by the media and the pollsters? Or will some decide that enough is enough and resolve to take America back in 2008?

But even if they do, can they succeed?

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Can anything be done? Of course. The underlying problem is that the power and wealth acquired by the U.S. after World War II has eroded - has perhaps been squandered - as the rest of the world has grown up. Certainly, if the right people were in charge the U.S. could accept the inevitable, rebuild its failed domestic economy on democratic principles, and assume its rightful place as one of several major world powers, with the responsibility this would entail. Instead, we have been trying to hold onto what has slipped away by a continued resort to financial aggression combined with force of arms, rather than altruistic action based on enlightened ideals.

It's a failed mission. What has happened to America in the last decade is turning into the greatest tragedy of modern history.

And what can ordinary people do while all this is unfolding? The best advice seems to be not to try to hoard paper assets, which the elite are able easily to manipulate or devalue. It's to get out of debt, hone our manual skills, invest in a small business, grow our own food, stay positive, help others, work hard, eschew the consumption lifestyle, pray and meditate, be sober, and learn to think for ourselves. We might try to work within the political system if we can and want to, but should not count on easy successes, because, as the man said, "It's a hard rain's gonna fall."

the author of the above, richard cook, sees a "hard rain..." i can certainly see how he would think that, but i think it could just as easily go the other way... i may be guilty of totally unfounded optimism, but i just so happen to believe that something major is going to happen that will result in an amazing change for the better... why do i think that...? ya know, i honestly can't say... it's just a feeling i have... and, hey... i'm just as entitled to predict good stuff as someone else is to predict bad stuff...

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