A Better Government for All
As the Trump disaster slams home to all but the die-hard conservative thinking voters there is a growing movement among the nation’s working class that there must be a major change in not only the failed election process, but also in the way our government does its business. The words Republican and Democrat have both become symbols of sold-out leadership. The people are calling for change . . . but to what?
Some are going so far as to think complete anarchy might be better than what we have . . . which has been well described as oligarchy. While they are extreme opposites in terms of governance, anarchy is not a good idea for a world as populated as ours. Anarchy means absence of government. Even in the United States history has proven there must be a rule of law just to maintain order.
The problem in the United States has been that the Capitalistic system we have lived under for so long has been so skillfully manipulated by the power brokers that it is now out of control. It has developed into a feudal system much resembling what existed in Europe when people were driven to the New World to seek a better way of life. Under that old system the monarchy owned everything and ruled the land, and the people were identified as serfs . . . or slaves that worked long grueling hours for minimal sustenance.
Because big corporations control the media and now even the Internet, the people are being carefully programmed to believe that the American Dream still exists. This concept, that anyone can get a college education, land a good job, work hard and advance up the ranks to have a nice home and a good life, is no longer true. The growing number of homeless people and empty homes, rusting infrastructure and crumbling roads dotting the nation are a bitter example of a failed system that desperately needs to be fixed.
The voters had a chance to make an important change when Independent Senator Bernie Sanders sought the presidency under the Democratic flag in 2016. Bernie proposed a Democratic Socialist agenda that promised jobs and health care for all. But his campaign was skillfully undermined by the Clinton machine and Democratic Party that was loathe to swing that far into a socialist system. It is obvious that because of the big money pouring into the Clinton campaign from corporate interests, the entire party no longer represented the working class like it once did.
Sanders offered a very good idea . . . a platform that would have benefited a majority of Americans. But they were so turned away by the campaign that year that most registered voters were too disgusted to even show up at the polls. The result was Trump, which has turned out to be good for big business, but very bad for the poor and working class. The Trump Administration immediately went to work tearing down the fabric of socialism that has been slowly creeping into the American system since the days of the Great Depression. Thus instead of making things better, voters put a program in place that is turning to the extreme opposite.
There is even talk now of “delaying” the 2020 presidential election because Trump says he does not trust the true registration of voters throughout the nation. If he gets away with that, the people may be robbed of any chance to boot this terrible man out of office. He will have in one term, turned a democratic government into a dictatorship.
Without a vote, the options left to the public are dark and possibly very bloody. They would be faced with a need for total revolution or submit to whatever is dealt them by “big Donald” and his daily tweets.
In the meantime women all across the United States and around the world are banding together in a collective movement to demand fair treatment involving pregnancies, abortions and medical care. They also want equal pay as their male counterparts on the jobs they hold. Their banner has been easy to spot. They wear pink hats when they march.
And writer Jefferson Morley in a recent article for AlterNet noted that the Democratic Socialists for America has been gathering strength. Their ranks grew from 800 delegates expected for last weekend’s annual convention at University of Illinois campus, Chicago, to more than four times that many. The party has grown from 6,500 members to 24,000 just since Trump won the presidency. The group boasts 150 chapters in 48 states and is growing fast.
And not to be overlooked is the newly created Pirate Party, which was founded in Sweden in 2006 and has been growing with new chapters established in the United States and Germany, plus numerous other nations throughout the world. In 2010 Pirate Party International was founded in Belgium. At last count its statues have been adopted by 22 national pirate parties.
There also has emerged an international association of pirates calling itself Pirates Without Borders. This group is seeking a global cooperation in pressing for world-wide democratic governments, international trade agreements and what appears to be a movement toward a one-world democratic system of human governing that is building from the ground-up.
With a name like Pirate Party, the organization sounds somewhat ominous. It is comprised mostly of young voters who are upset about the Socialistic system operating under the hands of older elected officials in tired governmental cavities, unwilling to change with the times. The party is a resistance to big corporate and big bank enforcement of controls on the Internet, copyright and patent laws, freedom of expression, communication, education and a respect of citizen civil rights and privacy.
Other common goals include an acceptance of ethnicity, racial origin, gender and religious beliefs, direct democracy without financial controls, and economic freedom from the control of special banking interests.
And that just about sums up the interests of the U.S. working class and retired elderly citizens. We might suggest that the Democratic Socialists get in partnership with the U.S. Pirate Party and stand in strength against the tired old political platforms that have remained in power too long. It may be too early for such a union to make a big difference in the 2018 mid-term elections, but by 2020 there is a potential here for a powerful enough vote to make a big difference.
And for the record, the propaganda has been working hard to make people believe the world is running out of resources and that a socialist system, designed to share the wealth equally, would be doomed to failure. This has been a huge lie designed to help maintain the Capitalist system. Statistically it is proven there is more than enough for everyone.
As the Trump disaster slams home to all but the die-hard conservative thinking voters there is a growing movement among the nation’s working class that there must be a major change in not only the failed election process, but also in the way our government does its business. The words Republican and Democrat have both become symbols of sold-out leadership. The people are calling for change . . . but to what?
Some are going so far as to think complete anarchy might be better than what we have . . . which has been well described as oligarchy. While they are extreme opposites in terms of governance, anarchy is not a good idea for a world as populated as ours. Anarchy means absence of government. Even in the United States history has proven there must be a rule of law just to maintain order.
The problem in the United States has been that the Capitalistic system we have lived under for so long has been so skillfully manipulated by the power brokers that it is now out of control. It has developed into a feudal system much resembling what existed in Europe when people were driven to the New World to seek a better way of life. Under that old system the monarchy owned everything and ruled the land, and the people were identified as serfs . . . or slaves that worked long grueling hours for minimal sustenance.
Because big corporations control the media and now even the Internet, the people are being carefully programmed to believe that the American Dream still exists. This concept, that anyone can get a college education, land a good job, work hard and advance up the ranks to have a nice home and a good life, is no longer true. The growing number of homeless people and empty homes, rusting infrastructure and crumbling roads dotting the nation are a bitter example of a failed system that desperately needs to be fixed.
The voters had a chance to make an important change when Independent Senator Bernie Sanders sought the presidency under the Democratic flag in 2016. Bernie proposed a Democratic Socialist agenda that promised jobs and health care for all. But his campaign was skillfully undermined by the Clinton machine and Democratic Party that was loathe to swing that far into a socialist system. It is obvious that because of the big money pouring into the Clinton campaign from corporate interests, the entire party no longer represented the working class like it once did.
Sanders offered a very good idea . . . a platform that would have benefited a majority of Americans. But they were so turned away by the campaign that year that most registered voters were too disgusted to even show up at the polls. The result was Trump, which has turned out to be good for big business, but very bad for the poor and working class. The Trump Administration immediately went to work tearing down the fabric of socialism that has been slowly creeping into the American system since the days of the Great Depression. Thus instead of making things better, voters put a program in place that is turning to the extreme opposite.
There is even talk now of “delaying” the 2020 presidential election because Trump says he does not trust the true registration of voters throughout the nation. If he gets away with that, the people may be robbed of any chance to boot this terrible man out of office. He will have in one term, turned a democratic government into a dictatorship.
Without a vote, the options left to the public are dark and possibly very bloody. They would be faced with a need for total revolution or submit to whatever is dealt them by “big Donald” and his daily tweets.
In the meantime women all across the United States and around the world are banding together in a collective movement to demand fair treatment involving pregnancies, abortions and medical care. They also want equal pay as their male counterparts on the jobs they hold. Their banner has been easy to spot. They wear pink hats when they march.
And writer Jefferson Morley in a recent article for AlterNet noted that the Democratic Socialists for America has been gathering strength. Their ranks grew from 800 delegates expected for last weekend’s annual convention at University of Illinois campus, Chicago, to more than four times that many. The party has grown from 6,500 members to 24,000 just since Trump won the presidency. The group boasts 150 chapters in 48 states and is growing fast.
And not to be overlooked is the newly created Pirate Party, which was founded in Sweden in 2006 and has been growing with new chapters established in the United States and Germany, plus numerous other nations throughout the world. In 2010 Pirate Party International was founded in Belgium. At last count its statues have been adopted by 22 national pirate parties.
There also has emerged an international association of pirates calling itself Pirates Without Borders. This group is seeking a global cooperation in pressing for world-wide democratic governments, international trade agreements and what appears to be a movement toward a one-world democratic system of human governing that is building from the ground-up.
With a name like Pirate Party, the organization sounds somewhat ominous. It is comprised mostly of young voters who are upset about the Socialistic system operating under the hands of older elected officials in tired governmental cavities, unwilling to change with the times. The party is a resistance to big corporate and big bank enforcement of controls on the Internet, copyright and patent laws, freedom of expression, communication, education and a respect of citizen civil rights and privacy.
Other common goals include an acceptance of ethnicity, racial origin, gender and religious beliefs, direct democracy without financial controls, and economic freedom from the control of special banking interests.
And that just about sums up the interests of the U.S. working class and retired elderly citizens. We might suggest that the Democratic Socialists get in partnership with the U.S. Pirate Party and stand in strength against the tired old political platforms that have remained in power too long. It may be too early for such a union to make a big difference in the 2018 mid-term elections, but by 2020 there is a potential here for a powerful enough vote to make a big difference.
And for the record, the propaganda has been working hard to make people believe the world is running out of resources and that a socialist system, designed to share the wealth equally, would be doomed to failure. This has been a huge lie designed to help maintain the Capitalist system. Statistically it is proven there is more than enough for everyone.