YES! We have to stand together to take back our democracy!
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Thom's Blog Is On the Move
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Hello All
Thom's blog in this space and moving to a new home.
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At Mondragon - both the mountain and the cooperative city - in Spain (written about in "Threshold" book)
From The Thom Hartmann Reader:
"With the ever-growing influence of corporate CEOs and their right-wing allies in all aspects of American life, Hartmann’s work is more relevant than ever. Throughout his career, Hartmann has spoken compellingly about the value of people-centered democracy and the challenges that millions of ordinary Americans face today as a result of a dogma dedicated to putting profit above all else. This collection is a rousing call for Americans to work together and put people first again."
From Screwed:
"Hartmann speaks with the straight talking clarity and brilliance of a modern day Tom Paine as he exposes the intentional and systematic destruction of America’s middle class by an alliance of political con artists and outlines a program to restore it. This is Hartmann at his best. Essential reading for those interested in restoring the institution that made America the envy of the world."
From Screwed:
"Thom Hartmann’s book explains in simple language and with concrete research the details of the Neo-con’s war against the American middle class. It proves what many have intuited and serves to remind us that without a healthy, employed, and vital middle class, America is no more than the richest Third World country on the planet."
We need to stop voting for either party. They are the SAME party! Both work for the interests of their donating constituency and NOT the interest of their voting constituency.
They (GOP and Dem) are both right-wing corporate shills. We ALL need to vote for other parties/people.
We do have an opportunity here to reach out and discuss this ongoing corporate takeover. Those who continue to vote for less government, deregulation and support laws that interfer with our private lives are only falling into the trap that the Corporations have built for you. All our politicians are not corrupt show me where Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley, Elizabeth Warren, Peter DeFazio, Al Franken and the like have failed us as miserably as the Republican Party? The GOP have clearly taken the side of the almighty dollar and many people will do and say anything for money. They constantly push for more corporate power while removing those pesky safety standards that keep our air water and food supply healthy. They enjoy the same roads bridges airports etc as we do but the thing is we paid our taxes to have them. These 'legal' tax evaders believe they are above the law and above the little people that not only made them rich but continue to do so, these corporations are the true welfare receipients but they along with the GOP have skillfully divided us where we do not discuss the facts but call each other names while both parties thinking the other is lacking in intelligence. If we can get all voters on the same page we will be able to turn this around.
In my personal opinion of getting rid of both parties, I feel that will not happen in my lifetime and it only gives votes to the party you like least. The odds of any green party or any other party being part of the game is very slim. Don't waste your vote, Republicans count on it and so do the corporations pulling their strings.
I disagree, we must not vote for either Dem or GOP any longer, simply because we feel hopeless. If the majority of people vote for other parties/people we CAN effect change within the parameters of the existing political system. The two parties rely on apathy and ignorance to remain in power. They offer NO significant substantive differentiation. The differences are cosmetic leaving us no choice. Without chioce there is NO freedom. We must vote for other parties/people, only in that way is our "vote" not wasted.
Warren, is an exception.
But Democrats do not even argue for FAIR taxation, the two parties only debate how much the 1% should NOT pay. They argue whether it should be a 20% a 30% a 40% or an X% tax cut. Both parties are privatizing profit and socializing debt. WORKING Americans are stuck with proportionately much higher tax burdens, while the idle and unproductive are given a "free" ride in our society.
Good ole "Maggie" Thatcher got it wrong. Lets correct her posthumously;
"The problem with capitalism is that eventually you run out of other peoples money"
(I do agree with the other parts of your post)
Reality check...... Because you did not vote intelligently, we are in this fix. Grow up, deal with it, do something about it. excuses, do not solve issues. The GOP totally created this mess, fiqure out how to fix it. And don't complain, because your life sucks because of your attitude.