YES! - This is "The Shock Doctrine" at work. Republicans are using the economic crisis to break public sector unions.
91%
NO! - We have a economic crisis and cut backs are necessary at all levels of government.
9%
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I am SO tired of living in fear of what these modern day Republican reactionaires are doing and what they are capable of doing. I am just sick of it....I know despair is not an option....but man it's tough sometimes just not giving up hope...it really is
It is tiring fighting for your sanity against the constant bombardment of propaganda. It would be easier to zone out and take the blue pill. But we took the red pile and see reality for what it is. Keep the faith that the long arc of history bends towards justice! Take part in bending that arc. I also suggest listening to "Tire Me" from Rage Against the Machine. It’s uplifting when you get tired of all the BS.
It's not just union busting they're doing. A few years ago my uncle, who had worked his whole life for good ol' Standard/Chevron oil, had his pension just taken away. They decided to just change the rules to suit their need for greed. Sadly, they really are completely out of touch with the common man and out of touch with their responsibility to humanity. How many thousands, hundreds of thousands, have paid a price for their greed and need for power. How many lives are lost, or put at risk for oil; how many family farms lost to corporate agri-business; how many homes lost to preditory banking practices? We keep repeating the same mistakes of history. It's time, this time, to perhaps do some major trust-busting on too big to fail, and make wall street rules stiffer, tougher and unchangeable. One thing we can do is get behind, support progressive congressional candidates and throw out the gridlock party. Another might be to send an onslot of posts to the Obama/whitehouse web to let the Bush tax cuts expire. Don't even give the republicans an inch on that 1. Keep up the good work - pushing back against money driven advertising and propaganda.