So, is there anything constructive we can do that might help tilt the balance of power behind the class war of the filthy rich against the rest of us? Or is democracy over? Is the idealism of America finally bagged and trashed and currently rotting on the ash heap of history? Is there any real hope one can have?
For indeed hope is hard to find these days. Whether one becomes absorbed in the politics of health care or financial reform, we all know it's just smoke and mirrors. There will be some small, good and decent crumbs thrown to the masses, but in the real world, both efforts at reform will strengthen corporate power and the fatty cash deposits of the obese. Our times are governed by the politics of betrayal with every indication that the endgame will be a military dictatorship either imposed, or, more probably, elected by a bewildered, fear-soaked populace. After all, in a time of chaos when every institution crumbles, who best to create law and order and cultural discipline than the military? And if the military is backed by a goodly religious cry for personal character, like honor and duty with loyalty toward flag and faith