I haven't read all your writings, so please forgive me if I misinterpret what has been said. But it sounds like to me that the three people's remarks I read believe that the evil in the world, that which jeapordizes our lifestyle, is some little crackpot nation far away. From what I've read (Hegemony or Survival by Chomsky, and A People's History of the US by Zinn), our government is the primary source of world strife, and has been for a long time. It's not just Bush. Compare the growth of the common person's wages/salaries to that of congressmen. Ours hasn't grown for 35 years (after inflation), theirs' has doubled, then doubled again. It's not about freedom versus terrorists, or black versus white, or the economy, or Democrats vs. Republicans, or any other thing that you mostly hear about on TV.
It's about rich vs. poor. You may have read on MSNBC recently about 952 documented lies told by Bush, Rice, Powell, and others to justify the war. Lies. Have you seen what oil companies profits have done since petroleum went way up? Have you seen the profits of defense companies since the war started? Did you know that we spend more on defense than (I think) than the rest of the world combined? Why? This war is all about money. Who do you think was behind 9/11? The terrorists? I don't. I think it was our administration. They wanted to keep us afraid so they could justify absurd defense spending so they and their buddies could make more money and have more power. They sponsored Hussein for heaven's sakes, let him ravage his own country, then hung him. Explain that logic.
The middle class, a phenomena unique to our society, is going away. Higher gas prices, tax breaks for the rich, etc. take our money. Social Security and Medicare are going away. Where's the money going? To the rich in big business and government.
Here's a quote you should consider. "Government is just a shadow of big business." Thanks for listening. Appreciated your comments.
Jack
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