An edict from some CIA trained self-serving mini-me tyrant, in hopes of gaining favor with the PTB should Hillary win AND not be indicted;
A democratic underground that was amusing in how trolls organized and attacked everyone not on board with Hill and now, a kos like edict of its own;
A Twitter world which has never been more racist, sexist, anti-LGTB in its history;
Elections in our system are a very clever distraction from the "man behind the curtain" (actually a bad meme because it implies individual human acts replace systems forces). This has been demonstrated once more. Even Bernie was forced to play their game. He appears to have lost but illusions like that are based on lack of understanding.
Buy our car. It doesn't break down nearly as often as the other models.
Eat at our restaurant. People don't get food poisoning nearly as often here as that other place.
Our airplanes don't crash nearly as often as the other guy's.
Our bottled water is less contaminated than our competitors.
Sure you get salmonella with our soup, but the other company give you botulism.
Care to add some more?
One of my favorite political and just general life cartoonist.
WARNING! Some of his material may be offensive to those with delicate taste.
The plans to set us up for repression at the Philadelphia convention are all too transparent. Nevada was a first step. Having been a movement leader in 1968 I can see the similarities in the oligarchy's strategies but there are huge differences in the context.
Does that sound funny to you? Think about it. It has been happening for a long time for a lot of people in this country. Bernie has been energizing people who have stayed at home in the past because they see a real choice in him.
I learned something from President Obama that I shall never forget. I learned that I am not as smart as I think I am. I learned that I forget hard learned lessons. Let me explain.
Let's sum up, shall we?
The Democratic Party is dead to progressives. As Chomsky says, today's DP is full of moderate Republicans. As with top, my advice is grieve it, but leave it. Bernie will not be the nominee, even if Clinton is indicted.
The neolibs now clearly see the danger from the left. Smiling Joe Biden will get himself drafted or they'll nominate Nero's horse rather than accept Bernie. Say this to yourself: "The Democratic Party of my youth is dead. I accept this."
[Edit: Joe shikspack posted the link to his 2015 essay on a platform for a new progressive party.
http://caucus99percent.com/content/im-nobody-and-you-can-be-too-0
It makes for a great new party identity discussion at c99 meet-ups and so much more.
I recommend reading it.]
The way ahead is two-fold. More below.
Thanks for all the great responses to my blog about hope. I will never give up hope nor my way of viewing the world as a big interconnected system.
I wrote that blog because I was observing the inevitable workings of this sick system of ours. First let me remind you of the summary of our book:
I have virtually stopped writing and read less and less. I feel very alone. I am watching a system fall apart and as I watch the people in it seem to be engaged in even more theater than before.
This is not an election we are watching and maybe participating in. It does not even resemble an election. For years and years some of us have pointed out that our elections are a theater used by the oligarchy to narcotize a television watching audience.
Inspired by Bernie today... so I decided that it would be fun to think about the political parties and their various characteristics. I finally realized that they all have effects and general ways they make people react. Yes, they affect some people differently than others, but in the end, they all aim to alter your behavior and outlook.
The Political Parties and Persons are DRUGS. And it's pretty obvious which ones they are when you think about it.
