Self-preservation
tempers sincerity.
The
War Lovers:
After 15 years of nearly non-stop propaganda, Americans have come to
accept a corrupted
version of a free democratic state. Armed soldiers patrolling public
places, minimum-wage TSA tyrants herding travelers, the government
listening to every phone call, reading every email and tracking
everyone 24/7 have become accepted as 'necessary'. Transnational
Capitalism now
dominates the entire planet and determines what is and is not
“reality”. Their
motto is 'conform or die' – preferably off-screen, by drone. And
we conform.
Timing:
The Wells Fargo executive who oversaw the bank's 'phony accounts'
division cleverly retired in June, and will walk away with $125
million for her troubles while WF gets to pay a $185 million penalty
for her successes. Had she waited for the regulators to catch her,
she wouldn't have been so lucky – nor
so rich. Never mind,
the shareholders get to fund both the fine and the retirement.
Pressing
Freedom: A
noted journalist
who filmed security guards setting dogs onto DAPL protesters is
wanted for trespassing while reporting the news. Erdogan's Turkey
continues to hold the
record for jailing journalists.
Angels/Pinheads:
Conservatives say
that Hillary
can't plead ignorance
as a defense for her various missteps, but that corporate leaders
can. Isn't Ms. Clinton the leader of a gigantic – although private
- corporation?
Clearly
Present Danger: President
Obama, citing national security and about $750 billion in Treasury
notes, says he will veto any bill that would permit 9/11
families to sue Saudi Arabia for
its role in killing Americans.
Proportion:
It is okay to
take your ticking-bomb Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on a plane, but not 4
oz of shampoo or a half-empty bottle of spring water. No wonder most
of us view TSA as pointless harassment.
Entrails:
There has been a spirited discussion among economists trying to
explain the decline in labor force participation by prime
age men (ages 25-54) and
women. I'd
suggest that a piss-poor economy might have something to do with it,
but that's reality and economists don't do reality.
Temptation:
North Dakota has legalized the use of armed drones by police
agencies. What could go wrong?
Collateral
Damaged: The
USGS is
urging Kansans to prepare for future earthquakes like Oklahomans
and
Californians do, and
to send the bill to the frackers.
Black,
Being White:
Trump has ageed with Netanyahu that the Palestinians, in resisting
being expelled from their homes, are guilty
of ethnic cleansing. Yes, it makes no sense – but look where
it's coming from.
Diagnosis:
Hillary must be very, very sick; she's skipping a fundraiser.
A
Parting Shot:
1 comment:
There they are, the scourge of every lawn in the US! But your first observation is remarkably straight-forward as well as being spot on!
[especially the 'comply or die' part!]
The 'rotten economy' that economists keep blowing smoke up everyone's backside about is reaching crisis levels, yoou can't pauperize your customer base then wonder where all the jobs went!
[like our 292 parked railroad engines in the sesert, ONCE tasked with transporting vehicles across the nation, now that most people are putting of purchasing a new vehicle [usually due to vastly less 'discretionary income'] as 'good jobs' continue to be 'churned' away.
The crisis I speak of has hit home, my own kids are 'rudderless', they have no idea how they will get their feet under them. Worse, they fear we will die before they can get out on their own!
A world that doesn't need/have a use for you, is not one worth living in.
All so a few can be rich...
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