There’s an even bigger disconnect between the majority population and reality. The only saving grace there being that just as back 234 years ago the majority population is fragmented and not a solid entity. That’s the good news. The bad news is that under its compassionate conservative religiosity umbrella is a very “lunatic fringe” that includes the tiny percentage of the general population that consists of the owners of all things material. (See: Covert Operations)
Let me explain. Today 2010 in the “beacon for the world” the great “democracy” (that’s the greatest delusion) the top 1% of the population is worth more than the bottom 95%. Only 3% of that population makes more than $300,000.00 a year. So yes, only just a tiny fraction of the population owns it all folks and they aren’t about to share with the likes of you or me.
The lunatic fringe is comprised of both the tiny fraction of the population that owns the great majority of everything and the large number of their minions who own almost nothing.
Consider this; back in the beginning Euro Anglos came to this land in search of freedom and in doing so deprived locals here of theirs from the Artic to the Antarctic.
Euro Anglos while decimating the ranks of the indigenous population (that’s called genocide---ethnic cleansing) and enslaving Africans declared that “all men are created equal.” The only way that works is by de-humanizing Native Americans and African-Americans---oh and women, too.
Recall that the compassionate conservative religiosities were the ones burning women at the stake. The compassionate conservative religiosities back in the day declared women they couldn’t control to be witches.
That collective majority psychosis is still firmly in place. The only difference now is that the monied part of the fringe that once upon a time remained back in the old countries while all the heavy lifting was being done here in the New World by minorities (ethnic and racial) is now here, firmly ensconced and controlling our day to day lives.
It was the monied part of the fringe that leveraged the journey to the New World for many of the “have nots” for a price, of course. Then the monied fringe sold the “have nots” land the monied had never seen, did not own and took no active part in occupying. In a very “lunatic fringe” way that’s sheer genius and ballsy, too.
See now if that doesn’t clue you in to why we are where we are--- it just could be---that you are a part of that fringe. I’m just saying….
Hasta Siempre,
More:
Arianna Huffington Sees A 'Third World America’ (so do I)
http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=129727773
http://www.amazon.com/Third-World-America-Politicians-Abandoning/dp/0307719820/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284804821&sr=1-1
Ego is a
Meg Whitman is now the biggest self-funding candidate in history
As the Los Angeles Times' Anthony York notes, the California GOP gubernatorial nominee contributed another $15 million to her campaign on Tuesday. That means that Whitman, who came by most of her wealth during her tenure as CEO of eBay, has spent $119 million of her own cash on the race -- almost $10 million more than previous record-holder Michael Bloomberg, who ran up his $110 million tally during his successful 2009 re-election campaign.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100915/el_yblog_upshot/meg-whitman-is-now-the-biggest-self-funding-candidate-in-history
The Brothers Koch: Rich, Political And Playing To Win
Chances are you've never heard of Charles and David Koch. The brothers own Koch Industries, a Kansas-based conglomerate that operates oil refineries in several states and is the company behind brands including Brawny paper towels, Dixie cups, Georgia-Pacific lumber, Lycra fibers and Stainmaster carpet. Forbes ranks Koch Industries as the second-largest privately held company in the U.S. — and the Koch brothers themselves? They're worth billions.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129425186
Covert Operations
The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer
US homes lost to foreclosure up 25 pct on year
In all, banks repossessed 95,364 properties last month, up 3 percent from July and an increase of 25 percent from August 2009, RealtyTrac said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100916/ap_on_bi_ge/us_foreclosure_rates
to understand Brownie, FEMA and the response you only have to be lucid and honest enough to see that the population of New Orleans was Black, largely disenfranchised and if they did vote they didn’t vote GOPer
Filmmaker Says Katrina No Natural Disaster
Hurricane Katrina, and the destruction it wrought, are often referred to as a natural disaster. Think again, says actor Harry Shearer. In his documentary, The Big Uneasy, Shearer says much of the destruction in New Orleans was man-made and preventable -- and largely the fault of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129451954
Compassionate conservative religiosities give “w” 8 years to screw things up and the Demo’s 2 to clean it up…
AP-GfK Poll: Climate for GOP keeps getting better
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100915/ap_on_go_ot/us_election_lookahead
So you thought the 1960’s type Nixonian spying was dead and gone? Think again….
`Appalled' Pa. gov. shuts down reports on protests
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Information about an anti-BP candlelight vigil, a gay and lesbian festival and other peaceful gatherings became the subject of anti-terrorism bulletins being distributed by Pennsylvania's homeland security office, an apologetic Gov. Ed Rendell admitted.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_homeland_security_bulletin
Jon Stewart Announces DC 'Rally to Restore Sanity'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBUwE9riVZ4
'Green Book' Helped African Americans Travel Safely
September 15, 2010
The Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide published for nearly thirty years, listed lodgings, tailors and other places that welcomed black patrons.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129885990
Latino USA
Movement on DREAM Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Paco Ignacio Taibo II was born in Spain and moved to Mexico as a child. Today, he has made his name as one of Mexico’s most prolific writers, authoring everything from crime novels to historical accounts to biographies
http://latinousa.kut.org/911-2/
Texas Matters Show #525, September 17, 2010 Download Entire Program
Segment 3: The problems along the Texas-Mexico border are having a profound impact on the communities in the region. The twin cities that straddled the Rio Grande used to be able to share resources and cooperate to tackle regional problems. Now with car bombings, mass murders and the breakdown in law and order in a growing number of Mexican border towns, Texas sister cities are struggling to adjust. In the west Texas town of Marfa, community leaders will hold a weekend conference on border issues called "The Marfa Dialogues." Tom Michael of Marfa Public Radio has more in this report.
http://www.tpr.org/programs/texasmatters.html
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