by Homeless Halo » Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:37 am
Well, I don't disagree with the thrust of your ideas.<br><br>From my point of view, a lot of the legislation passed recently just makes it more visibly agreeable for them to do things to us that they've been doing for a long time and have been allowed to do for years. We didn't have any freedoms left WAAAY before Dubya began his attack run towards the Oval Orifice. <br><br>My biggest problem is that I've seen dozens of sites where lots of mostly leftist people reiterate the exact same problems with the existing paradigm, but it doesn't seem that anyone wishes to DO anything about it.<br><br>The very fact that you (I) are HERE discussing this means that you've already been relegated to the untouchable arena of "speculation". <br><br>(last two elections thrown? Maybe, but I don't think the left in america is strong enough that this would be neccessary, nor is it disentangled enough from the right that it would even be worth the effort. As if John Kerry isn't just George Bush with better speechwriters)<br><br>You say the Feds don't need any more power, but that they're grabbing it from under our noses. <br>I agree with the first statement, but not the second, as I see them as contradictory. If they can already do whatever they want, what gain is achieved through legislation allowing greater military involvement in disasters? <br>I mean, they can already arrest and hold you for an undisclosed amount of time at an undisclosed location for undisclosed crimes, what powers are you suggesting they DON'T have already that they are trying to get?<br><br>I don't think the world is in a safe place right now, but I don't buy the doomsday scenario, post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasy world future. I don't think it would work, and I think the people with the REAL power, the owners of all governments, are well aware of this. I think they want you afraid of the imminent doomsday, no matter whose side you're on. And they have plenty of "true believers" on all sides that help them keep the tension high, always on edge. It keeps you (me) too focused on "manuevers" (which have much quantity effect, but no quality) instead of watching the magician. In effect, I believe that much of this conspiracy theorizing and politicizing is time wasting and counter-productive to the interests of the average person. <br><br>To continue fighting this war on fascist right wingers using leftist platitudism ideaologies will only lead us farther into the Roach Motel. <br><br>Essentially, I'm saying, we should not be playing by the rules, when its obvious that there are no referees.<br><br>SO I should say then, yes, its all kinds of fucked up right now, but what do you want to do about it?<br> <p></p><i></i>