The Empire Strikes Back At You 3

MLK went AGAINST the Democratic Establishment in Congress. He pushed the envelope, and he vehemently spoke out against the War in Vietnam, which LBJ supported! He never supported the GOP. So, let's push the damn envelope, people! We don't need to fight each other, because we are ALL serving under the same corporate masters. Capitalism can co-exist with genuine social programs - there is no need for this division. Religious doctrines will not provide the answers, they will only cause more war and division, because of the promise of an eternal afterlife, either in good or bad. All humans feel pain and joy, and ethics are a key factor in our interactions, whether a higher exists or not. Use your brains AND compassion.

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[55ella2007k]

Hittman305: I understand perfectly what you mean. That's why I studied Art and made Art for roughly 10 years. I loved what I did...and most of the people around me. But at the age of 45, certain things started to happen, and I needed health-insurance. I could not afford to pay for this on my own :( I wish you good luck, and it's great to hear that you enjoy doing what you do, and I'm not saying this jokingly.

[sandyg1955]

shuvankr, of course knowing your reps IS NOT enough..MY poiny was that mauch of the youth that I have taught for the past 25 years have been APATHETIC toward political causes..so much so that they don't Even know the name of their reps..much less participate in any grassroots movements or contact with their reps to let them know ANYTHING. I think you misunderstood my point.

[shuvankr]

Democracy can't function if everyone operates in "Wait till election comes around" attitude. You knowing your reps is not enough, make sure the reps know you ( not you as a person, but all of you). Representation by the Absentee kills the spirit of democracy. Remember your reps know that people are suffering, the chose to remain either silent or absent.

[sandyg1955]

We need to start a NEW segment on the evening new, right along with the sports and weather, called "Let's Clean The House" where people start talking about the realities of what goes on in the Congress and the Senate. The masses need a serious lesson in Civics.. Most , I bet, cannot even name their reps. The majority of my students get to high school without knowing anything about how the government runs, but hey can certainly let you know the differences between the latest cell phones...

[shuvankr]

Great Post, Why don't you try a collaborative alliance of Independents in the next election.

The biggest folly of american third political movement is they only run for president.

Get your own mayor in your towns and cities, in next two to three years, send them to senate and congress and in another 5 years try for the White house.

And don't utter words like "LEFT" & "SOCIALISM" till the anti-allergic to the leftist talks is out in the market. If thats a vaccine, even better :)

[medicatedsaint]

For one thing we need to stop listening to our sides pundits. Turn of FOX and CNN etc..If people think Rush and Glenn really care about us and this country we have another thing coming. And that goes for the extreme left pundits too. Anybody who "word plays" harming each other has a mental illness.

[medicatedsaint]

It's a Killing Joke.

[CaitFinnegan]

Excellent, Ella. It is becoming more and more clear both liberals and conservatives are being used to distract from the evil empire of corporate rule of the USA and the rest of the world. Creating wars, sending our young to die for lies, killing innocent civilians, and shutting up people who point it all out. Obama? McCain? Bush? any difference? Just in party, not in reality! It was a joke on the citizens.

[morelshaman]

Ella; your last comment deserves its own vid (or series). AJones calls it the 'false left-right paradigm' - which though descriptive leaves out the main cause: Corpocracy.

I have been a supporter of 3rd parties for a decade & though they have made little headway, i feel guiltless.

CMcKinney was not on my KS ballot - i had to vote for RNader. He may sometimes be portrayed as a spoiler or darkhorse, but it is the corporate media who spout such.

[thesludgereport2]

You have to have enough citizens who really care to have a true grass roots movement. We no longer have that. Apathy, American Idol, and Dancing with the Stars now rule. And we'll all go down together.