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Watching Democrats complain about Republicans and Republicans complain about Democrats is like watching two Neanderthals throw rocks at each other while a pack of lions surround them.
Dear Independent Media, Stop Contributing to Our Demise, It’s Time to Evolve!
Independent news sites are excellent sources for in-depth information on many vital political issues. Most of them work hard to get the facts right and provide much needed context to move our national debate forward. However, they have a fatal flaw. There is a rule of war that many Independent media outlets are failing to understand: “Do not fight the last war.”
In The 33 Strategies of War, Robert Greene calls this “The Guerrilla-War-Of-The-Mind Strategy.”
“What most often weighs you down and brings you misery is the past, in the form of unnecessary attachments, repetitions of tired formulas, and the memory of old victories and defeats. You must consciously wage war against the past and force yourself to react to the present moment. Be ruthless on yourself; do not repeat the same tired methods.”
When Progressive news sites complain about Republicans, or Conservative sites complain about Democrats, I can’t help but think that they are insuring their own demise, and the rest of the country’s for that matter. By buying into the Democrat versus Republican charade they have become the most important cog in suppressing any organized resistance.
Based on personal experience, I understand how difficult it is for Independent news organizations to obtain funding. Unfortunately, most of the more popular “Independent” news sites survive by getting grants and donations from foundations and political organizations that will only fund them if they engage in partisan politics.
However, they need to ask themselves a serious question: Are you doing this work to just collect a paycheck, and thereby maintain the very status quo that you appear to be against, or are you doing this to actually change the dire situation we find ourselves in?
Given your deep understanding of current political issues, I find it incredibly hard to believe that you don’t see how global corporate interests have completely bought off both political parties.
How betrayed do you have to be before you realize that both parties are against you?
Our country has been robbed. Our future prospects are bleak. Trillions of dollars have been looted from the economy and no one in our government is holding the thieves accountable - Obama is not, the Democrats are not and the Republicans are not. They are all pivotal accomplices in the continued rape of our country. So stop deluding yourself into believing that only the opposing party is to blame. Focusing on one party as the source of our problems is journalistically lazy and intellectually naïve. Dig deeper! Follow the money. Focus on the people who fund both parties.
The Two-Party Oligarchy Vs. The People
Our current economic crisis has proven that the Democrat versus Republican dynamic is obsolete, the only thing that matters now is us versus them. When I say “us,” I mean 99% of the US population. When I say “them,” I mean the ruling class. The ruling class includes Republicans, Democrats, and more importantly, the people and corporations who fund them. That is the dividing line. Adhere to it. Otherwise you are playing into their divide-and-conquer strategy, and you are complicit in our demise.
The mainstream corporate media continually propagates the rhetoric of division, you don’t need to add to it. We are all on this sinking ship together and we don’t have much time left to turn things around. So let’s drop the tired old labels and focus on uniting people, not dividing them.
Every time you want to write the word “Republicans” or “Democrats,” just change it to “the two-party oligarchy.” If you do that, you will gain credibility and influence, and we may actually get some of the change that you claim to want.
Obviously we are going to have strong disagreements on many issues, but there are key issues that we must urgently come together on, or we will all continue our downward spiral.
As famed military strategist Carl von Clauswitz wrote in his study On War, it is pivotal to strike at “the center of gravity,” at “the hub of all power and movement, on which everything depends.” Or as Henry David Thoreau said, “There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”
Let’s heed their advice and strike at “the center of gravity,” at “the root” of our problems.
Here are the seven key issues that keep 99% of the US population without political representation:
1) The two-party system;
2) Campaign finance;
3) Lobbying;
4) The revolving door;
5) The concentration of media ownership;
6) The big banks;
7) The rule of law does not apply to the richest one-tenth of one percent of the population.
Read More: http://globalpoliticalawakening.blogspot.com/2010/11/two-party-oligarchy-vs-people.htmlWatching Democrats complain about Republicans and Republicans complain about Democrats... more
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The logical fallacy of false dilemma (also called false dichotomy, the either-or fallacy) involves a situation in which only two alternatives are considered, when in fact there are other options. Closely related are failing to consider a range of options and the tendency to think in extremes, called black-and-white thinking. Strictly speaking, the prefix "di" in "dilemma" means "two". When a list of more than two choices is offered, but there are other choices not mentioned, then the fallacy is called the fallacy of false choice, or the fallacy of exhaustive hypotheses. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
A two-party system is a form of party system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections, at every level. As a result, all, or nearly all, elected offices end up being held by candidates endorsed by one of the two major parties (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) In a two-party system, corruption abounds!
The Tyranny of the Two-Party System, Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. "Is There a Role for a Third Party?", Third Party Candidate,
When are "We The People" going to realize that the false dichotomy presented to us in the form of Republicans and Democrats and propagated by the "Mainstream Media" is a deliberate attempt to control "free-thinking" and implement a preconceived secret agenda.
Don't you ever wonder why you are left dazed and confused by the statements and policies of the Republicans and Democrats? Why you agree with Democrats on some issues and Republicans on others? Why is it difficult to sometimes know who to elect? Do you wonder why the elected representatives seldom, if ever, do what they promised?
Do you ask yourself why the "mainstream media" is currently promoting racial and ethnic division. Of course, they will say "we are only reporting the news" or "we are reporting what people want to hear". The truth is that they are selling ideas; they are attempting to control what you hear and what you think. Mass mind control is not a new idea!
You may say "we do have a problem with racial discrimination, illegal immigration, and drug trafficking,don't we?" Yes, we do. We have had these problems for a long time; of course, the crime on the border is most likely linked to the drug trafficking, not illegal immigration. Of course, just laws should be enforced concerning immigration and drug trafficking. Unfortunately, this becomes difficult to do when agencies of the government are involved in the drug trade, etc.
What each of us must realize is that these are "hot button" issues which have been presented on a non-stop basis by the "mainstream media" leading up to mid-term elections in an attempt to convince Americans to vote for either the Republicans or Democrats seldom mentioning an Independent or Third Party candidate, unless they are attacking the candidate or presenting some idiot as the "only" other option. Both of these parties are controlled by the Global Elites. They are puppets. Congress is essentially a fiction; a powerless entity void of leadership, values, ethics, and character.
I pray that it is not too late for the American people to Wake Up to this reality! What can we do? Plenty! We must begin by sending a strong message in the upcoming election, refusing to vote for either a Democrat or a Republican, except Ron Paul, of course.
Most importantly, we must Educate ourselves and others about the real issues affecting us: a secretive criminal enterprise mostly controlled by the International Bankers and their organizations such as the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg Group, the United Nations, the Federal Reserve, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, UNESCO, etc have set out to destroy our national sovereignty while economically raping us.
Some of their organizations were secretive until recently (of course, I'm sure they have other secret groups), while others are front organizations which claim to represent noble aims, such as' ending poverty and bringing peace to the world. Carefully examine what they have actually accomplished in these areas and you will quickly see through their lies. We must educate ourselves about them and expose them to everyone. (You can start by doing some research right here on this site). The information is available to anyone who does not want to keep their head in the sand!
Will you continue to attend the "False Dichotomy" theater productions or Are you ready to WAKE UP!
You too, can join the "Global Political Awakening"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The logical fallacy of false dilemma (also called false dichotomy, the either-or... more
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In his historical novel, The Leopard, Giuseppe di Lampedusa writes that things have to change in order to remain the same. That is what happened in the US congressional elections onNovember 2.
Jobs offshoring, which began on a large scale with the collapse of the Soviet Union, has merged the Democrats and Republicans into one party with two names. The Soviet collapse changed attitudes in socialist India and communist China and opened those countries, with their large excess supplies of labor, to Western capital.
Pushed by Wall Street and Wal-Mart, American manufacturers moved production for US markets offshore to boost profits and shareholder earnings by utilizing cheap labor. The decline of the US manufacturing work force reduced the political power of unions and the ability of unions to finance the Democratic Party. The end result was to make the Democrats dependent on the same sources of financing as Republicans.
Read More: http://globalpoliticalawakening.blogspot.com/2010/11/impotence-of-elections.htmlIn his historical novel, The Leopard, Giuseppe di Lampedusa writes that things have to... more
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Ron Paul "We Have Only One Party! And They Fight Over Power & Influence!
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