Well, it always surprises me that American society is so blind about what is happening to the United States of America. First they are a fabled democracy for the simple reason they are a republic. It is ironic that the two leading parties are such named Democrats and Republicans.
Justly so, the Democrats want to push public vote, they want to be diplomatic and peacemakers where the Republicans want to be a Superpower and warmongers. Yet none of it really matters anymore.
Everyone wants to blame the seated President but they fail to open their eyes, because he has little control over how the country is run, how the country is perceived, and they all age very fast in their one or two terms if they are lucky.
So, who and where is the real power? Easy answer, and the crazy thing is, Americans don't know how to crack a history book, it's all there. The power is the senate. This are the spin doctors of the nation. These are the people who can shuffle about and take the money and steer the ship, and slice a little off the top for themselves.
Okay, we all pretty well have clued in on that. But where does Totalitarianism come into play? Well let me spell it out. Totalitarianism is where a government has total control and authority over the society and citizens of it's country.
Sure, go ahead, put on a blindfold, and plug your ears America, you have rights, you are free to do and say as you wish, stand up and be proud. But do you have these freedoms and rights? Did not America enact the draft to send thousands of young Americans to their death in a war they had no business being in? Did you get to vote whether the draft should be implemented? Today everyone complains about Obama's heath care plan. Well, what that plan is, is not the original deal, still if more Americans actually read it, it is less expensive than the Canadian Health plan depending on your income and size of family. Not the point, you blame Obama but it was not until he hammered out something that was more agreeable on the hill with senatorial representation from all parties. Still, did YOU vote on it? The answer is no. You get to vote people in, and they let you vote on a few local issues to make you feel all like you have a democracy. You know, and oddly stated by a Republican in the Gettysburg Address, a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Funny that one eh?
Now, you wonder about the inverted business. Well, crack another history book my friends. Go back to World War II when Johnny come lately United States of America finally decides to join in with all of their glorious flag waving, entourage of journalists and news media, and charge in yelling and shooting aplomb. Yes! The US of A has decided to destroy the Axis powers. Then after that they decided to make a mountain out a mole hill out of the cold war against the Communist Soviet Union. Oh here is a tidbit. No one invited America to that either, the whole thing started in Canada when a clerk in the Russian Embassy was ordered to return to Russia, he did not care for the way of life their so he defected, problem was, he brought with him some juicy documents of a spy network working within Canada. Canada took care of it's business, but oh no, their good neighbors to the south had to make it an international standoff. Then now they claim to be the leaders in the war against terrorism.
Yes, I can understand that, they are justified in their anger, and the action taken by Al-Qaeda but again they pump out the propaganda that makes everyone squint and cross the street at anyone who has Arabic features.
Last but not least, capitalism. That is a given, a capitalistic society is one where the economy is controlled by private companies that make massive profit off the backs of everyone down the line. It is the most basic form of a pyramid society. As consumers and end users, everything we purchase, every service that we use goes through a myriad of levels and each level getting a bite of the apple. Yet each has part of that bite that is compounded and added to the next level up. The aggregate amount and effect at the top is mind boggling. Oh, and so many people believe that I am so wrong, that many businesses are not big corporations but are publicly traded and stocks go up and down. Yes, and I have a few bridges to sell you. Yes, such companies exist, and a few are unique, but most of them are simply held in a major shareholder situation and is either a shell, a subsidiary, or held in abeyance by a major corporation. Capitalists pull the strings in congress to control the nations economy in the structure of where the wage lines are set, the cost of living, the level of the economical poverty line, and what we must buy or else.
Don't believe me? Want an example? Okay easy, our good friends, cough cough, at Microsoft.
Here is the stand Microsoft is taking. You must buy Windows 8, you must accept touch screen technology, everything you own will serve no purpose in two years. You must accept tablet and smartphone technology. Your desktops and laptops do not belong in the future. The future is now. You will all be assimilated. Uh, my humble apologies to the Gene Roddenberry legacy and Star Trek fans. Which is funny, because back in 2009 on some site about the creation of the Borg, one comment stated it started as a cellphone. Well a nod to that person for being such a prophetic seer.
Any comments? Fire away, but expect some back flack.
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