You seem to think that we disagree a lot more often than we actually do.
When I say Obama's "grow the economy" statements give me chills, it's not a good thing. It's a sign that he is still in the pocket of corporte power, and can do nothing about it. I'm sure he would, if he could. Frankly, I think he's doing better than most could do at balancing the rival moochers on the federal dole, and saving face enough to avoid assasination. Think about the position he is in. If he decides to directly confront the makers of the rules, he'll be dead meat. He is playing a high stakes game and he's brilliant enough to know the truth--that Keynsian economics will not save us from the Depression that is coming, that corporations own us, and that the world despises us for our empire and our hypocrisy. In his shoes, none of us would do any better. Sure, we'd all like an immediate turnaround. We'd like to eliminate all favors to corporations, withdraw our military, dissolve the federal reserve, eliminate income tax, and plant fruit and nut trees everywhere. But this is going to take a revolution. No one charming smart guy will be able to fix it. Not even close.
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Date: 2009-04-02 01:22 am (UTC)When I say Obama's "grow the economy" statements give me chills, it's not a good thing. It's a sign that he is still in the pocket of corporte power, and can do nothing about it. I'm sure he would, if he could. Frankly, I think he's doing better than most could do at balancing the rival moochers on the federal dole, and saving face enough to avoid assasination. Think about the position he is in. If he decides to directly confront the makers of the rules, he'll be dead meat. He is playing a high stakes game and he's brilliant enough to know the truth--that Keynsian economics will not save us from the Depression that is coming, that corporations own us, and that the world despises us for our empire and our hypocrisy. In his shoes, none of us would do any better. Sure, we'd all like an immediate turnaround. We'd like to eliminate all favors to corporations, withdraw our military, dissolve the federal reserve, eliminate income tax, and plant fruit and nut trees everywhere. But this is going to take a revolution. No one charming smart guy will be able to fix it. Not even close.