So what’s up with the fear of calling it what it is? People are railing against predatory capitalism that is destroying life in the USA while careful to assure capitalists that they are pro-capitalist.
C-Span hosted a call-in show about personal economy.
C-Span–7:20AM–caller–paraphrase–We need a more robust GDP in the USA.
(No doubt, but the capitalists sent all of our jobs overseas. A few results—
*Lower wages in the USA
*Supply-chain problems
*Control of US products by foreign nations
*A Trump tariff that is a tax on products from “foreign nations” that is paid by the US consumer because manufacturing was shipped overseas and the US has far fewer products manufactured in the USA, in order that capitalists can capture greater profits )
Can’t anyone say Socialism? One understands the reason politician say they are capitalists, due to campaign donations from big-money interests. When will the general public have the confidence to claim democratic (small d) Socialism?
C-Span–7:26AM–caller–paraphrase–The donor class gets all of the support from the Representatives of The People
(Can’t anyone say Citizens United, which is the Supreme Court decision that legalized without legitimizing corruption in elections, buying into public so-called service candidates who sell their position to the highest bidder)
Joe Biden did his part to ensure corporate strength in the railroad-strike dust-up. Joe Biden is a corporate man and voters who voted for democracy in Joe Biden were snookered.
https://popularresistance.org/while-blocking-paid-sick-leave-union-pacific-spent-more-on-stock-buybacks-than-workers/ —
“Instead Of Buying Back Their Own Stock, Up Should Be Investing In Their Employees By Offering Paid Sick Leave, Reasonable Schedules, And A Better Quality Of Life For Railroaders,” Said One Union President.
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Capitalism has nothing to do with free enterprise.
Howie Hawkins comments on the resolution that passed the House on the topic of socialism. A preponderance of Democrats voted to express disfavor with socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo-ZeLku2OI —
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Greens do not agree on the topic of a Proxy War with Russia. Until the USA is stable and functional, the USA has plenty to handle within our borders.
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/02/03/how-a-network-of-nazi-propagandists-helped-lay-the-groundwork-for-the-war-in-ukraine/?mc_cid=3d0130b40e&mc_eid=f5d74d7021 —
How a Network of Nazi Propagandists Helped Lay the Groundwork for the War in Ukraine
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Aside from opinions that surely can be propaganda, before engaging in a Proxy War with Russia over Ukraine, Americans could understand the region as simply as reading https://wcfia.harvard.edu/publications/gates-europe-history-ukraine —Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense fight with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence. But today’s conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraine’s territory and its existence as a sovereign nation. As the award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The Gates of Europe, we must examine Ukraine’s past in order to understand its present and future.
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Fantasizing byway of an American chauvinistic view of other nations isn’t helpful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krXsjN1G_XM —
Peru Fights On, Huge Win In Alaska & More!
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****As one who would be perfectly contented to retain the Senate if they adhered to Oaths of Office more than to Citizens United campaign donations, one is interested in a topic raised as to the reason we maintain the US Senate—-
This is a reminder of how much we don’t know. This brings one around to Howie Hawkins, who continues to impress with original thought. We also could acknowledge Hawkins often speaks to censored information.
One such topic about which one would never have even considered, is whether the USA needs The Senate. Apparently The Senate is little other than expensive window dressing, promoting hierarchical interests, and too often placed in positions of power by big-money via Citizens United. But the public gets to fund this curiosity of pompous supremacy. Who knew?
The Democratic Branch of the Republican/Democratic Duopoly are especially functional in voter suppression—–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNbdkuU1edw —#GreenSocialist Notes #76
Howie Hawkins brings up the concept of whether the USA needs the Senate. Apparently according to some people, the Senate isn’t necessary. This brings up the blockage from the Senate of many bills that would benefit We The People. Combined with Citizens United that promotes big-money interest choice of Senators, in which laws are passed that benefit big-money interest rather than We The People, and that We The People support economically, the members of the Senate, this seems a good topic for discussion.
The US Constitution doesn’t seem to sanction elections run by political Parties, and to permit control of political debates by political Parties seems equally corrupt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7kn2-GEmM —
Ross Perot in 1992 on NAFTA and the “Giant Sucking Sound”
Centralization is the lifeblood of the R&D duopoly. It’s the way to enforce capitalism onto workers in 2022.———————–We can do better———-
That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM. In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican. The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.
Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic. Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped. The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show. Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored. (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control). The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression. Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”
If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable.
*******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.
https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud–LEAGUE REFUSES TO “HELP PERPETRATE A FRAUD”
WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FROM FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE–end of lwv info–Murray Bookchin, who founded social ecology, a theory that strongly influenced early Green Socialist thought, strongly advocated the discussion and study group as the first step of any revolutionary movement. A group of individuals meets to expand their knowledge of radical thought and form a radical intellectual community; through the give and take of discussion, can eventually form ideas for next steps in organizing and political activity. According to Bookchin, study groups help create solidarity and a shared language — with a shared coherent vision — for building a mass, organizing, political movement!