In the US democracy has been associated with capitalism.  This is an erroneous framing by hierarchical Establishment that supports the capitalistic interest in power and control as opposed to the democratic local-community participation by the public.  In the USA the authoritarian governing style of hierarchical capitalism is a foundation for dictatorship.  In other words, the USA has lost the ability to lead or innovate.  And so we need to notice success in other nations pertaining to public self-empowerment.

https://popularresistance.org/why-is-the-co-operative-movement-so-successful-in-emilia-romagna/    —

In the US, for example, people who want to emulate their co-operative success look to replicating the legislation or support, but the co-operative practices happened much earlier. It was just that people rolled their sleeves up and said ‘let’s do this, together’ – to benefit ourselves, our communities and future generations. That’s the attitude that has to be fostered first, rather than legislation / support.–end of popularresistance info–

Livelihood in the USA is promoted by Establishment as employment in corporations, when a better way would be worker-owned business.  

The Military-Industrial Complex is crucial to capitalism to maintain superiority and supremacy for hierarchical characters.  War is the process of crime-family feuds by oligarchs with the harm inflicted upon local communities who are innocent of benefit from either of military action or capitalism.  —  https://popularresistance.org/former-national-security-officials-in-new-york-times-ad-war-is-a-racket/            –On Tuesday, a group of former high-ranking national security fellows, the Eisenhower Media Network, released an open letter appearing as a full-page ad in the New York Times, calling for a diplomatic end to the Russia-Ukraine war.

“Competent and wise diplomacy could have prevented the Ukraine War and it most likely could have ended it already,” Matthew Hoh, Associate Director, Eisenhower Media Network; Former Marine Corps officer, and State and Defense official said. Only diplomacy will end this stalemated war, there is no military victory possible for either side.”

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War is a racket in an economically rigged government.

If this isn’t dictatorship, what is?  —  https://mailchi.mp/2c0aaf903019/last-week-in-ilsrs-energy-self-reliant-states-459293?e=fa2c3ddca6   —The rise of predatory retail chains—including Walmart, Kroger, and Dollar General—has wreaked havoc on our communities. These giants leverage their power to bully farmers and muscle out independent grocers, which has undermined our food system, left many communities without access to fresh, healthy food, and harmed our local economies.

Join us Tuesday, May 23rd at 1:00–2:15 pm ET for a live virtual event—featuring FTC’s Alvaro Bedoya alongside community leaders, independent grocers, and advocates—to examine the ways these dominant retailers exert their power, how community leaders are fighting back, and what federal leaders must do to cultivate fairness in our food system.

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The plundering of the USA is becoming noticeable.  Laws passed by your lawmakers makes this legal. Bribery is he impetus —  https://mronline.org/2023/05/16/we-must-build-an-alternative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-must-build-an-alternative&mc_cid=21cbcc58e2&mc_eid=2833cdb99b        —“How corrupt is it for an investment banker and a real estate company to come in and buy a major medical hospital in the poorest large city in the country?” Gym’s voice boomed out to a crowd of hundreds in front of Hahnemann University Hospital in central Philadelphia at a July 2019 rally with Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind.-Vt.), one the first times Gym’s organizing work caught national attention.

And how wrong are our laws when Joel Freedman and his cohort of vulture capitalists can run this hospital into the ground in less than 18 months and now they’re going to flip it for a real estate deal?

Just three weeks before, Joel Freedman, a private equity executive, had announced that he was closing the hospital. It was one of just five hospitals that could treat trauma patients, and one of just six hospitals where people could give birth, in the sixth-largest city in America.

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As one who would vote for President for either of Howie Hawkins (except for his position on military involvement in foreign nations that I oppose) or Marianne Williamson, this is a relevant view.  We need more of such discussions.  I also don’t understand a run on the Democratic ticket, which seems futile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxFluf_x0Qg  —

US Green Party Founder on Marianne Williamson

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Tribute to John Trudell  —  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghNibe6I6UE               —

John Trudell Spoken Word Tour 1994

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In the era of AI a tribute to John Trudell supports the wisdom of those who refuse to sacrifice nature and humanity to a progress defined in terms of privilege, greed, and exploitation.  John Trudell challenges the veracity of democracy.  He has a point well taken.  We can’t be afraid to hear ideas.****

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!