Every four years America puts all its eggs in one basket. Why?
In my opinion, all of America’s eggs are in one basket put there with one vote at a time and now that basket of eggs, America, is being tested for its authenticity. In other words, America is being tested as a civilized entity in the universe.
Testing: Definition
*1. A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial: a test of one's eyesight; subjecting a hypothesis to a test; a test of an athlete's endurance.2. A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability.3. A basis for evaluation or judgment: "A test of democratic government is how Congress and the president work together" Haynes Johnson.
The recent picture in the NY Post of the police killing a chimp was not funny. In my opinion, the timing of the picture was one more testing of America’s pressure points; ifs fallibilities, if you will. Testing to see if we are finally done. Perhaps the last in a series of testing before the total collapse of our system and its conquerors take their triumphal places just as I think the Israeli settlements are going to go into Egypt, yet another passive country standing for nothing and easy to conquer. No political morals.
Naomi Klein’s name keeps popping in my head. I don’t know why so I have to del with it. Talking about her and her book is not what I had in mind when starting to write this post. I did not read her book due to the fact it is not my type of leisure reading material but I did see her on her book tour and heard a lot about her writings and even wrote a post espousing her incredible teaching skills.
I originally wanted to write about some **Republican Governors who may not accept the stimulus money and how helpless the people of those states are to do anything. I wanted to write how helpless and non-responsive we are regarding the “Chimp” picture in the NY Post this morning. I know Rev. Sharpton is right there but Please! We’re passed the “It’s an insult!” and the likes. I am mindful how we stood by and let Palestinians be murdered less than a month ago; a true test of our humanness. The people in Afghanistan being murder by U.S. drone planes. We say, “Shame on America!” Those three words go the way of the other three words uttered by Rev. Sharpton.
I for one am upset no one has gone to jail for stealing our money. I note a lot of things we let people get away with shitting all over us with immunity. Our society has given a new mental vision of getting up, dusting yourself off and starting over again. It is now crawling out from under one after another pile of shit dumped on us and trying to pretend we are an intelligent and concerned citizenry. We put up a good front. The question becomes: Do Americans deserve a country like America? Do we deserve a country at all? What citizens in what country, accept in America, would allow their oligarchy to treat them this way? This is as far as I can go with these heated concerns regarding my country.
As always,
BB
* http://www.thefreedictionary.com/testing
**Party over people?
by Jeremy Styron
Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 12:07:57 AM PST
Excerpt:
In short, Sanford doesn't care about the best interests of the people in his state. He cares about upholding the ideals of his own party. Party over people: That's a nice mantra, albeit, not a very endearing one ... or compassionate one.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/19/3112/44321/504/699202
And
8u11$h!t (update x 3)
by clammyc
Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 05:44:23 AM PST
Excerpt:
Usually, the way to deal with the right wing noise machine is mockery and derision – especially as they lose more and more seats and make decisions or comments that sound
like they are coming straight out of the 16th Century. But over the past few months, there has been some very disturbing trends that are more serious than the normal run of the mill crazy and teh stooped.
And
But what this is doing, as it has happened over and over and over and over and over and over in all areas of the country in the past few months, is making hate and violent threats acceptable – little by little.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/19/84317/1366/449/699241
Testing: Definition
*1. A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial: a test of one's eyesight; subjecting a hypothesis to a test; a test of an athlete's endurance.2. A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability.3. A basis for evaluation or judgment: "A test of democratic government is how Congress and the president work together" Haynes Johnson.
The recent picture in the NY Post of the police killing a chimp was not funny. In my opinion, the timing of the picture was one more testing of America’s pressure points; ifs fallibilities, if you will. Testing to see if we are finally done. Perhaps the last in a series of testing before the total collapse of our system and its conquerors take their triumphal places just as I think the Israeli settlements are going to go into Egypt, yet another passive country standing for nothing and easy to conquer. No political morals.
Naomi Klein’s name keeps popping in my head. I don’t know why so I have to del with it. Talking about her and her book is not what I had in mind when starting to write this post. I did not read her book due to the fact it is not my type of leisure reading material but I did see her on her book tour and heard a lot about her writings and even wrote a post espousing her incredible teaching skills.
I originally wanted to write about some **Republican Governors who may not accept the stimulus money and how helpless the people of those states are to do anything. I wanted to write how helpless and non-responsive we are regarding the “Chimp” picture in the NY Post this morning. I know Rev. Sharpton is right there but Please! We’re passed the “It’s an insult!” and the likes. I am mindful how we stood by and let Palestinians be murdered less than a month ago; a true test of our humanness. The people in Afghanistan being murder by U.S. drone planes. We say, “Shame on America!” Those three words go the way of the other three words uttered by Rev. Sharpton.
I for one am upset no one has gone to jail for stealing our money. I note a lot of things we let people get away with shitting all over us with immunity. Our society has given a new mental vision of getting up, dusting yourself off and starting over again. It is now crawling out from under one after another pile of shit dumped on us and trying to pretend we are an intelligent and concerned citizenry. We put up a good front. The question becomes: Do Americans deserve a country like America? Do we deserve a country at all? What citizens in what country, accept in America, would allow their oligarchy to treat them this way? This is as far as I can go with these heated concerns regarding my country.
As always,
BB
* http://www.thefreedictionary.com/testing
**Party over people?
by Jeremy Styron
Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 12:07:57 AM PST
Excerpt:
In short, Sanford doesn't care about the best interests of the people in his state. He cares about upholding the ideals of his own party. Party over people: That's a nice mantra, albeit, not a very endearing one ... or compassionate one.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/19/3112/44321/504/699202
And
8u11$h!t (update x 3)
by clammyc
Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 05:44:23 AM PST
Excerpt:
Usually, the way to deal with the right wing noise machine is mockery and derision – especially as they lose more and more seats and make decisions or comments that sound
like they are coming straight out of the 16th Century. But over the past few months, there has been some very disturbing trends that are more serious than the normal run of the mill crazy and teh stooped.
And
But what this is doing, as it has happened over and over and over and over and over and over in all areas of the country in the past few months, is making hate and violent threats acceptable – little by little.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/19/84317/1366/449/699241
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