Obamney vs Robama: An anarchic view of America's economic and political duopoly!

October 18, 2012 00:30
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­Guest Joel Bowman, managing editor for The Daily Reckoning, describes the main presidential candidates as “Obamney” and “Robama.” We ask why he feels the two candidates are not so different after all. Plus, we talk about what non-voters can do and why Joel thinks more Anarcho-capitalists are coming out of the woodwork. He also takes issue with the popular expression of the anarchist as a "molotov wielding hooligan." And the economy ranks as the most important issue among likely US voters, while government ethics and corruption ranks third.  Why was there no talk of the Federal Reserve at last night’s debate? And where was the discussion of the too big to fail banks? Lauren and Demetri examine the major economic issues that have been missing from the debates in today’s Loose Change.

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BK (unregistered) 19.10.2012 00:57

As a general rule, people will not change until they feel there is more to be gained by changing than from staying the same. Demanding investigations will immediately result in being smeared as a mentally defective conspiracy theorist, a troublemaker, or a "troofer". This smearing can and does spill over into being employed and making a living. Coupled with the unstoppable power of plausible deniability and unlimited propaganda outlets on the part of the corrupt government, there is precious little that can be done at this time.  It's the equivalent of throwing marshmallows at a charging elephant.  In the U.S. most people will fight to defend the very system that rapes them.  The glorification of all things military, the grip of fascist talk radio, religious jingoism, and the fairy tales about "free market capitalism" are embedded in the U.S. collective mind like ticks on a dog.  Things will have to degenerate to the point where a majority of the population feels it has nothing to lose by making demands and forcing change.   Take away the SS benefits, the food stamps, unemployment insurance, the free cell phones, the 0% financing, and then things may be bad enough for people to realize they've been living in a controlled illusion.  The system has to crash and reset for there to be any type of meaningful change.      

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Election Madness my five second summary (unregistered) 18.10.2012 22:50

Hi, 
An uninformed outsiders take on the US election.
Obama promised so much did so little.  Both Obama and Romney going to start another war !! Both of them are owned by the military industrial complex (never thought I use that phrase, but its never been more blatant) and the banks that you have just bailed out.
If you are an eligible US voter, please keep the following in mind.  If you use the phrase i'm a republican or i'm a democrat, your vote counts for nothing.  Make them work for it and be prepared to vote for an independent candidate. Ignore the media bias against the independents and find out what they really stand for.  Your vote only means something if you are willing to question these guys and understand what they are saying. eg.  Iraq has weapons of mass destruction = some large corporation has just made a donation to our campaign and we need to throw some money at them. You need to really ask who owns your politicians, because they have all been bought and owe someone. 
Rememb er insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. (Albert Einstein).  You could apply this to voting either democrat or republican as you will get the same result no matter which one of these you pick.

I'm not a US citizen, and after posting this will probably never be allowed to visit your country again, but please don't pick someone who is going to start another war our children are still dying and being maimed in your last 2.  


 

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Eugene Flanagan (unregistered) 18.10.2012 20:58

It is easy for Mr. Bowman to criticize the presidential candidates of the major political parties.  But his special affection for the "non-voting class" is effete, flacid, indolent and self-indulgent.

The American voters bear responsibility for the corruption of their government.  They have failed to demand a thorough, unbiased and effective investigation of President Kennedy's assassination.  So, they've gotten a succession of cowards-in-office willing to bow down to those who held the threat of assassination over their heads.

They have failed to demand a vigorous and effective investigation of 911.  They should see the book by the Co-Chairmen of the 911 Commission where they stated, "We were set up to fail."  So, now Americans are on the broad road to slavery and tyranny.

Inst ead, they indulge in fantastic conceits, such as, "My government would never do THAT!"  They are willfully ignorant of the perils of their current circumstances, and lack the courage both to educate themselves and do what is necessary through the political process to protect their vital interests.

If they avoid politics as merely "evil", they willfully submit to the Ruling Class, who are now taking all they have, their property, their freedom and their very lives.

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