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American political parties – a dying breed
Published: 18 September, 2009, 01:47
Edited: 28 December, 2009, 10:17
The American people are nervous about the future, so they are becoming politically independent, argues journalist and former politician Brent Budowsky.
It is hard to tell how things will turn out at this point. I first became aware that both parties were prostituting themselves to the same agenda before Clinton came to power. The bankers and financial elite own both parties and own America. The problem is that unless the public begins to understand the banker's power, a revolution would be useless. Currently most people accept the Marxist error that if the public controls the "means of production" i.e. factories and machinery, then the public will have power. This clearly did not work for the Soviets and so we need to realize that Marx saw the world through an anachronistic, industrial era lens. The real power lies with the means of exchange, the ability to coin and regulate money. This is why the elite were happy to make loans to their enemy, the Soviet Union, and it is also why they have allowed the factories and industrial centres to be moved to the third world. The factory is no longer the symbol of power that it was, for example, in the British Empire. The real power comes from controlling access to credit. That is why the bankers hate Islam; it forbids usury. Not enough people understand this and that is why a revolution at the current time would accomplish nothing.
Both parties have been corrupted. From my lens,America will continue to spiral downwards unless the cancer is removed and that is not likely to happen any time soon as we continue to descend into the mud. All you have to do is talk to the youth and hear their pessimism about the future.I have never seen such polarization in this country in my lifetime and I am 46 yrs. old. Have visited several states and it is quite scary.Economic downturn is everywhere....We all know that the US has seen its best days.
The way of life in the United States is changing politically, this is certain. The attitudes and policies that sufficed in the second half of the 20th century are not going to continue to serve the people. This is not only in government but as well in corporations. American corporations are probably in much greater disarray than government, as a matter of fact. There is going to be a "tipping point" and 2010 is as good a year as any. However, do not count out the resilience of the Americans, and do not expect much from the current leadership. A shift toward less global power will be very healthy for the USA. The question of most importance is what countries are going to be in a position to step into the void? China perhaps, but in realistic terms China, by its own admission, is a developing third world country. Russia? Saudi Arabia? Yes, there will be incredible strife in 2010 but most likely the United States will not collapse. Just like Russia did not collapse. What will emerge is a world where power is much more democratic in terms of leadership but this will burden the detractors equally to the extent it burdens the US. The US lived through Jimmy Carter, it will survive the Clinton - Obama administration as well. Predictions are at the end of Obama's term, he will only be the second worst US President. Jimmy's record will remain intact.
Good riddance to bad rubbish. The Dem-Reps have been hogging power for too long in USA. During elections they are almost indistinguishable from each other because both sides dive toward the middle to attract the nauseated "undecided vote". The Rep-Dems have forgotten how to play nicely with the other children, so it is time they went to the corner for an extended "time out".