tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10465909.post7316181800050230851..comments2023-12-29T22:29:57.954-06:00Comments on Kate/A/blog: ThrillsKate-Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02097300904370192818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10465909.post-72740303867674467052011-10-22T12:14:12.231-05:002011-10-22T12:14:12.231-05:00Ron Paul. Hokey con man. I was reading his site ...Ron Paul. Hokey con man. I was reading his site this morning, Honest Money, Healthcare, etc. and on the surface agree with him. But, as you point out regarding pols and OWS, etc., no real "solutions." For every seeming "solution" from Paul the solution raises a dozen questions which of course are not addressed b/c the answers ain't pretty. <br /><br />Even contacting the pols does little to nothing. They have a room full of aides who handle correspondence, paper or electronic, and give the pol what feeds his ego. Brief him on what will best serve his reelection. The world is a stage and we're all actors and too many are Oscar winning performers. I can't remember the last time I saw anyone say something genuine, everyone is rehearsed. But, <a href="http://www.dailypaul.com/183450/an-intense-moment-of-truth-with-mainstream-media-ows-commentary-on-msnbc" rel="nofollow"> add the proper music, </a> a guy with fire in the belly and it even gives me hope and crescendos, for about a minute.<br /><br />I think until we the "99%" clean our own houses there's nothing good we can do politically. How many of OWS have or are ripping off the system and justify it, just as the fat cats are doing. Whether it's a few dollars, a few hundred, a few thousand, or millions, a rose is a rose ... <br /><br />The fall may seem sudden to those who experience it, but it's been crumbling for years. Might be near the end as the nation is seriously being plundered and sacked. Some of the fat cats will scatter, but most will be protected by troops. The Age of Austerity. But on the bright side, necessity is the mother of invention.Kate-Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02097300904370192818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10465909.post-55776889622086203542011-10-22T10:50:37.839-05:002011-10-22T10:50:37.839-05:00One of the things I noticed over the past few year...One of the things I noticed over the past few years is that the alternative news criers rarely (the few exceptions don't even come to mind) ask their warriors/rangers/followers to contact their congressional reps. Granted, those email contact forms on congressional websites are a pain in the neck to fill out but it is still the most direct target. Wall Street got the bailouts and the sweet regulatory deals from D.C.<br /><br />The protestors refer to the 99% but from where I stand, that number is way off in terms of OWS support. Those who still have a decent job (or a trust fund still flowing) are not involved in the protests. The way I figure it, the government will not, for as long as possible, allow the percentage of disenfranchised to go above the 50% mark. Your reference to the fall of the Roman Empire is relevant. I think it will happen suddenly and before the masses have the notion to descend on the beltway bandits - the fat cats who will scatter like rats when the going gets grueling.<br /><br />OWS has no plan and no clear demands and this is being touted as a good thing. I keep a bookmark file on 'solutions' and sad to say, it is very bare. The desire for change is apparently one that brings with it no responsibilities for presenting alternative solutions. I grow more discouraged by the day with all this revolution nonsense.<br /><br />Which brings me to Ron Paul LOL! He's sooo ignored, he's such a winner - Hear Ye! Hear Ye! We'll get him alright and with him, a fresh coat of cheap paint on a dilapidated construct.kfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974010540762777009noreply@blogger.com