What should be remembered is that the American revolution was a
bourgeois revolution. They succeeded in throwing off the oppression of
the British aristocracy over them and that was a step forward for
humanity in general, but they were not concerned about the people that
they, the bourgeoisie, were oppressing.
---
Carl Sagan
??? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. ???
??? Carl Sagan
On 6/3/2019 1:37 PM, Carl Jarvis wrote:
Absolutely right, Miriam.
We have built up so many myths that I doubt Americans will ever see
our nation for what it is. Sure, it was a bold move back in 1776, but
our forefathers were not the statesmen we like to make them out to be.
Some very bright and innovative people, but still they were products
of their times. And that is my point. They were "of their time", not
of ours. We keep fiddling with a document that was based on totally
different conditions and times, trying to make it fit today. Like
trying to send the Wright Brothers to do battle with a fighter jet.
Anyway, gotta get on the road.
Carl Jarvis
On 6/3/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Coincidentally, at the same time that I'm reading, "These Truths", I'm also
reading a novel, "My Dear Hamilton", which describes a lot more of the
history around the period between 1876 and the early 1800's. Alexander
Hamilton was in charge of the Treasury Department. He'd written the
underlying philosophy and the economic rules for the new nation. Everything
was focused on business and profits as a way of getting the country out of
debt. The emphasis was never on individuals, certainly not on workers and
farmers.
Miriam
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Monday Morning Ramble
Discussion on another list got my brain to groaning and then stirring.
The writer suggested that we need to wake up to the fact that war has been
declared upon the Working Class, by the Ruling Class.
My contention is that our Founding Fathers, the Landed Gentry and those who
held fortunes, drafted an amazing Constitution that declared their right to
rule.
That Constitution, although battered and bent at times, has endured.
Here's more of what I wrote:
Actually, if you wander back through our nation's history, you will find
that the Founding Fathers, the Landed Gentry, established a government that
put them in charge. And despite taking a few batterings over the years,
most notably the Great Depression, this US Constitution has done its job.
The Oligarchy endures. Concessions have been made, such as ending slavery,
women's vote, wage minimum, social security, medicare, the 8 hour work day,
an end to child labor, nation-wide postal system, free public education, and
on and on. These changes were fought for, one at a time. The Founding
Fathers viewed them as socialistic and later on as Marxist, but in truth
they were the result of the Working Class fighting back. Labor was never
included at the planning table when our Constitution was drafted. The
theory at the time was if you didn't own or control a piece of the Land, you
were not entitled to have a say in its use. This continues today with
corporations telling their workers that they do not have a right in the
decisions that direct the corporation. Of course you will note that these
same corporate spokesmen feel that they have the right to control the lives
of their employees. That's the beauty of Control.
So, my point being that we, the Working Class, have been in a war from the
beginning. Our gains were fought for, long and hard. And with each gain
has come concentrated effort by the Oligarchy to roll them back.
We, the Working Class are in trouble. Even if Donald Trump is not elected
again in 2020, he has set in place a wide number of very conservative judges
in federal districts, and begun, through his cabinet, the dismantling of
fundamental programs and regulations that we have come to believe are our
right. And, most important, we are in the process of losing our "right" to
independent thought. Our very minds are being taken over by the
sophisticated brain washing technology developed by the Think Tanks
supported by the Oligarchy.
We have allowed, and been led, into allowing others to think for us.
We are trained to turn to our Great Leaders, and if they are not Great, they
will be made over, to appear Great Leaders. Until each of us begins to
think for ourselves, and act upon our conclusions, we will continue to drift
toward enabling a Dictator to rise to power at the head of our American
Empire.
Of course there are other possibilities. One that I've mentioned before is
the possible breakup of our nation. International Mega Corporations might
rise up to control what once were nations or parts of nations, and begin
struggling for international control, dragging the Working Class into
battle.
For sure, we're in The End Days, as far as our American Empire is concerned.
Better start thinking and pick a side.
Carl Jarvis
