Sunday morning mumbling.
The Self Made Man! An oft repeated old Fairy Tale that has been
peddled to Americans
since the Creation of this Nation. From those days of the "rugged
individual" who pulled himself up by his own boot straps, to the "I'm
for Me First" Libertarians of the 60's, and on to today's
"Trumpsters", this myth persists, despite overwhelming proof that it
is simply another tool of the American Empire's efforts to control the
American Working Class. Anyone holding those archaic beliefs that
expressed the, "Me, Myself and I" philosophy, have been fully taken
over
by the Empire's propaganda. Stop and ask yourself how a nation can
call itself a nation if all its People look out only for themselves.
That would not be a nation. We could call it a Mob, but without any
concern for those others in the Land, it could never be called a
Nation. We have become so conditioned to believe that socialism is a
dirty word, that we refuse to accept the fact that socialism is what
makes a nation a nation. We establish rules, laws, regulations. We
agree to obey common laws for the good of the many. We join together,
lending our support and giving our money to support police forces,
fire departments, courts, and we select leaders to represent our
needs. All that is socialism, including our postal system and our
public schools. Our churches are based upon socialism. Those who
Believe certain ways, gather together and develop a Theology, and
raise up a Temple or a Church, and support one another in the accepted
Beliefs.
But we Americans have been so brainwashed that we refuse to accept
that we are social in nature, that we depend upon others for our very
well being.
And by the way, just what is the difference between Donald Trump,
promising what he will do for the people, and Bernie Sanders promising
the People what he will do for them? Each one is supporting
Socialism, whether it is in the form of tax reduction for the
Billionaires, or Single Payer Health Care for All Americans.
Anyway, I'd like to visit one of those "rugged individuals" one day,
and see where they keep their
chickens, cows, and grow their crops. I'd spend the week watching
them slaughter a hog and tan its hide, turning it into shoes and
belts and maybe even a wallet and a matching jacket. Of course they
must also grow a small forest in order to cut down trees, buck them up
and split them for firewood. It's been a very long time since a
single individual could strike out on their own and survive in the
Wilderness. So how does one do it in today's world?
Just wondering.
Carl Jarvis, supporting socialism that is "Of the People, By the
People and for ALL the People".
