posted on Jan, 17 2008 @ 02:13 AM
Mr. Kucinich, (and Elizabeth if she cares to respond as well),
What I am most interested to know is if you believe there is any real possibility of wresting our democracy out of the hands of corporations at this
point in time? I would say "Corporate America," but I think clearly many of the big players have gone multi-national and so that would be a
misnomer.
We were meant to be a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people," and our founding fathers took some pains to limit the ability
of business interests to overwhelm the interests of the people, however they could not have anticipated the role modern media (television) would play
in politics, nor could they have anticipated the sheer size and economic power of modern corporations and the way globalization has effected their
"nationality." In essence, we now have non-citizens, (multinational corporations) with no specific loyalty to either America or her people
effectively controlling the outcome of our elections. Sure, they may not choose the actual President, but by controlling the money that is used to
fund campaigns and buy air time for the candidates they prefer they control which two we get to choose between, and so they cannot "lose" either
way. (Though one candidate may be more overtly beneficial to them than the other.)
Candidates like yourself, who are less willing to allow the tax dollars of the United States citizens to fund wars that benefit corporate interests at
the expense of the American citizen are not even allowed to debate on television with the more "favored" candidates. (Thanks NBC) And so, with all
of the aforementioned taken into consideration, is there any possibility that the United States will once again be governed for the benefit of its
human citizens? Or are we doomed to digress into simply a faceless herd of potential workers and soldiers to feed the international corporate
machine?
And by the way, do politicians ever call the "Contractors" like Blackwater Worldwide "mercenaries" privately amongst themselves? Or do politicians
delude themsleves into believing that they are something more noble? I am just curious as to whether "we the people" are presumed to be so stupid
that we couldnt tell a mercenary army if we saw one running amok in a foreign country, or if our politicians are so busy being self interested that
they themselves had failed to notice this little tidbit.
Thanks in advance, and I will be voting for you. Whether or not you get the nod from your party. I think you are the best person for the job
running, and I admire your integrity, and so will be voting for you whether the media says you have a chance to win or not. I hope others will do the
same. Vote your conscience, people. DO NOT make your choice based on who the media calls as the most likely to win against the other team. Remember,
the media is corporate owned, and they DO have ulterior motives in how they report, and who they support.
[edit on 17-1-2008 by Illusionsaregrander]