reply to post by endisnighe
Keep saying we are all idiots and controlled by the corporations.
1. - American student's test scores are far behind that of the Asian countries and some European countries... if things in the educational
field don't shape up soon then we will be a country of idiots in a few generations.
and
2. - We
are controlled by corporations... corporate lobbyists and their influence on politicians proves this, the revolving door policy
between Congress and the defense industry proves this, the fact that our health care is privatized proves this, the Federal Reserve being owned by a
banking cartel proves this, our media's corporate ownership proves this, the number of people from the corporate world in the political system proves
this... the war in Afghanistan, Iraq 2003, Iran 1953 proves this.
Yes we need TRUE FREE MARKETS, but hell keep obfuscating are arguments against bigger government. Because WE ARE THE ONES that do not
understand our own position.
We have privatized health care. So why stop there? Privatize the police, the post office, how about corporate owned firemen? You gotta give them your
credit card number over the phone before they come dose your burning house in water. Hell, privatize the military...
oh, wait.
You want true free markets? Have fun when monopolies run rampant. Have fun when there isn't a single job on American soil because they've all been
outsourced in order to exploit the workers of third world countries. Yeah, sounds good.
What we need is to eliminate large corporations, and turn all jobs into worker cooperatives. Reform the government into worker councils that oversee
health care, education etc, etc, answerable only the people. Nationalize the oil and banking industries so that every citizen benefits. International
councils that oversee trade and politics...
Of course, this is all Utopian dreaming and will probably never happen. But we can fix what we have now and move in the right direction.
[edit on 21-10-2009 by Someone336]
