A Livable Future

If the people of the world are going to enjoy a livable future (i.e., one in which peace and justice and environmental security are embraced as not only articulated goals but fundamental and achievable human rights), we must first rid ourselves of certain delusions.

First and foremost, we must recognize that the most formidable obstacle to a livable future is the Plutocratic War Party of the United States and its allies and proxies around the world.

The PWP is composed of BOTH Republicans and Democrats. Consequently, politics as usual will get us nowhere. The American political process is part of the problem where the PWP is concerned, not part of the solution.

Why? Because the U.S. electorate only represents a small portion of the world's population; we cannot continue to vote away the rights of others around the world while pretending that we are only attending to domestic business. The PWP may be headquartered in Washington and on Wall Street, but it is a global power elite.

Besides, the American political process, the so-called "two-party" system, obscures the reality of power distribution in the United States and, indeed, in the world. In other words, it is the PWP vs. the people of the world. We must learn to think outside the "box" (the trap, really) that is the "two-party" system.

Once we recognize that the true obstacle to peace, justice, and environmental security for all the world's people is the PWP, we must emphasize the fact that it is a WAR party. Warfare is NOT peacefare. Nor does it make the world a more just place. Nor does it protect the environment. Therefore, those who recognize the PWP as the true enemy of a livable future MUST embrace radical pacifism. By radical pacifism I mean a commitment to non-violent non-cooperation with all that the PWP promotes and stands for. In the immortal words of Nancy Reagan, the people of the world must learn to "Just Say No" to militarism of any kind.

We must not shrug and ask, "But what can I do?" We must be resolutely defiant and determined. We must begin by being vocal advocates of non-violent non-cooperation. We must complain. We must argue. We must protest. We must ridicule. We must pledge ourselves to the proposition that friends don't let friends join the military, and we must remember these words of Mahatma Gandhi: "It is contrary to our manhood if we obey laws repugnant to our conscience."

The Plutocratic War Party

Following the polls, the PWP has decided that it would be prudent to concede a slight (but tightly managed) shift to the left: we will see McCain "vs" Mrs. Clinton in the general election. It's like flipping a coin with two identical faces: Heads the PWP wins, tails the people lose.

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Now I Remember...

... Why I've never liked either Ohio or Texas...

One thing that I have noticed about this year's Democratic primaries is that Shrillery does best in those states where the old line Dem Party machine is the most functional. Illinois is the exception that proves the rule because Illinois is Obama's home state.

If Pennsylvania's Dem Party Machine is what it was when I lived there (I left in 2001), then I think we can expect to see a double-digit victory for HRC (Her Royal Churlishness) there--as in Ohio.

The thing we must never lose sight of is the fact that the ruling party in this country is the PWP (Plutocratic War Party). The PWP adopts a "liberal" persona (the so-called "Democratic Party") to satisfy one portion of the electorate and a "conservative" persona (the so-called "Republican Party") to satisfy another portion of the electorate. Shrillery is deep into the PWP in many ways. I have not been able to satisfy myself as to where, exactly, Barack stands with regards to this group. I only know that any person of public stature that fails to adequately accomodate the agenda of the PWP receives a state funeral.