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We humans are manifesting a level of mental disease that is both frightening and corrosive. Far too many of us are in react mode, driven by inchoate fears and resentments. Far too many of us are willing to pollute our spirits with negativity, eagerly engaging in name-calling and other forms of vilification. Far too many of us are willing to glorify violence or resort to violence, often just for entertainment or personal gratification!
Right now, it seems that our species is in its adolescence--obsessed with sex, drugs, and all other forms of self-gratification, especially as regards our economic behaviors. Our mental and spiritual 'dis-ease' is writ large by our increasingly sophisticated, increasingly corrosive socio-cultural and technological constructs.
Bearing this in mind, I feel overwhelmed with disappointment about the choices we (as a collective) have been making, because we seem to be moving inexorably back into 'balance' on a planetary scale and the consequences of our hedonism and denial of personal responsibility promise to be extreme.
The uber wealthy elites labor on under the delusion that their wealth will protect them from the extreme consequences of our ecosystem's inevitable rebalancing, since--historically--their wealth has afforded them protection. However, the ravages of radical income inequity have motivated a burgeoning number of the hoi polloi to say "WTF?!" and "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!!!" The less than 400 corporatists who own and control more than 45% of the world's resources--and the 1,011 billionaires who jockey each year to grab the brass ring of membership in that inner circle--will be defenseless against the billions of people worldwide who FINALLY recognize that it's time for catastrophic change, before it's too late.
The uber wealthy elites' fundamental mistake has been to underestimate the hoi polloi. We have both the courage and the fortitude to pursue an equitable alternative to the giant ponzi scheme known as capitalism.
In the face of this immediate and catastrophic economic collapse, Mr. Obama is a simulacrum, a mere mortal who must struggle to appease a variety of opposing factions, not the least of which are the corporate megalomaniacs whose money and power hold a great deal more sway with our politicians du jour than the eager and often futile machinations of the hoi polloi. When I contemplate Obama's feeble (read 'spineless') efforts, I am reminded of Margaret Mead's observation: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
Thus, when I hear our contemporary politicians (et tu, Mr. Obama?) griping and groaning and saying 'compare us to the alternative,' I say "I am NOT impressed with this vapid excuse!"
I say, "embrace the criticisms you hear and use them to inform your efforts to effect change."
I say, "stop insulting the citizens who are actively involved in our political system, and find ways to partner with us to effect change."
I say, "It's WAY past time to change our world!"
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