Is anyone else as pissed as me?

[maxpower]

Disgusted, that is the only word that I can think of as I read all the horrible bullshit day in and day out. The double standards and hypocrisy is so glaring. The right can do or say just about anything they want, and the sheeple eat it up. And they are the fucking minority. The dems are spineless cowards afraid of their own fucking shadows. None of our representatives would piss with their pants on fire without checking with their lobbyist corporate overlords permission. Protesting is a fucking joke, the fascist bully boys beat you down, unless you are protesting Obama. I just have to say FUCK ALL. We are screwed. Sorry for pissing on your cheerios this morning, but I just needed to blow off some steam. Have a good day.



Peace,
Max

P.S.
Enough about Polanski already.



Edited for post script

[DrDan]

1. you are not alone . . .

can't say I am "pissed" . . . or even "disgusted". I think I am feeling VERY VERY powerless.

As you say - corporations own our government - all of 'em. They (our leaders - in congress, in the WH) do not care about constituents - they only care about the corporate dollars. Baucus said it yesterday - he does not care about what Americans want - he is obliged to deliver what he thinks can get passed. And a PO (or single-payer) cannot get votes because the corporate lobbyists are so STRONGLY against it - cuts in to their obscene profits.

What a hopeless feeling. We have been sold out.

[ShortnFiery]

2. Max, dear man, you're preaching to the choir. Work local - that's the way!

I know and I empathize but don't despair.

Let's spend a little more time taking care of those who surround us in the REAL world and continue to organize in the CYBER one?

Best wishes to you and yours ... and BTW I'm living that "Serenity Prayer" .... one day at a time ... sometimes one moment at a time. :hi: :grouphug:

[maxpower]

10. I am trying to change my little corner of the world

Helping here and there. The "Serenity Prayer" does help. Blowing off steam helps too. Sorry for all the negativity lately, I know we all are frustrated. At least here I can vent without people rolling their eyes and saying "there he goes again." I thank you all for that.



Peace,
Max

[FormerDittoHead]

3. The 'system', as sold, is a FRAUD.

The system was SUPPOSED to have 'checks and balances'.

But who 'checks and balances' the corporations?

We were TOLD that this is a "Representative Democracy".

30 years ago, I read that America, in its distribution of wealth and power, was much more like Central and South America than Western Europe.

I'm still waiting to see that disproven.

[fasttense]

4. And that's exactly how our corporate overlords want you to feel.

Protesting is useless. We can't do anything about it. No one will broadcast our concerns, no one will pay attention to us protesters. We are powerles......

Exactly how have we shown Obama and the Dems we elected that we have their back?

The right has gotten organized and sent out their protesters to town hall meetings for a month long screaming frenzy. Then they culminated their attacks with a march on DC. What have we done to make visible our voice? Letters, e-mails and blogs are good but not enough.

Now, when are we going to march on Washington DC and stay there until we get what we need? We can pitch tents and bring port-a-potty.

One day of protest ain't going to cut it. We need to live in DC for a month. A rotating group of 50,000 people for a month might finally get some news coverage. Just like Cindy Sheehan did outside Crawford Texas.

So, how do we organize it?????

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

5. I understand and agree with your general message, but...

Cindy Sheehan accomplished exactly zero. I'm not sure she's our model.

[fasttense]

7. Yeah but she was outside Crawford and was fighting a losing battle against the bushes.

We have our Dems in Congress and the White House now.

Do you think Obama would have ignored Cindy like the idiot bush did?

We need to get out and show we are the majority.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

15. Fair enough.

Like I said, I like your idea in the first place. I don't think protests do much, honestly, but we simply can't be quiet in the face of what the right is tossing out there.

[rockymountaindem]

29. Even though I generally think that protesting is ineffective, I have to hand it to Sheehan

I think she struck a mortal blow against Bush's credibility in a way that others could not. The simplicity of her message and her commitment to it really hit home for a lot of people, even many who supported Bush at the time. All she wanted was to meet with the President, and Bush's stubborn refusal to even talk with her alone for 10 minutes made him seem petty, insensitive and afraid to confront the consequences of his actions. All the administrations protestations that Bush had met Sheehan in a group setting etc. were to no avail. She made Bush look like the mean jerk he was to a lot of people for the first time.

I don't think Code Pink is any great friend to liberals in this country in general, but what she did in 2005 is, IMHO, the real "beginning of the end" of the Bush administration, not the dismal response to hurricane Katrina as some claim.

[T Wolf]

9. I think you are overestimating the effect of the reich-wing terrorists on policy.

The politicians (Dems & pukes) already know what they are supposed to do.

The cretins (on the reich) screaming and rioting just give them cover to do as they are ordered by their owners, especially after media coverage exaggerating them.

edit - Protests on the left can be ignored and/or ridiculed because the media plays them as objects of scorn.

[maxpower]

14. Bring back the Hoovertowns

Show them we are not going away. I wish I knew how to organize it. That is the difference between us and them. We are a fractious group. They get their orders directly from fox, Limbaugh etc. We have no centralized organization. That is the problem as I see it.



Peace,
Max

[nevergiveup]

6. We are winning.

We are fighting a powerful corrupt government bureaucracy and a press that has been consumed by big money and a "anything for ratings" mentality. We are also just bottoming out in the most severe economic recession in 100 years. The fact that Obama has been able to sustain a 55% approval rating is astonishing to me. We are also going to get a health care bill. It won't be everything we want but it will be a break-through, it will be a first time foot in the door. There are also signs that Obama is rethinking his Afghanistan strategy. Keep the faith. Things are going to get better.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

17. Thanks for your post.

You know, even I'd lost that perspective. You're absolutely right. We knew this would never turn around right away - perhaps not even in the span of Obama's first term. But he HAS accomplished a lot, and he IS doing the right thing.

[marew]

8. I'm with you.

I have found I want to run away and not deal with it which is probably exactly what the idiots want us to do. It is just so exhausting dealing with the corruption and lunacy. Rep. Frank was so correct. Talking to these people is like talking to a dining room table. They are so 'out there'! And the corruptions of our politicians lining their pockets with big contributions from health insurance and drug companies while watching people go bankrupt or suffer and die is getting to be more than I can bear. We all KNOW that most of the legislative branch is corrupt but nothing is done to limit it. Integrity is dead while 'getting my share of the pot" is alive and well. I am truly tired and discouraged.

[Wednesdays]

11. Hey -- I'd like to turn this into a song

I wouldn't be making fun of your sentiment, it'd be just some "gallows humor" about the state of the country.
I wouldn't change a thing, except maybe you meant the title to be, "Is anyone else as pissed as me?"

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Is Any Else As Pissed As Me?

By Maxpower

Disgusted,
That is the only word
That I can think of
As I read all the horrible bullshit
Day in and day out.
The double standards
And hypocrisy is so glaring.
The right can do or say
Just about anything they want,
And the sheeple eat it up.
And they are the fucking minority.
The dems are spineless cowards
Afraid of their own fucking shadows.
None of our representatives
Would piss with their pants on fire
Without checking with their lobbyist
Corporate overlords permission.
Protesting is a fucking joke,
The fascist bully boys beat you down,
Unless you are protesting Obama.
I just have to say FUCK ALL.
We are screwed.
Sorry for
Pissing on your cheerios this morning,
But I just needed
To blow off some steam.
Have a good day.
Peace, Max
P.S. Enough about
Polanski already.
Edited for post script

[maxpower]

16. Title fixed

Thanks for pointing that out.


Peace,
Max

[maxpower]

18. Go ahead and make it into a song

I would love to hear it.



Peace,
Max

[evenso]

12. We can't just say FU to everybody....

I know how you feel, but we have to keep being constructive about addressing our problems. Alright, I understand you're just blowing off steam.

[maxpower]

22. I didn't mean it like that

I meant to the heartless bastards out there. I am doing what I can to keep perspective. But sometimes it is necessary to vent. Sorry I blew up.



Peace,
Max

[sea four]

13. My outrage meter is broken

Somewhere during the time Bush was president, somewhere between napalm in Iraq, torture of children, "impeachment is off the table" and telecom immunity, the thing just broke, the needle fell off. After all that bullshit, I find it hard to get mad about anything they do anymore.

But I definitely agree that this system needs to be fixed.

P.S.
New Zealand is a nice country. So are Canada and Sweden. I have been thinking of moving there for a while...

[maxpower]

19. I hear the same thing

I think New Zealand would be nice. Far, far away.


Peace,
Max

[stray cat]

20. They always are pissed here and at free republic

[maxpower]

27. I would say that here we are pissed for the right reasons

We're pissed about the bullshit that is actually happening. They're pissed about what they are told is happening. I think that is the big difference. I am not saying the left is self righteous, I link to think we are more informed.


Peace,
Max

[mrs premise]

21. Pissed and Disgusted

New here, and have read one of your posts before. So, I thought I would start my DU journey with your rant. You speak for me, I feel your rage. I'm so tired of getting kicked in the ass, having to pay for the privilege, and then being forced to say "thank you sir, may I have another?" And, a little piss in my cheerios is the least of my worries. Try to have a good day too!

[maxpower]

23. Welcome to DU

I am not always so negative. I hope you enjoy it here. As you can see there are people here to talk you down off the ledge.



Peace,
Max

[mrs premise]

24. That is why I am here

I feel very isolated, my liberal side of the family is far away. I miss my mom and brother, we would all vent together. I see the community here and it made me want to join.

[maxpower]

25. Enjoy your stay

Peace,
Max

[HillbillyBob]

28. I have been pretty disgusted since i was one of those

Air traffic controllers during the runnyraygun regime.
Well more accurately I was a Navy air traffic controler (gay) who was hounded out of the navy when I got put on a 'list' of suspected humuseksuls. When I was out I could not get a job in runnyraguns fascshit regimes FAA. Not that it 'ruined my life' it just ruined any chance at a decent income, then I got disabled, and have to live on 9,000 a year SSD.

To say that I was or am pissed is a very large understatement.
On the upside is I have healthcare covered, but I have to stay impoverished to keep that coverage.
Not that I can really hold down much of a job with HIV, seizures, cancer, migraines, severe asthma and a messed up back from an on the job(heavy electrical construction) injury.
My partner and I found a place in the woods we could actually afford to keep a roof over our heads and grow something of a garden and we find out this week that puke err duke power wants to use the towns drinking water reservoir to cool their newly planned coal fired power plant..15 miles upwind of where we just moved 2 years ago to get away from the crime and pollution of the city. On the days that the wind would blow from west to east (charlotte to greensboro nc) I had to stay inside and run the ac which we could not afford to pay for, because the coal smoke while not thick would set of trip to the hospital class asthma attacks.

I am of the opinion that maybe we should carry our fire arms to the town hall meetings to threaten the rightards with!

[BlooInBloo]

26. Nope. Just you.

:P

[handmade34]

30. I might just be more frustrated than you

tired of overpaid, ignorant, short-sighted, little white men make decisions for me and my family.

[Joe the Liberal]

31. I hear that....

I'm pretty pissed about it as well but what can we, or anyone else for that matter, do about it? Protest? They accomplish nothing unless it's with large enough numbers and some persistence and even then nothing may come out of it. Of course the MSM won't cover it unless it's the teabaggers whom they help organize by the way. So with that being said I'm just going to sit back and see what happens, there's nothing I or anyone can do about it so why bother?

[DireStrike]

32. I alternate between pissed and depressed and determined.

It's all I can do to occasionally channel the first two into the third.

Even taking a small step like writing a LTTE can help a lot.

[tkarolewics711]

33. Cheers

You are 100% on point. We know we are right and yet we all sit around and piss overselves any time we are attacked. The truth is that the right took over this country in the Reagan years by breaking the unions and then underfunding education (Democrats are generally more educated than Republicans). Then they created right-wing nut job media to make Americans believe that the Government is the enemy and yet be so patriotic?????? The time for civility is over. I say, be a Dick, be an Asshole and Fuck every Conservative, Republican, Evangelical Christian (which I still can't find anything Christian about them), right-wing media outlet (Should this be considered free speech?)
God bless you and good night

[maxpower]

36. Right on

Peace,
Max

[Kablooie]

34. They are considering taking away "personhood" from individuals now. Only for corporations then.

[gimama]

35. DC protests ARE scheduled,& it is goood medicine

ck out Veterans for PEACE,United for PEACE & Justice, Voters for PEACE, American Friends Service Committee, After Downing Street.org websites for starters...YOU are NOT alone, Your sense of Justice & Passion are Righteous, & sorely needed. Stay strong & keep Your Heart in the right place. PEACE, now.

[maxpower]

37. Thanks we need to get organized

In the 60's the protests were huge and organized. Hell, remember the protests before Iraq? We should be having those protest marches again every week. Millions of people uniting on a weekly basis could not be ignored.

Peace,
Max

[gimama]

38. next wed. is 8 yrs. in Afghanistan..8 YEARS!

& there will be PEACE demonstrations in many areas.. Max, there ARE good-sized protests,every week..but they get NO msmedia attention, so the general public has no idea they're happening. If You can't get to an event, or start 1 YourSelf, please take some time Wed. to meditate on/envision PEACE..what it will look like/feel like/BE like. KNOW that Your CARING makes a difference.

[maxpower]

39. Will do

Thanks for the tip.


Peace,
Max

[fascisthunter]

40. we are just fine....

if anything, the right wing is fucked, and that includes the corporatists in both parties.

[OwnedByFerrets]

41. I hear ya....I'm way past outraged.