Banging My Head Against the Wall

[srf Rantz]

To our fellow "Conservative" Tea Party citizens:

I don't know how to talk to you.

Your statements and arguments demonstrate time and again you have drunk the Fox Kool-Aid. I have tried and failed so many times with so many folks to help them see that, but to no avail.

I do identify with your and the Tea Party's anger. “I feel your pain.” I know we share the same enemy, the same forces arrayed against us who have put us down and kept us there and who I believe, just as you do, really do want to take away our "Liberty."

You want someone to blame. You want an easy target and easy answers. You know something is wrong with the system and you are so desperate and scared you will eagerly swallow lies meant to manipulate you and prolong your suffering if they include someone or something tangible you can hate, like poor people or blacks, or Liberals who want to "take my money and give it to the blacks" or "take away my guns."

Liberalism does not have all the answers but it is NOT the enemy. Obama is NOT the enemy. Democrats are NOT the enemy.

The enemy is Big Money. Big Money buys power. Power sets policy. Simple as that.

Republican policies have created the situation we are in, NOT the policies Obama and the Democrats have tried to institute in order to mitigate your suffering.

The RW propaganda machine has somehow convinced you that the situation you are in right now began the moment Obama was inaugurated.

How could that possibly be? Is it any wonder so many "progressives" think you must be deranged? Is it any wonder then that you then think they are a bunch of "elitists?"

You are angry because its been a year since the Democrats took control of our political system and you are still suffering. So it is their fault???

The truth is the Republicans and Big Money have done everything in their power to block and prevent any action at all on any and every issue regardless of whether or not it might help resolve the situation. This is boldly and purposefully only in order to regain power. Can you not see through that? Do you not see the folly in that?

Republicans and Democrats have different ideas as to how to solve the problems you, we all, are facing.

Republican policies have been proven over and over and over again to exacerbate those problems if not outright create them.

Democratic policies have shown again and again to be somewhat successful at alleviating that suffering and enabling the rise and stability of the middle class.

The Republicans openly proclaim their support for Big Money and the rich, the corporate power brokers and the banks. The Democrats proudly stand on their history of standing up for the working man.

Now I'm sure you would like to argue the above statements, but that again is to fall into the trap.

You claim people are angry because Obama is too far left? I don't want to argue that with you or try to disabuse you of that notion, (he’s a pragmatist, devoted to trying to get everyone to work together to just solve the damn problems) but to instead try to get you to see that the way Big Money, our common enemy, keeps their control over us is by dividing us along those simplistic ideological lines with those meaningless labels and having us point fingers at the other side.

To see which side it is that they fear, which side it is that they think represents a threat to their power, take a look at which side they choose to demonize and to discredit.

There has been a War on Liberals and Progressivism since the rise of Ronald Reagan. There has been a War on "Government" since the rise of Ronald Reagan. It has been uninterrupted and unrelenting.

Now I grant you the system is corrupt. It is corrupted by Big Money. No matter how staunch any politician, on either side, is in his beliefs, how altruistic he is in his motives, Money has the persuasive power, not simply through bribes but through all manner of intimidation that Money can bring to bear. (for the most convincing summary of how this works, I suggest you Google Bill Hicks What’s My agenda. it might seem extreme but its close to the heart of the truth.)

When did the shrinking of the middle class begin? When did the movement of wealth begin to fly upwards to be concentrated in the control of an ever increasingly small percentage of power brokers? When did deficits rise dramatically? When did they briefly begin to go down? and When did they soar back up? Who was in power when most of this was happening and who were they demonizing all along? When did those wealthy power brokers launch a 24 hour news network dedicated to demonizing liberals and touting conservative pro-big-money ideology?

Yep, you're absolutely right! Conservative policies, cutting taxes for the rich but not the middle class, slashing away the social safety net that at one time protected all of us, not just the "lazy bums", and pumping trillions into a "defense" industry buildup increasing our deficit into the stratosphere are what has made this country great!!! The only way to get our country back is to go conservative!!! Our corporate masters will set us free if only we give them back full power over us!!!

Good luck with that.

[Denninmi]

1. If you find an answer, please let me know.

These people truly are brainwashed and frankly, just plain crazy.

They will go consistently against their own economic best interest time and time again. Their "leaders" only need to holler a few key words their way -- abortion, socialism -- whatever.

[DCKit]

2. I've had several experiences trying to simply point out the incompatibility....

of their mutually opposing views - more military and lower taxes. They just get furious and, too often, hysterical.

I have no clue.