Four Ticking Time Bombs That Will Soon Ignite a Revolution

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Four-Ticking-Time-Bombs-Th-by-Richard-Clark-110311-378.html

As Paul B. Farrell says in a recent column, it's too late to jail bankster CEOs; only a revolution could accomplish that.

"Put Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein in jail for six months, and all this will stop," a former congressional aide tells Matt Taibbi in his latest Rolling Stone attack, "Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail? Financial crooks brought down the world's economy -- but the feds are doing more to protect them than to prosecute them."

Taibbi's right in one respect: everyone knows Wall Street's run by a bunch of dictators who are doing more damage to democracy and capitalism than North Africa's dictators. But jail the CEOs of Goldman, Citi, B of A or Morgan Stanley? It's too late for that.

Only a revolution will stop Wall Street's self-destructive form of capitalism

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[Poboy]

1. R'd

[Countdown_3_2_1]

2. I see NO revolution anytime soon.

The good guys are in power.
The bad guys just have the house, and they are acting badly in the eyes of the public.

Further, the bad guys just ruined their chances in 2012 with the Wisconsin anti-union crap.

Who needs a revolution when you can just vote your people in? we're going to win in 2012.
Is your Democratic incumbent is too establishment? Pro Capitalism? Primary him/her! Its not like its too late.

We live in a country that allows for peaceful revolutions at the ballot box. If no one you want is running then find someone who will and start to work. The right people are out there they just need a support group to encourage them to run. Its March 2011, we have lots of time-if we motivate now.

[notadmblnd]

3. The good guys are in power?

Did you really say that with a straight face?

[Poboy]

4. I chuckled at that too. "Good guys"? We are not five years old, and the 'guys' in charge are killing

us.

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[truth2power]

8. I almost choked when I saw that...

The GOOD guys are in power??? Bwahahahahahahaha

:rofl: :rofl: *snort*

[leftstreet]

9. Wait. The "good guys" won in 2006 & 2008. What happened?

The "good guys" had two years to unfuck things

:shrug:

[swilton]

12. Never were so many golden opportunities

squandered by so few emasculated invertebrates.

[trumad]

10. LOL---Larry Summers---Bob Rubin...

These guys were one of the main architects of the financial meltdown.

[swilton]

13. I disagree and I think 2012 will prove it

People have lost faith in our two party system - the only thing that would save us is if a third party or a progressive challenged and one against Obama in the primary.

The great Chalmers Johnson describe the demise of our democracy in his book, the last of his trilogy Nemesis....there have just been so many Rubicons that have been crossed. Our government's secrecy, uncontrollable spending on perpetual wars, global environmental collapse..The Democratic led administration is not turning any of these catastrophes around - if anything, they are exacerbating them...The public thanks to the internet knows this and there is widespread loss of faith that our elected leaders continue to serve the public good.

Even if the Democrats regain control of the House in 2012 - what would progressives celebrate? The policies that the Obama Administration is enacting could only be accomplished with a Democratic administration because a 'Republican' led initiative including identical policies (such as cutting social security and medicare, privatizing public schools - essentially forms of the 'shock doctrine') would never have been allowed to see the light of day. The Obama is getting away with a defacto Republican agenda and the so-called Democratic Party leadership is not calling him on it....

[fascisthunter]

16. lol

[Poboy]

6. more-

Wall Street is the "Comeback Kid" story of the 21st century. Three short years ago, Wall Street was virtually bankrupt, a ward of the state. If only we could have jailed "just one" of them back then, when they were down for the count. But instead we bailed them out! Made them richer. Gave them $14 trillion in the form of loans, credits, cash, and asset buyouts. Essentially we gave them the keys to the Treasury. So they didn't just recover, they're now "running the tables," to use a Las Vegas metaphor. They own the place, as Senator Durbin said. So let's admit the truth, let's understand the new reality: Wall Street dictators have absolute power; they rule Washington, America, and you and me.

Yes America's bankrupt, and the rich don't care

Admit it, we lost the opportunity to save our democracy from them. Jail a bank CEO and Wall Street will miraculously reform? You must be joking. Wall Street got away with the biggest (and apparently "legal") bank heist of all times. And today the should-be/would-be inmates are running not just the prison but the country.

Wall Street's corrupt banksters have lost their moral compass -- their insatiable greed has become a deadly virus destroying its host (nation) -- their campaign billions buy senate votes, stop regulators' actions, and manipulate presidential decisions. Wall Street money controls voters, runs America, and both parties. And yes, Wall Street is bankrupting the country at the same time.

Wake up America, and listen to what these economists are saying:

[roguevalley]

7. this will be Obama's stain. Its his 'justice' department. and he's

a damned lawyer.

[bobbolink]

15. !

:applause:

[Initech]

11. Six months? That fucker should get life!

[upi402]

14. but there's a re-election to fund

Yay for "our team"!:bounce:
Go team, go! Win! Win!

[Kurovski]

17. K&R. (nt)

[GreenStormCloud]

18. I have been hearing about "The Revolution" for 50 years.

I have decided that it isn't going to happen. Most Americans are watching HDTV in air conditioned living rooms and aren't about to revolt.

[Poboy]

19. .

[Vidar]

20. Jail, Hell!! Hang a few a few hundred of the bastards as an example to the rest.

[SoCalDem]

21. When and if interest rates go up, watch the whole 401-k scam collapse

and then where will the Wall Street wunderkinds get all that extra money to gamble with..

401 k money that goes into the market regularly, and cannot be touched by the people "investing" it is quite enticing to the gamblers..

If interest rates go up, many people will willingly put money into savings accounts instead of wall street..

As incomes go down, and tax changes strip deductions away, ordinary folks may no longer "need" that tax-free pittance (for tax purposes), and may choose safety over speculation.

[themadstork]

22. I don't think we need revolution

These guys aren't omnipotent. They need the votes of the people they so viciously screw over in order to survive. It starts with eliminating their propanda machine. Discredit, defund, or take down Fox Propaganda while greatly boosting public education. Conservatives will remain, but they'll be reasonable and truly have the best interests of out country in mind. Not corporate stooges and sociopaths. Take back the country from there, enact anti-propaganda laws. Publicly shame the billionaire fraudsters.

The ability to protest and publicly shame the crooks are powerful if we can use them.