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Thank you for your post, Frank. Excellently stated.

Unfortunately (regarding your closing thought), when addressing 'America' in a plea for peace, your voice goes unheard in the corridors of power, where it should sound loudest.

Those in power here do not act in accordance with basic human desires for peace; peace, for its own sake (rather than in terms of, say,  market stability) is completely irrelevant to the making of our public policy -- as is  the intrinsic worth of human life, either domestic or foreign.

Abandon the idea that the US government is actually democratic & the force of American citizens' individual convictions in shaping our governance becomes apparent.

Yes, the citizens of the world are one, but only in truth.

by wilderness wench on Mon Sep 29th, 2008 at 11:23:15 AM EST
Or perhaps the US government is the only, imperfect means you have of reigning in the power of Global capitalism and giving citizens some say in the decision making process?

Your process of Government, whilst flawed, isn't the enemy in itself - it is the only means of controlling your destiny you have.

Why do you think the neo-cons have tried so hard to destroy US, EU and world governance?

"We reported back to hearts what we had seen, and told our footsteps all about where we had been."

by Frank Schnittger (Frankschnittger at hotmail dotty communists) on Mon Sep 29th, 2008 at 11:31:17 AM EST
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The sense I have at the moment, Frank -- most especially as the economic crisis unfolds -- is that there's no longer any 'you' in this equation.

The governmental process, as constitutionally delineated,  is no longer functioning. Neocon dominance has only speeded the process of disintegration -- but it could be that the system has been fatally flawed from the start. Ben Franklin himself didn't feel that the system as created could withstand more than a few score years; due to its critical intrinsic flaws.

My opinion is colored by my experience, to be sure: by any measure, I'm what's known as 'poor' & therefore see, for myself & those in my situation, absolutely zero representation by those entrusted with that duty.

There will be more & more of us as well, in the coming decades, if the root causes of poverty are not adressed seriously as a matter of public policy.

& since the poor have no true representation among our legislators,  why should it be?

For me, there's no more concise an image of the current functionality US governance than the floating corpses of New Orleans.

When the fact of humanity is irrelevant, the system is a failure & therefore presents no recourse for desperation.

I appreciate this dialogue with you very much & wish I could hang out for more. Believe it or not, however, I'm engaged in non-paying work in order to have a place to live & I have to go do it.
A bientot..

by wilderness wench on Mon Sep 29th, 2008 at 12:06:20 PM EST
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I wish you hope and good fortune...

"We reported back to hearts what we had seen, and told our footsteps all about where we had been."
by Frank Schnittger (Frankschnittger at hotmail dotty communists) on Mon Sep 29th, 2008 at 12:12:05 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Thank you. I wish you the same.
by wilderness wench on Wed Oct 1st, 2008 at 10:47:35 AM EST
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