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Our
lawmakers helped the financial institutions crash the economy
and swindle trillions of dollars from US citizens. Now they're
intent on cutting our best social programs. Apparently only
financial institutions and certain corporations are worthy of
being saved in the wake of the debacle, while the victims are
now targeted as an unreasonable financial burden on society.
This is the genius of American capitalism.
Now
it’s not that we don’t know what’s happening or that we
don't care. We do care. The problem is, we don’t know what
to do about it.
Well,
the best description of what to do about it is given by the
Chilean economist Manfred Max-Neef when he talks about Facing
the Rhinoceros.
If
you are confronted by a furious rhinoceros that is ready to
charge, the worst thing you can do is pretend you are also a
rhinoceros. It would be a lot better if you would act like a
mosquito. The one thing that can defeat a rhinoceros is a
mosquito cloud. A mosquito cloud has two great attributes. 1.
The mosquitos all stick together, and 2. The mosquito cloud
has no leader that would allow the rhino to behead and kill
the cloud. In the end, the cloud will drive the rhino crazy
until it collapses into a ditch and likely, without killing a
single mosquito.
Of
course, for this strategy to work, one mosquito won't be
enough, you need a lot of mosquitos, each one independent,
motivated, and well informed. My advice: become independent,
motivated, and well informed... and spread the word. Here's
the link to my site for starters.
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The
Patriot Act: When Truth Becomes Treason
Inside
Job (2010) – full length
movie on the financial crisis (must see).
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