The State of the Union
We are now in the process of taxing the persons of the United States to develop a Military and security system that is beyond belief. At he same time that we are gutting all regulatory agencies, diminishing social programs and down sizing the State Department. Democracy is dying or dead in most states and civil liberties are being eroded faster than ever before. The media holds on to the quaint notion that it is still possible to change our circumstance or, in the case of state controlled media, that this is normal.
Some believe that a Democratic wave in this years elections could reverse the power grab. For the most part it will only change the name of the oppressors. Democrats have no intention, beyond lip service, of lessening the security state, of reestablishing the 4th or 8th amendments, restoring regular order, building up the State Department or increasing social programs. They can’t even agree on “Medicare for all”.
Division is the word of the day, racial, economic, political, social and international. The state of the union? Dead. The state of the republic? Sold. The state of democracy? A few voices in the wilderness. And the charade goes on. That’s the way it is. Goodnight and good luck.
