Surviving Capitalism (Not) : US Congress Becomes a Mob of Mindless, Cheering Sycophants

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Sunday, May 29, 2011

US Congress Becomes a Mob of Mindless, Cheering Sycophants

Click here to access article by James M. Wall from Veterans Today.

The author describes a shameful day at the US Congress as Zionist influence rules the day.

The American mainstream media found nothing out of the ordinary as the US Congress enthusiastically embraced the words of Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, in a refutation of the long-standing American understanding that “partisanship stops at water’s edge”.

In this instance it was not a partisan deviation. It was, instead a total capitulation of both parties to a foreign leader who stood before the members of Congress and ignored the ugly and costly results his own country’s policies have brought to both the Middle East and to the United States.

But the author is totally off-base with this statement:

This Congress is also guilty of a despicable act of defiance of the President of the United States, who is currently engaged in delicate negotiations to find peaceful solutions to the Middle East quagmire.

Obama is just preparing the liberal soil to grow support for next year's campaign for re-election. Just like his recent calls for the repeal of tax breaks for the oil industry as well as an Israeli-Palestine peace agreement, it is clear that he is not serious about either. There isn't the slightest chance of repealing any tax breaks for the oil corporations, it just appeals to liberal voters. As for a peace agreement, he has made it clear that his administration will continue with an "iron-clad" support for Israel.