Forum Post: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!
Posted 12 years ago on Oct. 9, 2011, 4:07 p.m. EST by FUCKTHENWO
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from RIVERDALE, MD
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What is it that we are fighting for? The end of Capitalism? American communism? What is with all of the isms?
Let me tell you what I am fighting for. I am fighting for a global economy that is based on all of the natural resources of the planet. I am fighting for a true democracy that is detached from profit-seeking institutions. I am fighting for the principals that America was truly founded upon; not the principals that Michelle Bachman, John Boehner, or Barack Obama understand. I lump all current politicians into one category: evil. Lacking morals. Lacking conscience.
I understand our problems to be so immense that if a true progressive took office he would not muffle them, nor elongate their existence. I do not believe that Barack Obama is fighting for the populous.
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
Viva la Resistance!
Well said.
We must replace the inhumane system of capitalism with the humane system of democracy.
The only way to create a society that works well for everyone, that provides the highest standard of living for all, that maximizes every one’s ability to flourish and that eliminates the need to force people to waste their lives toiling in involuntary jobs, is to organize society based on the democratic principles of Freedom, Equality and Science.
It is the only rational and humane way to organize society. In short, it means everyone has the FREEDOM to pursue whatever lifestyle they want, to pursue their own happiness however they define happiness, so long as you do not violate that same right in others. It means everyone has an Equal power to build that lifestyle - an equal right to the freedom to act, speak, and think; equal treatment under the law; equal votes; and most importantly, equal income for equal effort. And it means the purpose of SCIENCE is to make those lifestyles possible.
Under a system of equality, everyone is paid a minimum income of $115,000 per year, enough to make everyone wealthy and enough to give everyone the means to freely pursue whatever lifestyle they want.
Wall Street laughs at us behind their protective walls as does the President and Congress. Kindred spirits UNITE! We need to expand to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and take our message to President Obama! Congress also needs to hear us. They both have the power to change things. Things that they created
Caesar is the Pope do us all a favor and bury him.
There are a few lone voices in government who aren't in the 99% who are crooks and liars. Bernie Sanders is one.
I'm a big Bernie fan, actually. "all politicians...except Bernie Sanders..."