No doubt we have all engaged in windmill tilting at one time or another (healthcare, the environment...you name the issue), but somehow the windmills continue to go round & round and new ones keep cropping up...and I’m not talking about the proposed wind farms off of MA. I am talking about Corporate, Special Interest, Military- Industrial take over of our nation. I am talking about an America that is being crippled by Legislators bought & paid for by these foreign & domestic concerns. I am talking about Supreme Court justices influenced by the same forces. I am talking about predation of our earth and future.
BUT I am not a complete cynic....and am given to foolish HOPE from time to time. And today I felt that hope stir when I received a solicitation from Move On that said in the subject line: Don’t Delete Me! (Or something similar, but not as cute). So I read it. And then I signed on for a small monthly contribution.
This solicitation was different from the usual request. It was different because they highlighted the root cause of America’s problems and are going after it...instead of the endless array of issue windmills:
It’s pretty clear that the fundamental change we all want will be impossible until we end the stranglehold that big corporations and lobbyists have on our democracy.
Progressives learned a sobering lesson in 2009: even with President Obama and Democratic majorities in Congress, it's incredibly difficult to make change in Washington. Giant corporations and their lobbyists who profit from the status quo have doubled down in the wake of last year's election, and they have massive amounts of money available to fight progressive legislation and leaders. Already, these corporations are getting ready to spend whatever it takes to repeal the health care reform bill in the courts or by taking back the Congress. And recent court decisions have made their job easier and ours harder.
I am on a limited income and cannot donate to all the causes that speak to me ...but I think that Move On is going for the Gold with this one and I want to help them get there. Here is their link to donate $$ and one for your energy just in case you think we should be going for the jugular, instead of windmills.
https://pol.moveon.org/...
or join a community forum:
http://pol.moveon.org/...
Disclaimer: I have no proprietary interest in Move On.