I got into a comments frenzy on a christian left website and was selected to make a wall post for this. it was on facebook. I love that I actually got selected. =p
Who Cares About You? -- By Paul Tidwell for The Christian Left
by The Christian Left on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 11:45pm
It's long been my contention since becoming a democrat that we Americans have been divided and conquered against ourselves. It's long been my contention that "conservatives" who we traditionally view as our "enemy" actually belong in our camp. They've been deceived by jokers like Glenn Beck who constantly tell them "progressivism" is the cancer that's destroying society.
Genuine conservatives' main objective is to act a societal gyroscope resisting nearly any kind of change regardless of direction. Its pet phrase might be "If it's isn't broke, then don't fix it." The current right-wing agenda is an assault on the public sphere. They want to take away Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare. They want to change the books we use to educate our kids, etc. For most of the twentieth century it was democracy-minded progressives who sought radical change and the capitalist right-wing who were the conservatives. But since Ronald Reagan, and Thatcher, the right-wing has taken the initiative with regard to social issues. Everywhere you go "conservatives" are initiating changes to society, in the wrong direction. It seems to me progressives are the true conservatives who are trying to maintain the current social order. Many people on the "right" should be our friends in this mess. Are you confused yet? Just who is "the right," and what does "conservative" mean?
The distribution of wealth being so uneven is an issue that transcends traditional right/left divides. Again, we've been divided against ourselves to fight each other instead of fighting the real villains. Your job for instance wasn't stolen by illegal dirty Mexicans, who are every bit as desperate for work and sustenance as you are, and you should view as your ally in this fight. Your job was sent overseas by corporate shills because it was cheaper to pay an Indian to do your job than you. Every bit of suffering inflicted on you has been done by the same masters, who conveniently always have a straw man for you to "blame" for your misfortunes. They say you're poor because you're "lazy" and "need education." They are quick to blame YOU for things out of your control.
Before you know it's "progressivism is a cancer upon society" as per Glenn beck. It's "liberals" who view your "back woods" as "fly over country" and have no interest in what you have to say. If anything the term liberal is supposed to mean "open minded and compassionate." How we've been portrayed as not caring about the lives of "so-called red necks" is beyond me. Much of my family lives in red Texas and is "red neck" I have no problem with these people.
The money to end poverty and world hunger is there. What lacks is human will. This is not "Gods" fault either. It's Humans who refuse to listen to their holy books and what they say about helping the poor. 9/10ths of the Bible is "help the poor and disadvantaged." Some on the right insist on private interpretations of these verses and saying "God helps those who help themselves," and insisting that if you're poor it's because you're lazy and deserve to be. They have in effect straw-maned vast swaths of the American populace. We aren't lazy, we just can't find a suitable job. Besides, if you were REALLY a Christian you wouldn't just sit there and say, "Good Luck! How are you!?" YOU WOULD HELP!!! This so called "Christian Nation" is far from it.
The right has gone with a very horrifying strategy that has resulted in constituencies that should be coming together, fighting against each other instead of fighting against THEM. Progressives need to wake up to the attack and do everything in our power to stop racism, stop sexism, stop the attacks on religion. You see it the immigration debate. Many white people are now in the exact same economic status as the "aliens" they're fighting against. They should be uniting, instead they're combating each other. Mexicans are my ALLIES, not my enemies. False divisions that are emanating through every sector of society, clique vs. clique, race vs. race, sex vs. sex, old vs. young, straight vs. gay, etc. People need to wake up and get to know their real enemy.
We need to focus as a society and realize that a massive brotherhood of the disenfranchised and abused actually sits before us. Until we realize that those responsible for this mess always have someone for us to blame other than them, we'll never get past this.
If you need any further proof then understand that the current right-wing philosophy is founded upon Randian Objectivism. REAL Satanism doesn't resemble child sacrifice or any of the mind-blowing stereotypes you might of been told in your youth. It could most accurately be described as the faith on display in the corporate board room. It's based on Randian Objectivism, per the Satanists themselves ... http://www.churchofsatan.com/... The main divide between good and evil is that good cares about EVERYONE and evil cares only about itself? It's altruism vs. greed.
I don't believe the fact that we're being sent back to gilded age of economics is a right/left issue. It's a haves vs. have-nots issue. It's long been said democracy is a lamb and a wolf arguing over who's for dinner. Well it's time for the 98% percent of us who have been served up for dinner to wake up and find our natural constituency. You might be surprised to find that it's progressives, instead of conservatives, who care about you.
wall street and the extreme right always have someone for them to blame other than wall street and the extreme right, it's amazing how clueless these people are-turning to the very people who screwed them over to get advice on "What will help"-what will help is voting them out of office!!!