Marx warned that in the later stages of capitalism huge corporations would exercise a monopoly on global markets. These corporations, whether in the banking sector, the agricultural and food industries, the arms industries or the communications industries, would use their power, usually by seizing the mechanisms of state, to prevent anyone from challenging their monopoly. They would fix prices to maximize profit. They would, as they [have been doing], push through trade deals such as the TPP and CAFTA to further weaken the nation-state’s ability to impede exploitation by imposing environmental regulations or monitoring working conditions. And in the end these corporate monopolies would obliterate free market competition.
Chris Hedges Karl Marx Was Right - Chris Hedges -Truthdig
Don't get me wrong, I am not supporting Karl Marx and his theories but he clearly had a point on this one. America is run by a tiny group of elite inner-circle moneybags than cannot see beyond their personal interests. This information is not even hidden, so there is no conspiracy in my words. Money wins elections, money makes laws in this country, money decides which Mid Eastern country American glorious military is going to attack next. True democracy is possible when people elect their representatives, not money. What is good for GM is not always good for the country.
In order to reverse the course our political and economic elites should be split once again. I am not sure though it is even possible at this point.
In order to reverse the wealth, power, and influence control of the U.S. government, voters MUST stop playing into the hands of those in control. Voters enable the wealthy, the powerful, and the influential to control legislation and policy. Each election cycle, the wealthy, the powerful, and the influential determine the names that appear on ballots. Then, voters select from that list. But, voters are blind to this process, or either voters just don't give a damn, one or the other.
As long as voters continue to play into the hands of those that control the process, we'll have no better than what we have now. Professional politicians are bought and paid for. Legislation and policy is bought and paid for. But, try to get voters to understand that truism. For some reason beyond my understanding, voters feel obligated to vote for those that the wealthy, the powerful, and the influential have placed on the ballots. And, once they vote, they spend the next two to four years complaining about what's wrong in this country. Voters continue to do the same thing on election days, yet expect a different result.
If you give a crook the keys to the bank and to the bank vault, and the crook robs the bank, who's fault is it that the bank got robbed? Surely you can't blame the crook. If you place a candy bowl where a small child can easily reach it, and tell the child not to eat the candy, but the child gets some candy from the bowl anyhow, who's fault is it that the child got into the candy? Surely you can't blame the small child. By the same token, if voters elect crooks to serve in government, and this country goes to hell in a hand basket, who's fault is it that we face multiple social and economic hardships? Surely you can't blame the crooks serving in government.
Each and every day, especially during campaign season, we hear voters take sides for either Republicans or for Democrats. They blame one side or the other for our many social and economic woes. Yet, we never hear them take the blame themselves for allowing the crooks to be in Washington in the first place. To hear voters talk, professional politicians just waltz into Washington and take a seat. We can live in denial if we wish to, but the cold hard truth is that we, the voters, allow what takes place in politics to happen. We give the crook the keys to the bank and to the bank vault.
Voters often ask, "what are we suppose to do, if not vote for someone on the ballot?" The answer is simply, "write-in a candidate of your choice." Stop playing the game. You can't win the game. The cards are stacked against you before the hand is dealt. Send a very strong message that you're no longer playing their game. We often hear voters use the excuse, or "cop-out", "I'll vote for the lesser of two evil." Or, they'll say, "I'm not going to waste my vote." Think about just how dumb and ignorant those excuses, or "cop-outs", are. In the first place, refer back to who places the names on the ballots. And secondly, if they're on the ballots, they are already bought and paid for. This isn't rocket science folks. It doesn't take an MIT graduate, nor a Philadelphia lawyer to see and understand the game.
The truth is that we've been sold out for many decades now, and we'll continue to be sold out until voters wake up and smell the coffee. Once elected to office, professional politicians exert their will, and not the will of the people. Basically, we give them Carte Blanche to do as they damn well please until the next election. We don't get to vote on the floors of Congress, nor do we sit in the oval office making policy. Forget about all of that Republican and Democrat BS, and start talking real change, and electing pro-America representatives to lead and run this once great nation. In addition, it's silly to bash Liberals, Conservatives, Moderates, Right Wings, and Left Wings. Bash the entire "Washington Brotherhood". They're all crooks, they all sell their votes on the floors of Congress, and they all accept favors and gifts.
