Conventional politics is defined by “leaders” who are actually following the lead of politically powerful constituencies and fiefdoms whose only agenda is protecting their current share of the national income.
President Obama’s administration is utterly conventional, and therein lies its failure. But this failure falls not just on the political “leadership,” but on the nation’s Balkanized constituencies and fiefdoms which have gotten exactly what they wanted: a full-spectrum defense of the status quo.
Charles Hugh Smith explores our Republicrat world where change promised by politicians is illusory, as they are simply part of the status quo and totally ok with continued control by the elites, of which they themselves are part of.
Until we don’t get fooled again, that is – a day he sees coming.
The tune these days’ I can’t seem to shake is from Steppenwolf – America!? Where are now!? Don’t you care about your sons and daughters?
Don’t you know, we need you now, we can’t fight alone against this monster… . … .
Was asked recently, when collecting reimbursement for serves rendered and causally that I’d been Taxed Enough Already thank you, what I thought of The Tea Party.
Little late… to the party.