tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17966756.post4209294369791001388..comments2023-09-11T06:24:20.817-07:00Comments on Seven Devils Dead: Capitalism: The Silent KillerErnesto Del Mundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01169403576324107302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17966756.post-71235711185765920612010-11-29T12:22:55.379-08:002010-11-29T12:22:55.379-08:00BD...we were at a similar place a century ago. Out...BD...we were at a similar place a century ago. Out of the sweatshops, mines and meat packing plants came a resistance that forced a change. This change resulted in a 40-hour work week, women and minority rights, and even a living wage that helped form a middle class.<br /><br />For the past 30 years there has been class warfare from above to end all that. It has been a one way battle with globalization being the nuclear bomb in the arsenel of the ruling class. All our labor and environmental laws are trumped and the effort in Washington against us has been pretty much bipartisan. Old battles must be fought again, but the working class is so far going down without a struggle. And of course, power concedes nothing without a struggle. Maybe the drugs will wear off before it's too late.Ernestonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17966756.post-35147432417731615702010-11-27T00:15:53.642-08:002010-11-27T00:15:53.642-08:00If Rush Limbaugh, himself vile and evil, refers to...If Rush Limbaugh, himself vile and evil, refers to socialism and liberalism as "vile" and "evil" then that characterization alone says that socialism and liberalism merit a scrutiny that's not usually accorded them.<br /><br />If Rush is against socialism and liberalism then it must be a good thing. <br /><br />This country has believed its own hype for so long (its unparalleled greatness), that it will not bring into question its system of governance and the economy that supports it.<br /><br /><i>Those things are beyond reproach.</i><br /><br />Yet, the gap between the rich and the poor, as well as the middle class, continues to grow, and has done so at an amazing rate during the past 5 years--and at a time when the country's growth was in decline.<br /><br />The pursuit of the American Dream has been so satisfying and fulfilling that we've become a nation of addicts--stoned, intoxicated, or high on some substance or another, legal or not so legal. <br /><br />I fear for this country. It's brewing up a deadly mixture of fear, bigotry, and hatred, a concoction that's sure to kill any integrity, and goodness that might be left in its collective soul.Black Diasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890792781361839105noreply@blogger.com