tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post1030762283304952425..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: A letter from Michael MooreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-84919973365681926002011-03-10T18:09:14.505-06:002011-03-10T18:09:14.505-06:00One more comment - I do not think the Republican P...One more comment - I do not think the Republican Party has harmed themselves at all. I have noticed an inexplicable pattern of immunity they seem to arise with the next day no matter how noxious their actions or deeds.Marcellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-13455916158344225072011-03-10T18:04:48.872-06:002011-03-10T18:04:48.872-06:00quote from disaffected "I guess the truly ama...quote from disaffected "I guess the truly amazing thing about all this is that, yet once again, the very people who are hurt by all this are the one's supporting those who aim to impose their hurt. Truly amazing stuff, even when you do grasp the lunacy of authoritarian followers."<br /><br />I am truly amazed at this too. I see it in all walks of life from the very educated to those with none. None of it makes sense until you understand the whole authoritarian, MomCom perspective. <br /><br />I am 53 - these mind numbing bufoons better not even mess with me. I will organize a way to not have my SS wages taken out or refuse to pay my income tax. Put me in jail. That's likely to be my retirement plan anyways.Marcellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-32247402682939367992011-03-10T09:48:30.522-06:002011-03-10T09:48:30.522-06:00I guess the truly amazing thing about all this is ...I guess the truly amazing thing about all this is that, yet once again, the very people who are hurt by all this are the one's supporting those who aim to impose their hurt. Truly amazing stuff, even when you do grasp the lunacy of authoritarian followers.<br /><br />On the other hand, I'm quite sure the way SS and MC cutbacks will be sold to the public is by dropping the bomb on those 10-20 years out and more from collecting. Current recipients and near recipients will be grandfathered in to prevent all hell from breaking loose, then the rest will be told to take a hike. The hard part about THAT calculation will be that in order to pay off current recipients without totally cratering the budget deficit, SS & MC taxes will need to continue to be collected until most of the recipients die off, which, given the current state of medical technology and cost control - not to mention our reluctance to consider practical end of life measures for the terminally ill - could be a VERY, VERY long and expensive time indeed!<br /><br />One way or another, SS, MC, and HC in general promises to be perhaps THE major issue of our time once the federal government goes belly up and begins wholesale reneging on its obligations. In addition to a well deserved class war, we'll likely have a generational war to boot that may well dwarf all of the others until it's played out.<br /><br />The war of all against all is shaping up to be a specter straight out of a Gothic horror novel.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-50725113399579228722011-03-10T09:43:20.489-06:002011-03-10T09:43:20.489-06:00Keith Olbermann comes down on the side of Marx and...Keith Olbermann <a href="http://foknewschannel.com/the-suicide-of-the-republican-party/" rel="nofollow">comes down on the side of Marx and Moore</a>, that is, they feel that the conservative authoritarians will take a big hit in January 2012 in recall elections.<br /><br />That is contrary to <a href="http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2011/03/authoritarianism-past-and-future-is-now.html" rel="nofollow">this Dredd Blog post's expectations</a> and is, to my way of thinking, not taking into consideration the damage that has been done to the national psyche via the overriding of reason with fear through the activation of the national amygdala by the authoritarians.<br /><br />I hope Keith & Mike are correct and that I am wrong on this issue.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-59339330026772271242011-03-10T09:25:34.110-06:002011-03-10T09:25:34.110-06:00Perhaps the elderly could persuade the Social Secu...Perhaps the elderly could persuade the Social Security Administration to adopt accounting policies like the Pentagon uses:<br /><br />"<i>The US administration is taking a hard look at problems in the Defense Department's accounting, after a report called its books unauditable, the Treasury said Wednesday</i>." (<a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/09/pentagon-accounting-problems-serious-treasury/" rel="nofollow">Raw Story</a>)<br /><br />We covered the issue once upon a time <a href="http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2009/09/getting-caught-is-only-no-no.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2009/09/ge-serves-pentagon-on-tv-near-yoo.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />If the Social Security Insurance budget was unknown, instead of being in the black til 2037 as now known, then how can anyone prove ... hey that's the ticket.<br /><br />The Pentagon entitlements are near the trillion per year, or more, mark, so those MOMCOM entitlements need to be hidden from the public so the elderly can be shaken down to add to the Pentagon budget.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-72899232754164803022011-03-10T09:02:26.590-06:002011-03-10T09:02:26.590-06:00I think it is good to remember that the elderly ar...I think it is good to remember that <i>the elderly</i> are the targets of the cowardly authoritarians trying to take down Social Security Insurance.<br /><br />Many <a href="http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/holocaust.htm" rel="nofollow">elderly went to the gas chambers</a> of the authoritarians in years past.<br /><br />The conservative authoritarians are in the process of de-synthesizing the populace to the plight of the elderly so they can steal the insurance those elderly paid for already.Randyhttp://www.peakoil.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-11130483308909348552011-03-10T08:32:38.642-06:002011-03-10T08:32:38.642-06:00There is a lot of Orwellian talk out there today g...There is a lot of Orwellian talk out there today guys:<br /><br />"<i>The phrase "Moment of Truth" first appeared in English in Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon. It was originally a Spanish expression for the final sword-thrust in a bull-fight, the one that finishes off the bull after the matador is done taunting and tormenting him.<br /><br />Remember that whenever you hear about "The Moment of Truth Project," the latest public relations venture from the Social Security-slashing Pete Peterson crowd. It could be el momento de verdad for your future financial security</i>." (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/the-ministry-of-truth-new_b_833497.html" rel="nofollow">Richard Eskow</a>).Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-39027696271914252852011-03-10T08:25:17.128-06:002011-03-10T08:25:17.128-06:00There is a good article over at HuffPo that descri...There is a good article over at HuffPo that describes the scenario well.<br /><br />Obama's incontinence led to the loss of joy and energy in those that rejected W in 2008. Obama, before the last election, had become W lite, which led to authoritarian gains because those voters did not show up to continue to vote against the W movement.<br /><br />Obama sucks for that, but the people suck for wanting a hero instead of being the hero themselves.<br /><br />They are now talking what they should have been talking about before the last election:<br /><br />"<i>Without question, there are other avenues that should also be pursued: Occupy the capital. Recall Scott Walker. Show up at every town hall meeting one of the cowardly 18 state senators dare show their face. But this is put up or shut up time for the labor movement. For too long, labor's power has been slowly eroding like a vintage car left out in the rain. It's certainly true, as the poet Shelley wrote, that "We are many, they are few." But a muscle doesn't mean a damn thing unless you flex</i>." (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-zirin/gov-scott-walker-puts-out_b_833862.html" rel="nofollow">Dave Zinn</a>).<br /><br />That is a strategy based on reacting which is all they have now, but in the future a proactive offense must replace the folly of always being on the defense.<br /><br />That is why football teams have offense and defense.Randyhttp://www.peakoil.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-20758650831069485952011-03-10T08:10:21.299-06:002011-03-10T08:10:21.299-06:00Yeah, evolution of thought processes ... from left...Yeah, evolution of thought processes ... <a href="http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2011/01/evolution-from-left-to-right.html" rel="nofollow">from left to right</a> ...<br /><br />The wrong direction.<br /><br />The McCarthy hearings of the day are beginning.<br /><br />You can tell when an authoritarian is doing something by the security brigades that surround them.<br /><br />Michael Moore travels alone and mingles with the people, while <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/10/terror-hearing-in-congres_n_833899.html" rel="nofollow">King of The House</a> has to travel like M. Quadafi in Libya (with a mercenary army).Randyhttp://www.peakoil.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-74078922187048679702011-03-10T07:27:10.278-06:002011-03-10T07:27:10.278-06:00Doncha wonder about some of the conversations the ...Doncha wonder about some of the conversations the Jewish families had before, during, and after internment in the NAZI death camps during WW II?<br /><br />Talk about evolution of thought processes.<br /><br />That evolution needs to take place before the fact, not after the fact, which they found out the hard way.<br /><br />The emotional healing done by a massive, national "fix-it or we will" type of sentiment could heal us.<br /><br />The Wisconsin resistance is the serum to neutralize the authoritarian disease infecting that state.<br /><br />Michael, ship us a few tons of that good stuff or we are likely to repeat the discourse of the Jewish families sometime in our future.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-14555856467592971792011-03-10T06:41:30.318-06:002011-03-10T06:41:30.318-06:00I'm really impressed by the tenacity of the op...I'm really impressed by the tenacity of the opposition in Wisconsin. They're going to lose the battle for sure, but they're certainly preparing the ground and letting the Tea Party conservative right authoritarians know that future such battles won't be fought without considerable pain and opposition.<br /><br />Strategically, I suppose there's even a slim chance now that the US sheeple will react and wake up in time to reverse recent political events in 2012, but I doubt it. The people who actually stand to gain by events in Wisconsin (poor, working class, fear driven authoritarian followers) still vote overwhelmingly hard right conservative, and if anything, events in Wisconsin will only harden their positions. <br /><br />Authoritarian followers' (I grew up surrounded by them in the midwest. How I managed not to become one I don't know, but I guess it must have been by joining the military and getting away from them. I guess even MOMCOM serves some small utilitarian purposes.) positions are forged over lifetimes of fear based, closed minded thinking, and are not likely to change during times of chaos and turmoil.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-56834741009904784792011-03-10T06:14:28.514-06:002011-03-10T06:14:28.514-06:00The reaction to the Wisconsin union busting-becomi...The reaction to the Wisconsin union busting-becoming-law is reactionary to the core:<br /><br />"<i>Dealt a major setback Wednesday night in a high-stakes battle over union rights in Wisconsin, labor leaders nevertheless insisted that they would emerge from the three-week long saga energized and eager to continue fighting</i>." (<a href="Dealt%20a%20major%20setback%20Wednesday%20night%20in%20a%20high-stakes%20battle%20over%20union%20rights%20in%20Wisconsin,%20labor%20leaders%20nevertheless%20insisted%20that%20they%20would%20emerge%20from%20the%20three-week%20long%20saga%20energized%20and%20eager%20to%20continue%20fighting." rel="nofollow">HuffPo</a>).<br /><br />Perhaps they will figure out that it is better to be visionary about these matters than reactionaries, always having to resurrect some dead policy.<br /><br />Defending good policies with competent visionaries and before the attack defensive tactics is a better strategy than giving up ground so you can try to retake it later.<br /><br />While Obama and the gang plan "bi-partisanship" (a.k.a. capitulation) their foes admit that they are planning the demise of Obama and the gang.<br /><br />Sheesh.Randyhttp://www.peakoil.net/noreply@blogger.com