tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post6687319705464186379..comments2023-05-01T11:57:53.201-04:00Comments on Just Off the One-Lane Road: Impasse on The Yellow Brick RoadElorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04579555623060708938noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-27444306906949533122011-07-27T09:58:37.138-04:002011-07-27T09:58:37.138-04:00Thank you for this post, Elora. I keep saying that...Thank you for this post, Elora. I keep saying that we need a revolution in this country. I truly believe that if millions of people marched on Washington, clogging the streets, shutting everything down, filling the halls of the Capitol, and refusing to leave until things are changed, that we might be able to actually force real action. But maybe I'm just dreaming. And the truth is, I keep waiting for somebody else to start the revolution. And the truth is, so many of us are so busy trying to survive financially in this plutocracy, that I suppose we wouldn't even be able to afford the trip. <br /><br />I get so angry sometimes at my fellow working-class folks who constantly vote against their own best interests because they swallow the propaganda put forth by those who want to hide where the real blame lies.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575140898505901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-58582700933397104292011-07-26T17:36:31.477-04:002011-07-26T17:36:31.477-04:00Oh, dear god, don't get me started . . . but t...Oh, dear god, don't get me started . . . but thanks to you, Elora, for expressing my feelings.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-90192517050330445352011-07-26T08:49:21.130-04:002011-07-26T08:49:21.130-04:00You are right on target, as another blogger says, ...You are right on target, as another blogger says, pray for our country. lindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-20595749405414091372011-07-25T22:55:21.753-04:002011-07-25T22:55:21.753-04:00We foment democracy, but we are its worst practiti...We foment democracy, but we are its worst practitioners. Perversed by gerrymandering, an electoral college and an increasingly ignorant populace we'll be chanting "we're number 1" while a bemused world watches us decline. The best argument against a Democracy is a two minute discussion with the average voter. A centrist who represents the majority can't win without pandering to a polarized base. The "throw the bums out" approach never works - we just get more bums because anyone with a dog's worth of common sense doesn't want the job. I think everyone's just quit. We'll slide into socialism which ultimately fails to work when it runs out of other people's money. I don't know what to do, but that butter you left for us is fantastic !David Moniotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-43383746774794103672011-07-25T10:58:01.788-04:002011-07-25T10:58:01.788-04:00Barbara,
I am so damned mad. Our country is being...Barbara,<br />I am so damned mad. Our country is being stolen and trashed. To use the currently popular phrase: we are being thrown under the bus. In my 65 years of living I have not felt fear from my government. Now, I do.<br /><br />NC Woman,<br />We supported PBS for years. Almost since its inception. It has become a clone of ABC, CBS, etc. ad nauseum. I'm sorry to say this, but they ARE among the ranks of the Plutocrats. They ARE the wealthy. They are no more credible than the Other. Any more "news" comes by digging out your own, not listening to (nor relying upon) the pablum we're fed by the talking heads who ALL have a commercial interst. Moral of the story? Be very careful, and don't believe a word they say. Ask questions. Don't tune in to cable news or NPR or FOX. Or ANY OF THEM. They ALL have an agenda...their own. Selling journalism as "news" and raking in the bucks.<br />EloraElorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579555623060708938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-25056228066568146182011-07-25T10:50:04.678-04:002011-07-25T10:50:04.678-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3642807619836239233.post-75693119066487062632011-07-25T10:35:59.033-04:002011-07-25T10:35:59.033-04:00Elora -- glad you are socking it to em girl. I hav...Elora -- glad you are socking it to em girl. I have noticed that many folks have made it political incorrect to talk about such issues as you have in this post. I am glad you are coming out on this whole charade of governing. Could there possibly be a gathering storm of protest in the far distance? Hmm I don't think so -- this is not the 60s. This is the new century of "too busy" folks that seem to be wearing blinders. Will folks please prove me wrong! Thanks for the good post -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com