HMCRich...
There was nothing stopping republican dissenters from lining the parade route or peppering the capitol with protesters at the inauguration of this president... after all.. that's what Bush saw during his inaugurations...
Wouldn't it be better to wait until actual dissent is denied before claiming it's impending death?
this article is just more of the same.. the politics of fear.. now we are supposed to fear that this president will curtail our right to dissent... in spite of all evidence to the contrary...
The myth that the jubilation shown at the election of this President is just some kind of cult behavior is one that was created in the media.
I will grant that there are some people who are so eager to touch his hem that they are deaf to his message... but that isn't true for the majority.
President Obama didn't give the usual inspirational speech as his inaugural address... he didn't need to rally the troops...
while he had the world's attention, he talked about the work that needs to be done to restore this nation.. and the world we live in... to health... and if the people who stood for hours to listen to him are any indication... the world listened.
President Obama can do wrong... and had already done so before he took office as far as some of his supporters were concerned...
The cult of blind acceptance is not the democratic way... and i speak of both the people of our nation and the party when i say that...
I think the days of blind acceptance masquerading as patriotism are over. At least, i sincerely hope they are over.
I, for one, find it refreshing that this President actually acknowledges that we have major problems and that it isn't going to be easy to find solutions.
I find it refreshing that he doesn't tell us he is going to fix everything for us.. we are going to have to actually engage in the process for any recovery to work.
I find it refreshing that he talks about the legacy this will leave for our children and grandchildren... an improved America.. built on a solid base.
Our economy is currently built on consumerism... and we have encouraged the world to follow in our footsteps...
any street vendor will tell you that when those who will spend their money don't have any.. there are no sales...
consumerism by itself... without manufacturing driving wages.. is a ponzi scheme. it only works as long as there is a continual stream of money to fund consumerism.
Unemployment in Washington is careening towards the national average of 7.2% .. and the hope of economists is that it doesn't exceed 10%. Both Boeing and Microsoft have announced substantial layoffs... and all of those are living wage jobs... their loss will have a trickle down effect on businesses who relied on that income and that in turn will create more job loss.
Those same economists say that wage "correction" will be necessary to stabilize the economy.. and they aren't talking about the excessive wages paid to those in upper management.
There are some pretty substantial things that are going to have to change... and those changes aren't going to be comfortable for anyone.
As someone who has faced adversity more than once, i acknowledge that it is possible to survive adversity without rolling up your sleeves and doing some hard work..
but it is unlikely that any of us will thrive in the process unless we do so.
It's your choice..
allow yourself to be distracted by the pundits or pay attention to the heads up our President just gave us...
and start figuring out how to build the kind of community that will ensure survival for your family.
In spite of all the rhetoric to the contrary..
there are few of us these days who live a totally self sustaining life... it really does take a village to survive... it always did.
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