That's why I so often make the point that We the People must agree to disagree on the diversionary wedge issues (e.g.,
gay marriage) that partisan hacks in the corporate **** "news" media soooo love to obsess over, and -- following the example set in September 2008 by three of the 3rd party presidential candidates when they united behind
four points of agreement -- join forces in a non-partisan, cross-ideological coalition to exert
AGGRESSIVE, NON-STOP, ROUND-THE-CLOCK PRESSURE on Congress (and, when applicable, our state legislators) to implement public policy reforms on which the vast majority of us agree.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/we-can-fix-america-if-we-focus-on-what-all-americans-liberals-and-conservatives-want.htmlWe Can Fix America If We Focus on What ALL Americans – Liberals AND Conservatives – Want Washington’s BlogSaturday, November 20, 2010
While there are some things that liberals and conservatives will never agree about, there are many things that we already all agree on.
Knowing the many things we agree to empowers us, because it helps get us away from the distractions so that we can realize that there is much common ground among all Americans, and that if we work together, we hold a very strong position. If we shelve our irreconcilable differences for a little while and join our voices together on the issues we agree on, the sound will be so loud that it will shake down the walls which are holding us back.
While the mainstream political parties try to sell us on their brand, the truth is that
“poll after poll shows that both national parties are deeply unpopular with an electorate looking for something new and different”. This essay focuses on what people want.
Break Up the Unholy Alliance Between Big Government and Big BanksConservatives tend to view big government with suspicion, and think that government should be held accountable and reined in.
Liberals tend to view big corporations with suspicion, and think that they should be held accountable and reined in.
Irreconcilable difference?
Not really.
Specifically, a
Rassmussen poll conducted in February found:
70% [of all voters] believe that the government and big business typically work together in ways that hurt consumers and investors.
(and see
this).
Remember that the
government helped and encouraged the giant banks to get even bigger, and then has
hidden their insolvency and shielded them from the free market, and helped them grow even during the severe downturn.
In return, the big banks and giant corporations have
literally bought and paid for the politicians.
Conservatives might call it “socialism” and liberals might call it “fascism” –
they are the same thing economically.
But all Americans – conservatives and liberals alike – can agree that it is not capitalism, and it is not American.
As just one example, the list of prominent economists and financial experts calling for the too big to fails to be broken up is wholly bipartisan:
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