The Soviet union was done in by a government that was paranoid, militaristic and expansionist. This led to spending huge amounts of money on the military at the expense of peoples needs, political repression at home and an endless list of foreign military interventions. In the end the Soviet Union became a listing ship in a storm. Unable to right itself it sank beneath the waves.
The American political machine is making the same mistakes. Paranoia concerning terrorism has led an already fearful population to abandon all sense and reason in exchange for the illusion of security by way of the US invasion of the middle east. This is a war the US cannot win ! All it will serve to do is to perpetuate a false sense of security in the population and provide political support for right wing hawks in the US government.
Instead of spending money on social programs and infrastructure, the US feeds money borrowed from banks to military industrialists. This strategy is flawed from the start because it will provide the US with little to no return other than to provide large corps with huge amounts of money that will not be taxed on the level it should be or be used to provide better benefits for US workers.
The Patriot act is the first step in what will be a series of attempts at watering down the Bill of Rights. The police and prison systems in America are quite powerful as it is (2 million people in jail ) but now that Bush will be putting the Supreme Court in the hands of the right wing (4 possible appointments to the bench) this trend is sure to build in intensity. The only thing the US has going for itself is a better relationship with the international banking system, but how long can that last ? 30, 50 years at the most if Washington has its way and fights this new found Bug-a- boo (terrorism) for an entire generation.
The re-election of Bush may mark the begining of the end for US civilization ! All the signs of a dying civilization are in place. Over reliance on the military, social disorder, domestic repression, irresponsible government spending and a decadent, selfish, greedy corporate ruling class. As we have just seen in the election of November 04, the US electoral system is not capable of addressing these problems. All this having been said, how long can it be before this ship like the old Soviet Union sinks beneath the waves.
The American political machine is making the same mistakes. Paranoia concerning terrorism has led an already fearful population to abandon all sense and reason in exchange for the illusion of security by way of the US invasion of the middle east. This is a war the US cannot win ! All it will serve to do is to perpetuate a false sense of security in the population and provide political support for right wing hawks in the US government.
Instead of spending money on social programs and infrastructure, the US feeds money borrowed from banks to military industrialists. This strategy is flawed from the start because it will provide the US with little to no return other than to provide large corps with huge amounts of money that will not be taxed on the level it should be or be used to provide better benefits for US workers.
The Patriot act is the first step in what will be a series of attempts at watering down the Bill of Rights. The police and prison systems in America are quite powerful as it is (2 million people in jail ) but now that Bush will be putting the Supreme Court in the hands of the right wing (4 possible appointments to the bench) this trend is sure to build in intensity. The only thing the US has going for itself is a better relationship with the international banking system, but how long can that last ? 30, 50 years at the most if Washington has its way and fights this new found Bug-a- boo (terrorism) for an entire generation.
The re-election of Bush may mark the begining of the end for US civilization ! All the signs of a dying civilization are in place. Over reliance on the military, social disorder, domestic repression, irresponsible government spending and a decadent, selfish, greedy corporate ruling class. As we have just seen in the election of November 04, the US electoral system is not capable of addressing these problems. All this having been said, how long can it be before this ship like the old Soviet Union sinks beneath the waves.
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