18.6.11

USA..Palin...I just had to do it..

I mean the idiocy of Sarah and Mary Macias deciding our lives for us. Deciding how they want to spend our tax moneys. Make hunting our national sport! Make Guantanamo larger? Put illegal Mexican immigrants in Guantanamo? Make Sarah's bonehead daughter Secretary of State? Oh, damn, wouldn't that be so cool, Paleface gets elected president and she appoints her dumbass daughter as her Secretary of State. "Jest like I kin dance, Mommy, so can I be a secretary--unless I have to learn shorthand, and you know I'm no good in math stuff. In terms of figurin', I figure one thing for sure, the boys think I'm sexy like you, Mommy."
I spotted this article somewhere and decided to copy it...more to come...

Canada

It's about Vancouver and the idiotic city riots a couple of days back....after the local hockey franchise lost the final of 7 games to the slightly more powerful gang from Boston. If the game had been  won, the riots probably would have taken place anyway, to celebrate, hard to say really. My comment is not just simply to condemn the idiots, hoodlums or misguided party animals who took part in this ridiculous show of anarchy and downright stupidity. But, how can this sort of behaviour be changed  or controlled in a city usually known for it's culture and hospitality.Big question, few answers.

11.6.11

Statistics

Einwohner
DeutschlandWest-Europa357.000 km²82,3 Mio
FrankreichWest-Europa643.000 km²64,1 Mio
ItalienSüd-Europa301.000 km²58,1 Mio
JapanFernost-Asien378.000 km²127,1 Mio
KanadaNord-Amerika9.985.000 km²33,5 Mio
Russische FöderationOst-Europa17.098.000 km²140,0 Mio
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaNord-Amerika9.827.000 km²307,2 Mio
Vereinigtes KönigreichBritische Inseln244.000 km²61,1 Mio

America...just stuff

..¿same crap today?
 yes,the wiener swinging congressman, the Florida girl murder,Gingrich,Sarah,Arizona wildfire,Missouri flood...no mention of the Bilderberg conference..
To obtain a somewhat balanced and informed view of what goes on in the world I have to watch CBC(Canada),BBC(UK),Deutsche Welle(German),RTV(Russian) and other foreign news channels. The Americans are fixed on presenting the same bloed scheisse every day..with a bit of football,basketball thrown in and lately the hockey play off Boston and Vancouver.

9.6.11

America....

In the news: North Africa is still in turmoil but the main news items here by the American networks are about:
 This fellow Anthony Weiner (speak wiener) a Democrat New York State member of congress decided to publish pictures of his wiener (penis) and naked chest on face book contacts of younger females. Big deal. The world is in catastrophic state with floods, extensive forest fires,several wars,riots and the miserable state ( apparently) of the American economy. And yet, the networks are preoccupied with this idiots wiener and his jammering of unclear authorship statements and news releases...well...America where are you headed?
And, a 22 year old woman who stands accused to have killed her 2 year old daughter,daily court pictures and commentary in the news from my homestead town Orlando Florida about this event, hard to believe that this item should be featured daily in detail while other world concern items are totally ignored. Other news and newsworthy stuff  covers the extensive fires in Arizona ( an area as large as New York and Chicago combined they say). And the flood state of the endless rain and spring snow run off..
No comments on the latest meeting of the current Bilderberg group conference in Switzerland, a gathering of somewhere between 130 to 150 Anglo American rich folks with friends ( japan not included)..
Another insult to our intelligence, Sarah Palin's e mail record of the past few years has been made public. Can't imagine what this twit has to say that's remotely useful or interesting. This lady should peddle her book and disappear. Quote...what's the difference between a rottweiler and a hockey mom..lipstick...Obama response, you can put lipstick on a pig...but it's still a pig..

26.5.11

America

The President was busy to meet with the prime minister ( head of state). of Israel just after his extensive North Africa speech.
 A few days later visits the area and hometown of his  maternal forefathers in Ireland.
 And, the Queen of England her majesty Queen Elizabeth ll.

Israel:
President Obama suggested in his extensive speech that perhaps the borders of an eventual Palestinian state should be based on the delineation prior to the 1967 war. Just how many more times will Israel have to defend itself and win wars to keep the acquired territories. Israel should keep the lands it has won and fought for....in war and make the borders permanent. To redraw the boundaries to the pre 67 scene is not acceptable to this prime minister.Unless of course the USA is willing to do the same, by example and give some territories back to Mexico, like Texas,Arizona,New Mexico and California...the reasoning is the same.


England, or Great Britain if you like: (meeting with the Queen).
Apparently the President committed a few no No's. So what? Get over it. He was talking during the god save the queen playing, proposed a toast impromptu and a few other small not to do minor boboos..
Not to worry...stiff upper lip...they'll get over it.

25.5.11

Oh Canada..

No fireworks here on Victoria day..rained out...looks like we might as well keep the stuff for our annual 1st. of July Canada Day ( That's our 4th.of July thing...)..
Other comments and notes..
Oh Canada Post
Looks like we are facing another mail strike....it's a sick joke really, no I'm not anti labour, but these stupid and useless interruptions of the already tattered and tarnished Canada Mail joke has to end some day.
Canada Parks
Wonderful news about a new National Park in the works...Rouge Park. Toronto Ontario has three substantial valleys and rivers. The Humber, The Don and The Rouge.
A few years ago a friend,Lawyer and Environmental engineer produced a study on the Humber..river,valley etc.
I have it stashed somewhere, the Humber valley is in the west end of Canada's largest city,Toronto.
The Don river and valley runs north /south to the lake Ontario and much of it will need a great deal of help...soon. A rapid transit highway called the Don Valley Parkway ( or DV Parking lot) takes up much of it and a lot of old services, water,sewer and related big city links are grossly outdated and in infrastructure repair need.
And to the eastern limit of the city,formerly Scarborough, there is the Rouge...river and valley.

22.5.11

America....

Indeed the last few days have been eventful. The world did not  end as predicted by a few religious ...well whatever.
D.Strauss-Khan  head of the IMF and possible future french head of state was arrested in New York for attempted rape of an African 32 year old single mother chambermaid and many are making a conspiracy thing out of the situation. Who would benefit..

America, President's speech May 19/11....North Africa etc.

“Today,( that was May 19th/11) President Obama signaled to the world that he is still serious about Israeli-Palestinian peace and that he is a true friend of Israel. We welcome his clear statement that the U.S. position is that a permanent status peace agreement will be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed on land swaps, and that the outcome must be secure and recognized borders, with a sovereign, contiguous Palestinian state and robust security arrangements for Israel. We also welcome his statement that such an agreement must find a way to resolve the issues of Jerusalem and refugees that is just and fair and that respects the rights and aspirations of both Israelis and Palestinians.  
“What derives from these positions is clear. Palestinian leaders must come to terms with the fact that a future agreement will involve adjustments to the 1967 lines to accommodate some settlements – and educate their people to understand why this is so. They must also accept the fact that a future state will be demilitarized and that arrangements ensuring Israeli security will be paramount.
 
“At the same time, the Netanyahu government must accept that Israel’s appetite for settlements must be balanced, inch for inch, against its readiness to give up territory that is inside what is now sovereign Israel. This applies not only in the West Bank but also in East Jerusalem, where Netanyahu’s defiant determination to continue to expand settlements continues to send a message that he cares more about settlements than peace. Moreover, President Obama’s clear statement that a Palestinian state must be contiguous and have recognized borders with Jordan underscores the impossibility of Israel maintaining permanent control over the Jordan Valley.

“We also welcome President Obama’s pragmatic articulation of his approach to Palestinian efforts to establish a unity government. It is indeed incumbent on the Palestinians to provide a credible answer to those who suggest that Israel cannot negotiate peace with a unity government. As we have long argued, any Palestinian government should be judged by its actions and positions, not it composition. 
“By articulating these positions, President Obama demonstrated that he is a real friend to Israel – one who recognizes that Israel’s security and viability as a Jewish state and a democracy depends on peace. He has also made clear his understanding that Israel’s future cannot be divorced from the fate of the Palestinians or from its relations with the rest of the region. We welcome President Obama’s message of support for freedom, rights, security, and democracy in the Middle East – a Middle East that include both Israelis and Palestinians. 

The state of the State of Israel was only one component of Mr.Obama's well articulated speech, which on the whole tried to deal with the turmoil and rapidly developing events of the region of North Africa. Notably absent from his comments was any reference to this place called Saudi Arabia. I suppose this was to avoid dealing with a 900 pound gorilla, the wrong or critical approach to this subject could result in the price of a barrel of oil in the range of well over $200,and therefore the subject was best left alone.

3.5.11

The Right and the Left...Canadian Scene..politics

The new PC's (recreated Progressive Conservative Part,with Manning touch) managed to get the Parliament majority they were looking for. Good for them.No fear of another election for the next four years.
The far Left, who after all these years still call themselves NDP, NEW Democrats are now the opposition, amazing. Under Jack they almost wiped out the separatist Quebec bloc party and managed to put my old Friends, the Liberal Party into third place.
(PC 167  /NDP103   /Lib43 and bloc 4...) Both, Liberals and the bloc could not even get their leaders elected in their own riding's, while a number of seats in Quebec for the NDP went to some kids,one of them 19 years old young students who almost ran as a joke against the blog.One seat for the green party.
We now have a Majority Party running the country, the Progressive Conservatives, Prime Minister the Honourable Stephen Harper. The Official Opposition, the NDP ( should change their name to National Democratic Party instead of New...) their gifted leader Jack ...no not Lenin...ah. Leighton... Full credit to this fellow.I think it is sad that the once mighty Liberal Party could not even get their leader elected and have been pushed into third place. A lot of rebuilding to be done here.
The Liberals, down to 43 seats...their own leader Michael Ignatieff..no seat..resigned.
The formerly powerful separatist Bloc, 4 seats...2 of them re-elected..leader resigned.
...the picture shows the prime minister and his wife returning to Ottawa from his Alberta riding..

Osama/Obama/the mafia hit scene...

I'm convinced this Usama Bin  Laden fellow was a horrible man .Someone  with his intelligence, organizing skills, wealth connections and more  went terribly  wrong somewhere. Acting like a religious mystic of Islam...I can't imagine that he was much of a Muslim if a humanitarian at all. Almost 10 years after the miserable 9/11 misdeed he is finally dead it looks like. I'm not sure the world is any safer than last week but it least it's the end of one mass murder chapter...

Not much more I can add here, I'm sure it has all been said, not much else on the news here the last day or so. The North African region is ready for an individual or group to make something out of this area. By distributing the incredible oil wealth the people of the African Continent (over a billion) could easily prosper together instead of living in poverty. For a few thousand this ridiculous wealth,much of it totally wasted. Bin Laden should have taken aim at Saudi Arabia and similar related oil rich areas to do some good and distribute some of the riches. Instead, he ended up hiding in a big house in Pakistan...with wives and children..some hero,some mystic,until he finally got bumped of by an American hit squad.The highly trainet elite group, Navy Seals....
Next...Omar.
The picture shows the presidents team watching the action as it unfolds..
Der amerikanische Mob jubelt vor dem Weißen Haus über die Nachricht vom Tod des "Terror-Teufels" (BLÖD). Die USA sind eines der gewalttätigsten Länder der Erde mit den meisten Feuerwaffen in Privatbesitz und der höchsten Mord- und Totschlagsrate....German news detail..
The Germans are not all that enthused about this Bin  Laden killing...not that the monster has been eliminated but how this was accomplished......they usually go right along with uncle Sam's strange ways...but appear to have reservations about this latest turn of events. Guess they've had their fill of world politics and are more interested in the fuss ball scores...

30.4.11

NEWS...the wedding

UK...the wedding



Great TV  worldwide, wonderful feel good peaceful coverage. I'm glad to see that  this British event went without serious troubles and bloodshed.
Amazingly, the popular former PM Mr.Blair was not invited. Or for that matter Mr.Brown. Two former Prime Ministers of previous ( not Labour) Governments were there. The Ambassador from Syria was uninvited following the current turmoil there. Our own S.Harper ( Prime Minister until next Monday)...was invited but because of the upcoming uncertain election here he decided not to attend. My own invitation was probably lost in the mail along with my T4 slips.

20.3.11

revolution.evolution.ottomanempire.africa/asia turmoil..etc...

...the last few days have kept us busy following events in Japan...truly a disaster,earthquake, tsunami and now the escape of radiation from the 5 atomic power reactors in the quake zone.
For a few days the efforts in North africa by the inhabitants of a number of countries have almost taken second place in the news.
Finally,a new coalition has made attempts to take a shot at this idiot in Libya.
to give you an idea as to what this region looks like today...here is an updated map:

Spanish....you really wanted to know...right?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia during the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the later Medieval period.

Modern Spanish developed with the "Readjustment of the Consonants" that began in 15th century. The language continues to adopt foreign words from a variety of other languages, as well as developing new words. Spanish was taken most notably to the Americas as well as to Africa and Asia Pacific with the expansion of the Spanish Empire between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, where it became the most important language for government and trade.
In 1999, there were according to Ethnologue 358 million people speaking Spanish as a native language and a total of 417 million speakers worldwide. Currently these figures are up to 400 and 500 million people respectively. Spanish is the second most natively spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese. Mexico contains the largest population of Spanish speakers. Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and used as an official language of the European Union, and Mercosur. Spanish is the second most studied language in the world, after English.

2.3.11

revolution.evolution.ottomanempire

Incredible historical changes in the region of North Africa. It's been a long time in coming nobody has any idea where this will lead...
The best thing that could happen would be a group of intelligent natives of the region to get together and form the United States of Northern Africa...

13.2.11

Egypt...and all that

...this fellow Mubarak...when he's done is not exactly leaving empty handed. In fact,accordinng to wiki-leaks he and his immediate family managed to amass a fortune somewhere between Bill Gates and Warren Buffets worth, ...about 50 Billion Dollars  of goodies invested in foreign bank accounts and businesses.


11.2.11

Egypt 101.0 the road to democracy

Ottoman Empire (1299 to 1922) was a Turkish state, which at the height of its power (16th - 17th centuries) spanned three continents  controlling much of Southeastern Europe, the Middle East and most of North Africa. The empire has been called by historians a "Universal Empire" due to both Roman and Islamic traditions.[65]

The empire was at the center of interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds for six centuries. The Ottoman Empire was the only Islamic power to seriously challenge the rising power of Western Europe between the 15th and 19th centuries. With Istanbul (or Constantinople) as its capital, the Empire was in some respects an Islamic successor of earlier Mediterranean empires - the Roman and Byzantine empires.
The Ottoman empire was friendly with the German Reich and after WW1 fell apart leaving the bulk of the territories to be administered by Britain, and the leftover base became Turkey.


Kingdom of Egypt
The new government drafted and implemented a constitution in 1923 based on a parliamentary system. Saad Zaghlul was popularly elected as Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924. In 1936 the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty was concluded. Continued instability due to remaining British influence and increasing political involvement by the king led to the dissolution of the parliament in a military coup d'état known as the 1952 Revolution. The Free Officers Movement forced King Farouk to abdicate in support of his son Fuad. British military presence in Egypt lasted until 1954.[31]

Republic
On June 18, 1953, the Egyptian Republic was declared, with General Muhammad Naguib as the first President of the Republic. Naguib was forced to resign in 1954 by Gamal Abdel Nasser – the real architect of the 1952 movement – and was later put under house arrest. Nasser assumed power as President in June, 1956. British forces completed their withdrawal from the occupied Suez Canal Zone on June 13, 1956. He nationalized the Suez Canal on July 26, 1956, prompting the 1956 Suez Crisis.

13.1.11

American wars.....project in progress

 With the following it is my intention to list American wars since the formation of the 13 original colonies on the east coast of the United States, wars are headlined in bold print, so called police actions or minor conflicts are listed but not in bold type. I will try to add my own comments if any  at the end of each paragraph.

American Revolution (1775–1783) Great Britain forced its 13 American colonies to pay taxes but did not give them representation in the British Parliament. This and other injustices led the colonies to declare independence on July 4, 1776. Independence was achieved in 1783, when the Treaty of Paris was signed with Britain.

War of 1812 (1812–1815)
British interference with American trade, imprisonment of American seamen, and “war hawks” in Congress calling for western expansion into British territory led to war. At the wars conclusion, trade issues remained unresolved, but Britain gave up some of its territorial claims on the continent.Ontario, now Canada was involved.

Mexican War (1846–1848)
The U.S. annexation of Texas, and its stated desire to acquire California and other Mexican territory, precipitated this war. Mexico was forced to give up two-fifths of its territory. This land eventually became the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.


Civil War (1861–1865)
Economic and political rivalry between an agrarian South and an industrial North grew into a civil war fought over slavery and states' rights. Eleven states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America. The Union victory led to the reunification of the country and ended slavery.

Indian Wars (colonial era to 1890)
U.S. expansionism led to numerous military conflicts with the indigenous inhabitants of North America, forcing them to give up their land. The massacre at Wounded Knee, S.D., in 1890 is generally considered the last of these conflicts.


Spanish American War (1898)
The U.S. supported Cuba's desire for independence from Spanish rule, and seized the opportunity to expand U.S. powers in other parts of the world. At the end of the brief conflict, Cuba gained its independence, and the U.S. gained several former Spanish territories: Porto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.USA built extensive road network in Cuba 1912.


World War I (1914–1918)
Rivalries over power, territory, and wealth led to the “Great War.” In 1917, the U.S. joined the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan), who were at war with the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and  to a degree Turkey), after German submarines began sinking unarmed ships. Outbreak of the influenza probably stopped this mad war.


World War II (1939–1945)
The Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—attempted to dominate the world. The Allies (U.S., Britain, France, USSR, and others) fought to stop them. The United States entered the war in 1941, after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Germany surrendered in 1945, and Japan surrendered later that same year, after the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Korean War (1950–1953)
Communist North Korea, supported by China, invaded non-communist South Korea. UN forces, principally made up of U.S. troops, fought successfully to protect South Korea. The Korean War was the first armed conflict in the global struggle between democracy and communism, called the cold war.

Bay of Pigs (1961) The U.S. orchestrated the invasion, an unsuccessful attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist regime in Cuba.President Kennedy took full responsibility for this.Miniature conflict not a war. But here it is as a point of interest.


Vietnam (1961–1973)
 In 1955, communist North Vietnam invaded non-communist South Vietnam in an attempt to unify the country and impose communist rule. The United States joined the war on the side of South Vietnam in 1961, but withdrew combat troops in 1973. In 1975 North Vietnam succeeded in taking control of South Vietnam.The USA inherited this mess from France; Indochina.

a few other conflicts...not exactly wars but trouble The USA has been involved in:


Dominican Republic (1965) President Lyndon Johnson sent marines and troops to quash a leftist uprising in the Dominican Republic, fearing the island nation would follow in the footsteps of Cuba and turn communist.

Lebanon (1982–1984) U.S. troops formed part of a multinational peacekeeping force to help the fragile Lebanese government maintain power.

Grenada (1983) President Reagan invaded the Caribbean nation of Grenada to overthrow its socialist government, which had close ties with Cuba.

Panama (1989) President George H.W. Bush invaded Panama and overthrew Panamanian dictator and drug-smuggler Manuel Noriega.


Gulf (1991) Iraq invaded Kuwait, and a U.S.-led multinational force came to Kuwait's aid and expelled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's forces.


Somalia (1993) A U.S.-led multinational force attempted to restore order to war-torn Somalia so that food could be delivered and distributed within the famine-stricken country.

Bosnia (1994–1995) During the Bosnian civil war, which began shortly after the country declared independence in 1992, the U.S. launched air strikes on Bosnia to prevent “ethnic cleansing,” primarily by Serbs against Bosnians. The U.S. became a part of NATO's peacekeeping force in the region.

Kosovo (1999) Yugoslavia's province of Kosovo erupted into violence in the spring of 1999. A U.S.-led NATO force intervened with air strikes after  Serbian forces uprooted the population and embarked on the ethnic cleansing of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian population.

Afghanistan (2001- currently ongoing conflict)
The Taliban government harbored Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist group, responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. After Afghanistan refused to turn over Bin Laden, the U.S. and UN coalition forces invaded. The Taliban government was ousted and many terrorist camps in Afghanistan were destroyed. U.S. and NATO troops remain in Afghanistan to support its fragile new government.


Iraq (2003–2012)
The U.S. and Great Britain invaded and toppled the government of dictator Saddam Hussein. Troops remain in Iraq to combat the insurgency that formed after Hussein's defeat. Ib think that one is over...2012 ? not?




27.12.10

a reprint...we the people

This scares the hell out of me.  George H.W. Bush is the kingpin behind all these evil plots against us by Dick, Karl Rove, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, the like.
I found this somewhere...it's a couple of years old but still interesting...
Old Pappy brought with him to power, and these crooks would include his worthless spoiled-brat rich-kid sons and his one daughter. The Bush family from Day 1 of its existence back in Ohio when old Sam Bush went into cahoots with the Harriman family to grab banksful of government-back railroad equipment contracts--on down through Prescott Bush who through the Bush Family-Harriman-connected banking interests kept Adolph Schickelgruber's money and investments safe for him--on through World War II up to this very day has lived off government doles and tax-break-loopholes and rich-family privilege. And this is especially true about the very worthless Pappy Bush and his worthless branch of the family. Pappy's the Prescott-Bush boy who after failing in his business attempts (for instance his Zapata Offshore Drilling company--which he had trouble making ends meet with even given the big tax breaks for oil people on the books back in the late 40s and early 50s--remember the oil-depletion allowance?) turned to politics for his We-the-People-provided nest egg.

So We the People keep on supporting these worthless old political baggages and family empires and hidden-wealth "non-profit" thereby tax-free foundationed families. These richer-than-God assholes all of whom have lived off We the People for over a century now. This bunch of freeloaders also includes now all these hedge-fund billionaires and their worthless families. Did you know thanks to their power in Washington, the District of Corruption, hedge-fund pirates pay no taxes on their capital gains? Another gift to these crooks from We the Stupid Scardie-cat People. Like Warren "Jive Ass" Buffett, a filthy-rich hedge-fund pirate. His old pappy was a conniving shiftless-skunk politician and Wall Street finagler, which means Buffett's family have also feathered their nest with government doles and tax breaks.
It is so frustrating for a clear-thinking American to comprehend how in spite of these creepy Republicans, the Teabagger or the rightwing nutjob side of the Party, whichever, being responsible for our ungodly deficits in the first place--starting with the Great Communicator and his economy-wrecking economic policies and going on through the further economy-wrecking voodoo economics of Pappy "Read My Lips" Bush--the largest-ever deficit until his son took over in 2000 with a Democrat President's surplus and drove us down to the point of economic disaster we are now in--We the People of the USA who vote keep putting them back into power--this in spite of the Democratic presidents of the past being the only leaders to overcome these economic depressions Republican Hoover-Reaganomics gets us into.

In the current budget, the Pentagon rakes in about 1 trillion bucks--and since the Pentagon hasn't been audited in over a decade, We the People of the USA have no idea how these military monkeys are wasting that grabbag of good ole worthless US bucks they've got their unregulated sticky mitts on--all of which We the People's hard-earned money--dumbass Americans working for $30,000-a-year for fat cats making 10-to-100 times as much. How dumb are We the People to be also keeping on struggling to keep up payments on credit cards designed by these fat cat accountants/bankers/financiers/corporate lawyers to keep us in a perpetual debt. Or keeping our money in these big Goliath banks (like it's gotten so out of hand, Snoopy has his Met-Life Bank; Walmart has declared itself a bank; PayPal is a bank) or continuing to go to them for loans or remortgaging schemes. We the People as income-earners are in debt and the corporate bosses ain't creating any new lower-or-upper-level jobs and the workers look around and see half of the old staff now gone, outplaced, leaving them with more work, maybe a new title, but with less money. Plus, the new "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" philosophy (which Mr. Compromise Obama has taken up as his philosophy, too) says it's up to the worker to take care of himself and his or her family in terms of getting ahead and not the job of the 1% Power Elite who now control the US government and as such control us, too. Workers either working or out of work have no time or the knowledge to stop and think about their situations. Instead they keep on faithfully struggling for honest bucks at the same time FEARING either losing what barely-making-it job they currently have or FEARING perhaps not being able to find another job when they eventually do get laid off or FEARING suddenly being hit with a crippling disease or being in a car wreck and becoming unable to work, blah, blah, blah--while up above these scared shitless workers in their luxurious top-floor corner offices--those sacred corporate upper rooms containing those altars to Mammon housed in those sacred cathedrals of high finance all full of corporate priests, the fat cats who are busy planning their next fabulous vacation ("We're sailing one of the yachts down to Bora Bora....") or their next teleconference ("I want to meet with the Cleveland office on this workplace spying technology one of their best and brightest has come up with....") or their next vision for the company ("How do we get more work for less money out of these high-paid lazy American workers?"). Our economy is tanking--wars actually wrecking us, but, hey, you can't complain about these wars--without them, we'd all be shoveling shit or selling rotten apples and lead pencils on the street corners--or maybe our women, including our mothers, our wives, or our daughters will have to become whores; fat cats with lots of money and power need whores. That's the true role of women in the Power Elite world.
It is a New World Order dropping down on us like a big net. And this New World Order is a military order. The Bush Family has made millions off all the wars they've put into motion--Pappy Bush and his futile Persian Gulf War (the only war we've won, according to Pappy, since WWII (paying for it using Pappy's scheme of forcing Japan and his Saudi-Arabian pals and other of our allies to help him pay for it) and the two unending wars perpetrated on us by his worthless, spoiled-brat, AWOL-coward, numbskull (Skull & Bones--"Hey, Georgie Porgie, come 'ere and suck my dick! It's a brotherhood thing, bro"), lying-like-a-dog son. The Bushes love war and money. And We the People keep giving their wars and all our money along with 'em.