Into The Abyss…
The zeitgeist of our time expressed as poetry
Bernie Sanders struggles to explain how to pay for his programs. He only does so because we haven’t learned how money actually works.
Until the election of 1852, everybody understood that only a Whig or a Democrat could be elected. The Whigs, however, were unable to find consensus on the issue of slavery; and their house, divided against itself, could not stand. A similar thing is happening now with the Democrats around the issue of oligarchy – and it might spell the end of the party.
The debate over an ever-expanding surveillance state is still alive and well; but it is taking place out of the Trumpian limelight, buried by an avalanche of other authoritarian outrages. Where are we now? How did we get here? And most importantly, where do we go from here?
Bloomberg’s supporters are offended by the idea that their candidate is buying the election, but progressives’ concerns are founded not only on his behavior during this campaign season but on his track record of using money to gain power for himself.
We need much more than having political figures fighting for us. We need a general strike.
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