Ominous Rumors

             The sham of "patriotism" is one of the main forces that keep us from pushing harder for immediate democratic action. It comes right down to the work place.It is like pulling teeth trying to change undemocratic policies there as we all are aware. There is an unspoken rule that the policies deserve reverence simply because the owners implemented them. "If you are not with us, you are against us".As Michael Parenti said, "One can not be a patriot unless he loves justice". The owners have your bread and butter in their hands and you had better toe the line if you want to eat. The same can not be said in places like Denmark, Norway, Finland and in many other countries though to a lesser extent.
            Chauvinistic nationalism is a real problem here in the US and will not go away any time soon. The media preaches it day and night as does the administration.The recruiters preach it to the young ones who can't find jobs. There is just too much of the population willing to cut your head off rather than listen to socialist ideas, too many willing to solve problems with the butt of a gun or the heel of a boot. Too many Ramboes! So, don't dismiss civil war because, yes, it can happen here. Every freedom we lose, no matter how small, brings us one day closer to a face-off between the haves and the have-nots, between those who have property and those who don't.           

            Every wall we build like those in Vietnam, Mexico and now Gaza shows us how to build them here on our own soil. The country was established to protect the propertied. The Bill of Rights was voted down unanimously(Massachusetts abstained). It finally was squeaked into the first ten amendments by the power of the people. So,the people weren't "given" anything, they took what was rightfully theirs through democratic struggle, a struggle against the seemingly almighty superpatriotic propertied class and their minions.