by
RF Schatten
What
the Hell is happening in America? Where has our Moral Values gone to?
The United States, has always been seen throughout the World, as a
leader...not just a leader in business, but a leader in Freedom and
Moral Justice.
Today,
we have sunk to a new low...our decline, in our Moral and Ethical
standards, are seen, along with our decline in Business and
Economy...as the cause in the decline of stature by the United States
Of America, all around the World.
A
103 year old woman, Vita Lee, was Foreclosed...and was ordered to
vacate her premises of 53 years. When the Police and the moving vans
arrived, they saw her...and her 83 year old daughter (who takes care
of her)...and decided that they will not obey the Eviction Order by
Deutche Bank.
Enough
is Enough!! With all the issues brought to our attention by the 99%
Occupy Movement...people throughout the country are standing up to
Big Banks, and demanding the long needed reforms, to make this Nation
a more Fair Place to live.
Former
Philadelphia
Police Chief, Captain Ray Lewis was cuffed and detained for 17 hours
for protesting with the 99% Occupy Wall Street Movement. A few months
ago, the LAPD refused to move out the Occupy LA Movement from where
they were...saying that it is officially illegal to be there, but
will not forceably make them move. Things are changing little by
little...but, it will take time. Occupy Activists, are still being
forceably removed, around the country...confrontation was
inevitable...specially where the local establishment has enough
clout, where the wealthy business owners and bankers, have a monetary
stake inside the pockets of the Politicos in City Hall.
But,
things remain terribly wrong in this Country...not just the fact that
a 103 year old is being booted out of her domicile of 53 years, by a
filthy rich Bank...whose luxurious self-indulgence includes multi
million dollar bonuses to its executives, probably for giving their
best impression of Snitely Whiplash, with all these poor
families....but the way people are behaving in all parts of Life in
America.
On
TV, Fox News criticizes the Poor, in a way never seen before, in my
64 years on this earth...saying they have the “Luxury” of owning
a TV set, and even a Refrigerator. Statistics reveal that nearly
every household (99.9
% according to the Heritage Foundation)
classified as "poor" by the U.S. Census Bureau owns a
Refrigerator...and that 98% of poor households in the U.S. (those
with an income of about $22,000 for a family of four) own a Stove or
Oven. They say the poor shouldn't whine...if they can afford to have
Refrigerators and Stoves, they shouldn't be asking for help. I guess
what Fox and Deutche Bank wants, is for the poor to live in the
streets, and cook with a can of Sterno. Newt Gingrich has been quoted
on saying, that Banks should repossess all homes, fix them up, sell
them to developers, and use them to rent them back to the previous
owners...and then, the GOP claims that the Left is causing a Class
Warfare??????? It's a little hypocritical that the Rich are
complaining about “Class Warfare”...more, as if what they really
want is...a Ruling Class Society. Yes! There is a Class Warfare going
on...and it's against the 99%.
What
is even worse, is the relentless dehumanizing of the Poor and the
Middle Class...their criticism applied to them by those who feel that
American Elitism is good for America. The criticism of those on the
unemployment line by Fox News, as bums, who should get back to work,
rather than bum off the taxpayers...never mind, that they are
unemployed because they lost their jobs...if they had a job...they
would not be unemployed!!!!! Can America understand that??
In
the category of “Dehumanization” also comes the disgusting review
of those who feel that Medicine is just for those who can afford
it...if you're sick and with an emergent need for Hospitalization?
LET THEM DIE!!! is the answer from the GOP and Tea Party.
They
cheer for “Death”...when a GOP candidate tells an audience, that
he proudly holds the record for “Executions” in his
State...everyone stood up and gave him a tremendous round of
applause!! When Patti Davis saw the Debate, she said: "The
moment that would have broken my father's heart was the moment when
applause broke out at the mention of more than 200 executions ordered
by Rick Perry in Texas. It was stunning and brought tears to my eyes.
This is what we've come to? That we applaud at executions?"
Death
is a form of Aphrodisiac to the GOP, Tea Party, and the 1%...maybe,
they figure that if enough people die, they could control this
Nation...and their hatred for Blacks, Women, Hispanics, people of all
different origins...as long they are not White Anglo-Saxon, that
is!!...and specially, Gays!!
“Gays
cause Tornadoes” says Pam Olsen, Florida Co-Chair for Rick
Perry...while Marcus and Michele Bachmann believes that they are sick
savages. When a gay serviceman, Army Capt. Stephen Hill asked
the question to the GOP Candidates in a debate...if they would
reinstate the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. Military...the
audience, made up of Tea Party and GOP people booed him
loudly!!...never mind that this same person, served in the front
lines to preserve the Freedom, the very same Freedom, that they talk
about so very often: “If You Love Your Freedom...thank a Vet” No
one thanked Capt. Stephen Hill for their Freedom, and the chance for
them to be there...and boo him.
Yes!
We do live in a Decadent America...an America full of Hate towards
their fellow man, because they may be less fortunate, and not have
that fat bank account. A Racist America, where the Civil Rights Act
means nothing, with suppression and voter disenfranchisement, on the
rise. A Bigoted America...towards the Hispanics, the Jews, the
Muslims, the Oriental...an America where only the White Anglo-Saxon
race, is considered pure. I heard of Race “Purity” once
before...in Germany 1933-1945. And finally, in an America, where rich
corporations not only want to bypass their financial obligations with
the IRS...but have polluters...high stake polluters who have been
fined million and millions, while destroying our
Environment...backing Politicos who will do whatever it takes to
destroy all Environmental Laws...by simply having their Palms
Greased. Their excuse? Science is not correct, and only God can make
things happen...forget Global Warming...forget that the Environment
in the United States goes to the dump...as long as the greedy rich
can make another fast buck...let this Nation rot!!
There
is no Moral Decency in the GOP today...they are all Demagogues and
Charlatans...political opportunists, with no Heart, no Soul...and no
Values. We live in an America, that one side wants to control
women's rights on reproduction, destroy the Latino Culture, by
pitting Hispanics against each other...on immigration, prevent the
Gay community from enacting their own values on marriage, and other
issues, and the implementation of a Christian ideology throughout the
nation...and a Christian Theocracy in government.
The
Decadence of those who condemn the Left for their social promiscuity,
and criminal attitudes of the poor...yet, are constantly being caught
cheating on their spouses, picking up hookers, having sexual
encounters with people of their own sex, getting caught scamming
others, committing fraud...like Governor Rick Scott did, and stealing
from the taxpayers...of course, when they get caught with their hands
in the cookie jar, oh well!! “God told me he'll personally forgive
me, if a stop fooling around with YouTube!!...Glory Hallelujah!! I'm
Born Again!!
Why
have we stooped down so low as a Nation? There may be many answers to
that question...except, this time...all the equations come up the
same: Inequality. Just like they say: 1% vs 99%. Those odds
are not good to some folks. They were not good to France in 1799,
they were not good to Russia in 1917...99 to 1 is never good, I just
hope, someone in this country, learns their History Lessons...right,
George Santayana?
Does
Moral Values and Ethics mean anything anymore? When will we
understand that we can achieve so much more, by working together than
by working apart??
John
Lennon once said: “Imagine all the people living life in
peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope
someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one”
Maybe some day...if we can just learn...America can attain that
Utopian-like feeling, that all of the World has dreamed about...and
once again, be #1.
