So if you are an american - what's the worst you've seen yourself, going on (/wrong)? 1. No WMD:s in iraq. 2. The economy is doing great... No wait!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv8K3G9DTTg 3. supreme court says corruption is A-okay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sszNF4QqOvI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8blMjHdJPZo I'm sorry, did I say corruption? I meant fundraising and spending. 4. Revolving door: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XLuaebpdAA I found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJOD9nbDU1I 1. Powerful & Continuing Nationalism. 2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights. 3. Identifying Enemies or Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause. 4. Supremacy of The Military. 5. Rampant Sexism. 6. Controlled Mass-Media. 7. Obsession with National Security. 8. Religion & Government Our Intertwined. 9. Corporate Power is Protected. 10. Labor Power is Suppressed. 11. Disdain for Intellectuals & The Arts. 12. Obsession with Crime & Punishment. 13. Rampant Cronyism & Corruption. 14. Fraudulent Elections. more later...
Military industrial complex - bigger than ever. The official U.S. unemployment rate was 7.6 percent when Barack Obama first took office. Today it is 9.1 percent. (It's 12.0 % in EU.)