Criminal , new US ally

by Norm 125 Replies latest jw friends

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  Seeker

  Yes, I think the best tool against these trends is education. PR machines cannot work in the open. Politicians cannot do dirty deals in the open. This Enron thing won't amount to much in the long run, for it is millionaires trying other millioinaires, but at least the general public has been that much informed about the way things get done in the higher reaches of corporations and the government.

  The more people know what's really happening, and that means getting information beyond the U.S. media machine, the more they will be disgusted and the closer we will get to actual, meaningful reform.
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  patio34

  Thanks for the links Norm.

  
  WTBS: Quit peeing on my leg and telling me it's raining.
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  IslandWoman

  Seeker,

  Are there practical, "easily put in place", policies or procedures you advocate in order to effect change in the U.S.?

  What solutions do you espouse? If possible, please provide details.

  IW
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  Seeker

  IW,

  I wish I could think of some, but so far I haven't. Still working on it, but it's a real puzzle. When the power brokers control the propaganda, how do you get the message out without being marginalized and labeled a crank or a kook?

  I do know that on a one-to-one basis you can help them see the reality of the situation. Once seen, a person never forgets. A grassroots effort of this nature might eventually help. But even here, the conundrum is that if anyone gets successful enough to cause a problem, the power brokers buy them off. The Sierra Club, for instance, the environmental cause, got infiltrated by the PR industry so as to defang their accusations against industry. We've seen how medical watchdogs get bought off by the pharmaceutical industry.

  So the condundrum is: how do you find a way that is effective enough to bring about real change, while realizing that any group sufficiently effective will automatically become the target of those in power who wish to remain there? I haven't figured this one out yet.
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  IslandWoman

  Seeker,

  I think campaign reform would be a start. I believe no politician should be "bought" by anyone but the people. Political campaigns should be financed by alloted Federal funds and nothing else. In addition the news media, electronic and print, should be strongly encouraged to support this by providing free time and space to local and national political campaigns.

  The politicians also need to be reminded that political lobbying by special interests is not provided for in the Constitution!

  IW
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  Seeker

  I agree, but since the people who make the laws have been bought by the very people we would like to see banned, I doubt it will happen.