dear delete-
"I attribute it to lack of confidence in the management
of affairs by the United States, its unilateralism, the
pursuit of national self-interests and not living up to the
responsibility of being the dominant financial power in the
world, not taking care of the system."
that's pretty much a bull's eye.
speaking of bullies, james garner was interviewed by
charlie rose tuesday night (are you related to charlie,
rose?)
when asked about GWB, garner said he was disappointed
and compared his world leadership style to that of an 8th
grade bully. i'm with maverick.
i know you know the rest of what i'm about to say already
joser so you don't need to read further.
it's common sense and should be obvious that when you
put national self-interest ahead of global interest
- you are setting your nation up for a BIG fall.
it's not just about economics it's about the value
and quality of life. if you apply the same principles
to economics or any other natural system you get the
same predictable outcome... if you do not serve the
whole system as your first priority, you will not survive
as an individual and separate entity.
i have absolutely NO confidence in GWB or his
administration to bring the US out of the tail-spin
they've put it in. their actions are not consistent
with the above stated principle. they do not appear
to have the well being of all humanity as their first
priority. it will take 20 years just to undo the hurt
they've done in the past two and a half. that's
probably the rest of my life, if i live that long.
it's depressing as hell. we coulda been a contender.
we coulda put a chicken in every pot on every table in
the world. we could have helped every nation in the
world to become more literate, educated and productive
in the global marketplace. we could have used the disaster
of september 11 as an opportunity to rally the entire world
into supporting an international legal system of justice
and human rights on a global scale... to protect and defend
the rights of all people on the planet against the likes
of the vigilantes who stole and crashed de planes.
the world would have been a much, much safer place
than it is today without spending one extra penny on
military might. we'd have had the backing and resources
of almost every country in the world joining together
to apprehend and bring these and other vigilantes to
trails.
but noooooo. we had to go kick some ass without due
process. we had to rush out like a mob seeking vengeance
and unleash megatons of lethal force upon the first
country who said, "hey wait a minute - let's see some
evidence. let us hold a fair trail and you may present
your case. if you want justice, you must seek it in a
fair and just manner."
we murdered thousands just because their government
suggested and demanded that we follow the due process
of law in the manner we all regard as one of the most
important values our own country is founded upon and
governed by. why in HELL would we abandon our most
precious core values for vigilante justice? could it
be because we have either weak, unwise or manipulative
leadership? precisely.
might does not make right. and when might acts
unilaterally and unfairly, there are always thousands
of bullied, mistreated, downtrodden, disenfranchised
people who will sacrifice their lives to bring the
bully to his knees. there always has been, there always
will be. no reign of terror or force has ever held
dominion on this planet without being attacked and
eventually subdued by violent and/or non-violent
opposition.
the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness is not
just an american concept, it is the natural instinctual
desire born in all living things... and the simple,
single "secret of life" is that we are ALL interconnected
and interdependent and that we will never succeed at
reaching our goal unless and until we put the lives,
liberties and happiness of ALL ahead of individual self
interest.
let the pain and agony of these first four miserable years
of the 21st century drive that lesson home to every
heart and brain on this planet. may it be logged in every
historical database ever accessed in the future so that
we remember it long enough to get us through the next 96
years of this century in service to something larger and
grander than our individual egos and protected vaults
of personal material wealth.
oh, and... don't elect anyone to lead or represent you
who doesn't understand the concept of putting service
to ALL of life first before protecting his or your
individual butt.
-humpty dumpty |
