We need a new term for neocons -- I suggest "corporatists" [View All]

I realized that the old terms of right-wing and left wing have no meaning anymore, seeing as how the neocons and the fascist elements of the corporatists have taken over the old-fashioned right-wing.

Republican means nothing anymore. Democrat means nothing.

I am pretty middle of the road, but because of the way things have shifted, I'm not more identified as a "lefty". Which doesn't make any sense to me.

It seems to be that the propaganda wars, having been won by the corporatists, have split the country into these two divides:

The belief that corporations work for the good of the people, and that letting corporations run amuk, even if it is to the detriment of good ol' competition, letting them build oligarchy's and even monopolies, busting unions, etc --- the bottom line being that "the bottom line" is all that matters, and

2. Others, like myself, who believe that competition is NECESSARY to having capitalism work properly, and that government regulation is NECESSARY to ensure competition! We also believe that, as in other walks of life, certain activities should be 100% off limits. As murder is off limits to the average folk, shitting in my neighbor's front yard and leaving it there, or poisoning my neighbor's water is off limits ............. so should certain activities simply be unacceptable by corporations. I.E. poisoning the air and water that everybody has to use.

Republican and Democrat mean nothing anymore. I realized this while reading this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1030719&mesg_id=1030719

In which a shocking number of DU'ers seem to have fallen victim to the propaganda attacks from the right-wing, which (as usual) are based on fear -- fear that if we don't deregulate and let corporations run amuck, they'll all go broke and lay us off.

The result of course is that they're all "outsourcing" (by the way there HAS to be a better word for this -- "rule dodgers"?) to other countries where they are able to DODGE the rules of this country. So the fear that people have has been pointless, because their fears have come true! They are losing their jobs BECAUSE they feared losing their jobs.

Anyway, I seriously think it's time for a name-change.

Corporatists versus "the people's party". Are you for corporations or are you for people?

Well that was a rant. Thanks for listening.