Channel your fears into action – it's time!

Our nation, our world is in deep trouble. Let me list a few symptoms.

Some time ago (a year or two I believe) I caught an interview with Paul Craig Roberts on The Thom Hartmann Program. Mr. Roberts, a former insider of the Reagan Administration, told a tail – a very dark tail – of the state of America. It was truly a depressing discussion. This past year the radio station I listened to then ended its talk format and changed to religious programming, and left the local airwaves to Rush Limbaugh clones. This is a symptom.

At the end of 2008, America endured its worst financial crash since the Great Depression. This is a symptom.

Having more concern for bank and Wall Street bonuses than the man in the street, the government stimulus packages did nothing for jobs. And no change was seen with Obama. This is a symptom. (Note that FDR had a jobs program within two weeks of taking office.)

In spite of demands from the millions of Americans without health care, the insurance lobby is succeeding in stopping meaningful health legislative reform. And instead of public hearings as the Constitution specifies, reconciliation discussions are behind closed doors in secret. This is a symptom.

For weeks now, the Chantix lady continues her saturation advertising in TV and full page newspaper ads. This in the only country in the world where prescription drugs can be advertised. This is a symptom.

Casinos, race tracks, and other gambling venues are spreading across the country. This is a symptom.

In this country, we eat unlabeled genetically engineered food without knowledge of future consequences. And the aristocracy is massively storing natures original grains and seeds away for safe keeping. Safe keeping for whom? This is a symptom.

Our media tells us we are fighting wars because of terrorists. This is a symptom.

All this is just a taste of symptoms. I am sure you can add many others.

Most of us have had our heads in the sand thinking about multiple personal concerns, but not looking at the big picture - the one thing that causes most of our trouble. My belief has always been that we should find the biggest problem first, and fix that. Then work down from there. But what is our biggest problem?

Paul Craig Roberts touched on it well during the mentioned interview above. You can find regular op-eds by Roberts in the Rock Creek Free Press. And Jessy Ventura is doing a great job trying to educate us in his new TV program. He did especially well in the 9/11 program and the one on the Bilderberg Group. If you have not informed yourself yet of these things, you need to soon!

These issues need to be openly discussed be everyone. They are far too important to be relegated to some discussion “dungeon” if we are to survive as a species.

But how do we fight such overwhelming power once we realize we must? As the doctor said at the end of the Bilderberg show, we have only one weapon – our massive population!

Rather than mass demonstrations though, we really don't even have to leave our seats. Vote for the National Initiative for Democracy. I have voted to empower the people against this tyranny. Have you? Vote and support the initiative. Educate others and spread the word - before it is too late.