Calling All Rebels

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/calling_all_rebels_20100308/

By Chris Hedges

There are no constraints left to halt America’s slide into a totalitarian capitalism. Electoral politics are a sham. The media have been debased and defanged by corporate owners. The working class has been impoverished and is now being plunged into profound despair. The legal system has been corrupted to serve corporate interests. Popular institutions, from labor unions to political parties, have been destroyed or emasculated by corporate power. And any form of protest, no matter how tepid, is blocked by an internal security apparatus that is starting to rival that of the East German secret police. The mounting anger and hatred, coursing through the bloodstream of the body politic, make violence and counter-violence inevitable. Brace yourself. The American empire is over. And the descent is going to be horrifying.

Once a thoughtful and astute observer, poor Mr. Hedges has become a raving loon.

"And any form of protest, no matter how tepid, is blocked by an internal security apparatus that is starting to rival that of the East German secret police."

And that folks, is the evidence.

That's simply a nutso lie.

an American entity as draconian as the Stasi is keeping us off the streets. As is evidenced by the teabaggers, protest is rife- and of course, it's not just the teabaggers.

Hedges needs to get a grip.

Now I have to be worried about european socialism AND totalitarian capitalism.

wholesale.

... but not much

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7868040

it richly deserves it.

he may have some worthy points but he obliterates them with his insane hyperbole.

:rofl:

i'll get that right out for ya
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There are no constraints left to halt America’s slide into socialism. Electoral politics are a sham. The media have been debased and defanged by liberal owners. The working class has been impoverished and is now being plunged into profound despair. The legal system has been corrupted to serve liberal interests. Popular institutions, like churches, have been destroyed or emasculated by liberals. And any form of protest, no matter how tepid, is blocked by an internal security apparatus that is starting to rival that of the East German secret police. The mounting anger and hatred, coursing through the bloodstream of the body politic, make violence and counter-violence inevitable. Brace yourself. The American empire is over. And the descent is going to be horrifying.

Doesn't take much to flip that, does it? And that above is no different from what you can find on any one of many right wing bulletin boards.

The fact that I see it from both sides makes me think we're pretty safely in the middle.