False Gods Create False Hope By Joel Hirschhorn
The good news is the huge pent up public demand for political change. The bad news is that presidential candidates have made a mockery of the concept of change while ignoring true political reforms. Missing are details about fixing the corrupt, dysfunctional political system and restoring balance among the three branches of government and between the states and the federal government.
So what kind of change do people want? The Wall Street Journal-NBC News survey last month of both Democrats and Republicans found 24 percent of voters favor "small adjustments" in America, 29 percent want "moderate corrections," but 46 percent thankfully seek "major reforms" and a "brand-new" approach.
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4 comments:
James Moore: oh brother, talk about false gods
I'm going to be as nice as I can, this is NOT meant to be a hate-mail! I
can respect someone else's opinion as well as anyone, and I'm about as
open minded as they come, according to my family & friends.
Just some notes on your facts:
- PORK? Paul asks for part of the budget to be distrubuted to his district
because he's part of a corrupt system that will not re-elect him if he
lets his taxpayer's money go into that system without a fight. If they
don't get it, the Executive branch spends it at it's discretion. To top
it off, to express his belief that system shouldn't even exist, he votes
against it. If all his cohorts followed suit, the whole corrupt Pork
Barrel Spending situation would cease. But, since he's the most honest
among them - John McCain said so himself - he stands alone.
- CHANGE? It's staring us all in the face, but the CFR-approved
candidates, and journalists like yourself don't want Americans to see it.
It's simple logic. We're just about broke, and it's because of our
empire, our nation-building exploits & resulting blowback, and the FED
devaluing the dollar to pay for it all. It's plain, simple, madness to
continue. Unless we want to be another developing serfdom in the kingdom
of the world, we need direction from someone outide the globalist CFR.
The guy with the best shot at it is Ron Paul.
- DETAILS?Paul's plans do have details. You just can't compress them into
short conversations, let alone 30-second sound bites that are made to look
good but in the end mean little or nothing. Dig deeper, answers are
there, mostly in existing laws either in the Federal or State level.
Everyone says "cut the fat, cut the fat!" Now they scream bloody murder
when someone actually is bold enough to say "let's get it on!" and it's
not the person they hoped it would be.
- ANGER? You paint all supporters with the same broad brush. We Americans
ALL have plenty to be angry about, and people that don't get their facts
straight piss us off even more when they push their flawed opinon, because
people too easily buy those OPINIONS without further research. How's this
for a rebuttal: Journalists that make a living pushing opinion pieces to
mold the public mindset are the worst sort of yellow. Does this apply to
you? If not, then you should not be offended by my saying so, right?
It's just MY opinion of course, but you're about as far out as you accuse
us of being. Paul should call for a Article 5 convention? Yeah, like the
media hasn't already gone overboard trying to make him sound bonkers. You
REALLY want to lock-in that "crazy" buzzword, don't you! Of course, if
Rudy or McCain said it, well, Fox News would call them pure genius!
Good luck with that Bloomberg run. He should have started by now if he
wanted to have a chance to be something other than the gadfly this season.
What's he stand for by the way, direct me to some links. I only know
he's rich, which offhand puts him in company with Romney as another guy
that might think he can buy Americans votes.
Oh, and GO RON PAUL! lol
We can quibble about the details and who's real and who's not but the central premise put forth by Mr. Hirshhorn is right on target.
Thanks for visiting USAP and taking the time to comment.
You mean the central premise that "false gods create false hope?" I agree with that. What I don't agree with is his singling out of the one candidate that actually DOES offer hope. That is, hope for individual liberty & freedom from a globalist-run nanny state. Then, ironically, he goes on to name Bloomberg as someone who would not be creating false hopes? Get real. His entire argument hinges on rewriting the Constitution? Who is really coming from out in left field here? It's not Paul, it's Hirschhorn.
Look around the dozen or so places Mr. Hirschhorn's opinion has been posted. I think you'll find a resounding rejection of his idea of calling a Article V convention. I haven't seen where Bloomberg would entertain such an idea either.
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