The greatest swindle of our lifetimes
What is it? The war in Iraq. If you can stomach it, read this piece in Rolling Stone detailing the malfeasance and vast personal enrichment underlying the buildup and “rebuilding.” (In fact, please stomach it — these were our dollars, and we need to be angry.)
Compared to the profiteering on this war, the savings and loan bailout under Bush 1 is small potatoes indeed.
Arthur Miller’s play “All My Sons” now looks quaint.
As does the notion of shame.
August 26th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Thanks to Lee for alerting me to this article which I just finished reading.
Is it true? If true is every example true? There is no question that there are people, including the President who would deny it. My own preconceptions lead me to accept it as the truth. However I know there are people out there who would be willing to make up every word and claim it’s the truth. The same kind of people, perhaps, that the article describes.
That said, I do believe it’s the truth. It makes me very very angry. I’m not sure at what point I’m supposed to throw everything else in my life aside and fight 18 hours a day against the horrid, immoral, hellbound criminals who have taken over the government and the society I’m part of – and I’m not sure what I should do once I do start fighting.
Donate to the election campaigns of other, hopefully more honest politicians? And if so, how much? As much as I can afford? How much is that? I don’t have enough money to last me the rest of my life, so do I have half a dollar to spare? Should I be running for office? Demonstrating in the streets? Organizing community organizations?
Don’t know. Don’t know. Don’t know. I guess it’s simpler when all you want to do is steal as much as possible from the American public, like Bush, Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rove, Rice and lots of other American assholes do.
Damn I’m angry. At the very least, if you find an apologist for this administration, try to shame them into some other stance. Arg.