Systematically Misrepresented
When asked what form of government the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had decided upon? Benjamin Franklin replied: "A Republic if you can sustain it."
Government of the people, by the people and for the people has been replaced by an aristocratic form of government. This occurred because many Americans are fearful, apathetic, inattentive, confused, misinformed, and susceptible to being manipulated.
Our electoral process has been dismantled by special interest lobbyist. These lobbyist have no decency, and their main purpose is to benefit their wealthy clients, without regard for the common good. Self-serving wealthy aristocrates and multi-national conglomerates control the the Pentagon, White House, Congress and major media.
In 2004, the nonpartisan Carnegie Endowment for International Peace found that the Bush administration had "systematically misrepresented" the threat from Iraq's weapons program and presented an imaginary scenario that had no basis in actual intelligence reports.
Bush and major media fabricated another frightening claim, that Saddam was working closely with al Qaeda terrorists. During a closed session with a House committee, White House officials themselves were asked several times whether they had any proof that the Iraqi government was collaborating with Islamic terrorist organizations. They unequivocally stated that no such link could be found.
Even today, a majority of Americans, especially those that got their news from the Fox network still believed; world opinion favored the invasion of Iraq, that weapons of mass destruction had been found, and that Iraq was linked to al Qaeda.
We are told that during times of crisis we must trust the president. Democracy is not about trust; it's about distrust, accountability, public exposure and responsible government. We must enlist our fellow Americans to trust their leaders less and themselves more.
Michael Parent's "Superpatriotism" points out: "Once fear takes hold, evidence becomes largely irrelevant."
Government of the people, by the people and for the people has been replaced by an aristocratic form of government. This occurred because many Americans are fearful, apathetic, inattentive, confused, misinformed, and susceptible to being manipulated.
Our electoral process has been dismantled by special interest lobbyist. These lobbyist have no decency, and their main purpose is to benefit their wealthy clients, without regard for the common good. Self-serving wealthy aristocrates and multi-national conglomerates control the the Pentagon, White House, Congress and major media.
In 2004, the nonpartisan Carnegie Endowment for International Peace found that the Bush administration had "systematically misrepresented" the threat from Iraq's weapons program and presented an imaginary scenario that had no basis in actual intelligence reports.
Bush and major media fabricated another frightening claim, that Saddam was working closely with al Qaeda terrorists. During a closed session with a House committee, White House officials themselves were asked several times whether they had any proof that the Iraqi government was collaborating with Islamic terrorist organizations. They unequivocally stated that no such link could be found.
Even today, a majority of Americans, especially those that got their news from the Fox network still believed; world opinion favored the invasion of Iraq, that weapons of mass destruction had been found, and that Iraq was linked to al Qaeda.
We are told that during times of crisis we must trust the president. Democracy is not about trust; it's about distrust, accountability, public exposure and responsible government. We must enlist our fellow Americans to trust their leaders less and themselves more.
Michael Parent's "Superpatriotism" points out: "Once fear takes hold, evidence becomes largely irrelevant."
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