Travellinguist's Musings

Two Years Since I last posted.....

Two years ago I was worried our economy would crash, loathed our government, figured little would change if/when Democrats won and just felt hopeless. Now I am back posting and everything I feared has come to pass. I just can't believe how messed up this country is. We fixate on bashing Mexicans when the people who need bashing is an elitist government concerned with stupid things like "extending US influence throughout the region" "insuring stability in our financial markets" and the like. I knew the Democrats wouldn't roll back any of the destruction of the preceding few years but I figured they'd at least stop further deterioration. Instead they have barely slowed the roll of the mess we are in. I read Ted Rall a lot and it is amazing that man who calls for humane treatment of individuals, the rule of law and the like is denounced and subjected to death threats. It is double amazing that he has not managed to catch on to any sort of media since his columns over the last few years have proved accurate in their predictions. I wonder how people can carry on about a "free market" and pretend that "liberals" are the ones who are ruining, not a government that protects and subsidizes huge corporations who then pay tax rates lower than I pay on my salary. We are a disaster. Everything is wrong and I don't know how to climb out. One day I will write a real analysis that is thorough and thoughtful but now my return to Blogging is a rant. Sorry. I am much more analytical than this, but I need to get back in the game.

posted by travellinguist @ 7:46 AM