Monday, May 22, 2017

The Death of the Republic

Author and prize-winning former New York Times war correspondent Chris Hedges lays out why getting rid of Trump, as some want, will not fix the fact that democracy is dead.  We are living in a shadow democracy, where we give lip service to constitutional rights from time to time -- even though courts have largely neutered them --  and we have what's left of the trappings of democracy, like periodic access to voting for some.

Police Department Sniper in Ferguson, MO
Just like when narcisistic Roman emperor Commodus was replaced in the year 192, things did not get better for regular citizens.  The Pretorian Guard, counterpart to our over-militarized policing, soon took over Rome and sold the position of emperor to the highest bidder.

There are more of Us, regular citizens who are in the same boat, than Them, a Ruling Class that can operate with unimaginable power, wealth-gathering and impunity. Recommended reading:

'The Death of the Republic' published at Op-Ed News.  

https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Death-of-the-Republic-by-Chris-Hedges-Deep-State_Fascism-Cant-Happen-Here-170522-917.html

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