From: Arlo Bensinger (ajb102@psu.edu)
Date: Thu Jun 30 2005 - 17:14:20 BST
Platt,
At 10:19 AM 6/30/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Arlo,
>
> > I'm with you all the way on your outrage about this, but I find it odd you
> > place the blame on "liberals" (almost as slick a trick as GM blaming the
> > workers' healthcare for sagging profits)
>
>The conservatives on the Supreme Court -- Scalia, Thomas, and Rehnquist
>joined by O'Conner -- dissented from this outrageous decision by the
>Court's liberals.
Which proves **the important lesson**, neither so-called "conservatives"
nor "liberals" represent the people. They represent corporations and
wealth. This is why your dichotomy is so frustrating. This is why I like
the term "capistocracy" in referring to our country.
What you don't see, is that the entire conservative/liberal dichotomy HAS
BEEN ORCHESTRATED precisely to keep us distracted and unable to assess the
true problem. Each and every time you reify this false dichotomy, this is
all you do... perpetuate distraction.
>Since the decision goes against liberal ideology, you have to wonder why
>liberals like Dean, Pelosi, Kennedy, Durbin and the like haven't expressed
>outrage at the Court's decision. Their silence speaks volumes. When it
>comes down to choosing between big government and protecting the little
>guy, their silence shows where their loyalties truly lie.
Again, yes it does. It lies with conservatives in supporting corporations
and wealth-interests. They are both pawns to this. When are you going to
let go of your "conservatives as knights in shining armor" lunacy and join
us in dialogue over this real problem?
Arlo
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