American Capitalism gone with a Whimper

[ChileRelleno 0]

Well, at least the rest of the world can see clearly what is happening here.
Even the Socialist are calling us Marxist/Socialist.
Go figure, the ignorant masses elected a self avowed Marxist into office, and he is simply doing what comes naturally.

No the kind'a change I wanted, thank you very much.

WAKE UP AMERICA!



Granted, Pravda is/was a propaganda rag, which now often serves up Tabloid fare.
Truth is truth, no matter who prints it.

http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/107459-0/

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Front page / Opinion / Columnists
27.04.2009 Source: Pravda.Ru

It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people.

True, the situation has been well prepared on and off for the past century, especially the past twenty years. The initial testing grounds was conducted upon our Holy Russia and a bloody test it was. But we Russians would not just roll over and give up our freedoms and our souls, no matter how much money Wall Street poured into the fists of the Marxists.

Those lessons were taken and used to properly prepare the American populace for the surrender of their freedoms and souls, to the whims of their elites and betters.

First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather then the classics. Americans know more about their favorite TV dramas then the drama in DC that directly affects their lives. They care more for their "right" to choke down a McDonalds burger or a BurgerKing burger than for their constitutional rights. Then they turn around and lecture us about our rights and about our "democracy". Pride blind the foolish.
Then their faith in God was destroyed, until their churches, all tens of thousands of different "branches and denominations" were for the most part little more then Sunday circuses and their televangelists and top protestant mega preachers were more then happy to sell out their souls and flocks to be on the "winning" side of one pseudo Marxist politician or another. Their flocks may complain, but when explained that they would be on the "winning" side, their flocks were ever so quick to reject Christ in hopes for earthly power. Even our Holy Orthodox churches are scandalously liberalized in America.

The final collapse has come with the election of Barack Obama. His speed in the past three months has been truly impressive. His spending and money printing has been a record setting, not just in America's short history but in the world. If this keeps up for more then another year, and there is no sign that it will not, America at best will resemble the Wiemar Republic and at worst Zimbabwe.

These past two weeks have been the most breath taking of all. First came the announcement of a planned redesign of the American Byzantine tax system, by the very thieves who used it to bankroll their thefts, loses and swindles of hundreds of billions of dollars. These make our Russian oligarchs look little more then ordinary street thugs, in comparison. Yes, the Americans have beat our own thieves in the shear volumes. Should we congratulate them?
These men, of course, are not an elected panel but made up of appointees picked from the very financial oligarchs and their henchmen who are now gorging themselves on trillions of American dollars, in one bailout after another. They are also usurping the rights, duties and powers of the American congress (parliament). Again, congress has put up little more then a whimper to their masters.

Then came Barack Obama's command that GM's (General Motor) president step down from leadership of his company. That is correct, dear reader, in the land of "pure" free markets, the American president now has the power, the self given power, to fire CEOs and we can assume other employees of private companies, at will. Come hither, go dither, the centurion commands his minions.
So it should be no surprise, that the American president has followed this up with a "bold" move of declaring that he and another group of unelected, chosen stooges will now redesign the entire automotive industry and will even be the guarantee of automobile policies. I am sure that if given the chance, they would happily try and redesign it for the whole of the world, too. Prime Minister Putin, less then two months ago, warned Obama and UK's Blair, not to follow the path to Marxism, it only leads to disaster. Apparently, even though we suffered 70 years of this Western sponsored horror show, we know nothing, as foolish, drunken Russians, so let our "wise" Anglo-Saxon fools find out the folly of their own pride.

Again, the American public has taken this with barely a whimper...but a "freeman" whimper.

So, should it be any surprise to discover that the Democratically controlled Congress of America is working on passing a new regulation that would give the American Treasury department the power to set "fair" maximum salaries, evaluate performance and control how private companies give out pay raises and bonuses? Senator Barney Franks, a social pervert basking in his homosexuality (of course, amongst the modern, enlightened American societal norm, as well as that of the general West, homosexuality is not only not a looked down upon life choice, but is often praised as a virtue) and his Marxist enlightenment, has led this effort. He stresses that this only affects companies that receive government monies, but it is retroactive and taken to a logical extreme, this would include any company or industry that has ever received a tax break or incentive.

The Russian owners of American companies and industries should look thoughtfully at this and the option of closing their facilities down and fleeing the land of the Red as fast as possible. In other words, divest while there is still value left.

The proud American will go down into his slavery with out a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is. The world will only snicker.

Stanislav Mishin

The article has been reprinted with the kind permission from the author and originally appears on his blog, Mat Rodina

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[TankBuster 0]

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The proud American will go down into his slavery with out a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is.

Excellent article, but this part isn't true. There will be a fight. Eventually.

The forecast is mostly sunny with occasional beer.

[Lefty 0]

A bit dramatic but, as you said, truth is truth.

Unfortunately, as individuals within our society become weaker, fatter, and more accustomed to the luxuries our civilization affords us, the draw of the nanny state becomes too powerful. Too bad they drag the useful and self-reliant folks down with them.

Our "progress" towards our current state is inevitable for any country. Eventually the reset button will be hit and everything starts fresh.

Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful.
-Calvin

[lawrocket 3]

I too think the article is overly dramatic but this is the Great Society and the New Deal rolled into one.
Dumb down the population.
Put an ever increasing number on the public dole.
As more and more see others getting gubment goodies they demand their share.
Force who is left to be on the gubment dole.
As LBJ said, "We've got their peckers in out pockets."

Of course, the GOP was the best thing that ever happened to the communists. Once the GOP overtly showed its true colors (pink, red and all shades in between) the resistance was gone. The commies jumped b ecause now is their time.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[Nelyubin 0]

Yes. Quote from the article is very sharp.
But gentlemen, that your company (your organization) can offer to others? Print green wrappers? This is your privilege, yet ...

[Bolas 5]

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So, should it be any surprise to discover that the Democratically controlled Congress of America is working on passing a new regulation that would give the American Treasury department the power to set "fair" maximum salaries, evaluate performance and control how private companies give out pay raises and bonuses? Senator Barney Franks, ... stresses that this only affects companies that receive government monies, but it is retroactive and taken to a logical extreme, this would include any company or industry that has ever received a tax break or incentive.

I don't have a problem with this. If my money is being given to companies to prop them up they should have to adhere to the above or more. If they don't like it and are solvent on their own, pay whatever "perks" back and then they can do as they please.

The free ride on the american taxpayer has to end.

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

[billvon 3,176]

> If my money is being given to companies to prop them up they should
>have to adhere to the above or more. If they don't like it and are solvent
>on their own, pay whatever "perks" back and then they can do as they
>please.

Agreed. Bailout are in general a mistake anyway - but if companies take them, put whatever restrictions on them that make sense. If they don't like it - don't take the money,

[mnealtx 0]

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> If my money is being given to companies to prop them up they should
>have to adhere to the above or more. If they don't like it and are solvent
>on their own, pay whatever "perks" back and then they can do as they
>please.

Agreed. Bailout are in general a mistake anyway - but if companies take them, put whatever restrictions on them that make sense. If they don't like it - don't take the money,

I wonder if they're going to cap the UAW salaries?

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[billvon 3,176]

>I wonder if they're going to cap the UAW salaries?

That would be great - but I have a feeling that "just isn't on the list" so to speak.

[mnealtx 0]

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>I wonder if they're going to cap the UAW salaries?

That would be great - but I have a feeling that "just isn't on the list" so to speak.

Wouldn't surprise me in the least.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[Bolas 5]

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>I wonder if they're going to cap the UAW salaries?

That would be great - but I have a feeling that "just isn't on the list" so to speak.

Wouldn't surprise me in the least.

They gotta get what they helped pay for. Unions were a large contributor to his campaign...

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

[BaronVonBoll 0]

This makes me wonder how it will effect people like me who actually produce something. I mean you cant outsource a concrete pour (kind of hard to do from India). If my "Salary" gets capped I can just go offer my talents to whoever will pay for them. I chose what my pay is regardless of who says what it should be. in these instances will it trend farther toward a free market ( at least in producables outside of a corperation structure.) If somebody wants a home built or a patio in thier back yard they are going to have to pay whatever the individual with the skills requires or go without. (Unless the gov is planning on subsidizing the army corps of engineers into home building.