When will Americans take on the biggest threat of all...

[polichick]

The forces that have destroyed the middle class, that have enslaved our children by robbing them of good jobs and saddling them with debt, that stand in the way of sane policies to address climate change; that have bought Congress, the Supreme Court, the White House, and democracy itself?

In comparison, ISIS is a small worry.

[hifiguy]

1. Not until we can stop them from buying the government.

Which may be never.

[deutsey]

7. And not until we take away their ownership of all media

which isn't about to happen any time soon.

[99th_Monkey]

2. I could not agree more. Thanks for weighing in. ~nt~

[abelenkpe]

3. K&R

[polichick]

4. "If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven." B.O.

Unless you're threatening regular Americans, and then we'll bend over backward to protect you. Hell, we'll even make sure to hand out a ton of new work visas so you don't have to pay those stagnant American wages anymore!

[leftstreet]

5. +1

[hifiguy]

20. "If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven,

unless you're on Wall $treet."

FTFY.

[liberal_at_heart]

6. abso freakin lutely.

[Cleita]

8. Weird. On the Bernie Sanders segment of Thom Hartmann's radio show today,

Bernie started explaining his understanding of the looming war with ISIS, but caller after caller started pulling him back to domestic issues and it struck me that these are the concerns of the average American. Even Bernie admits that when looming war sucks all the air out of the room, domestic problems get conveniently shucked aside.

[polichick]

12. At some point "the people" will have to find a way to set the agenda...

But it looks like things will have to get considerably worse first.

It's an ugly train wreck to watch!

[woo me with science]

9. K&R. The well-orchestrated MIC cycle of destabilization -> crisis -> bombs -> profit.

Rinse in blood and repeat.

ISIS is not the first former "ally" we have ended up bombing.

We have a long history by which to evaluate the behavior of the MIC. This is part of a well-established pattern of crisis, intervention, destabilization, and crisis. It is a cycle, and it is linked to the military INDUSTRY which profits from it all. We have to stop reacting to the crises that the MIC's own behavior creates.

I'm going to link again to this post by JackRiddler that I think should have hundreds of recommendations:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025355401

Add in the one by IchingCarpenter for good measure: We are at this point bombing our own guns:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025359142

The MIC's own behavior ensures the continuation of this cycle of violence. As JackRiddler's post points out, there are things they could do to show good faith in actually trying to end the violence rather than perpetuating this cycle, but their behavior, and the behavior of US politicians, does exactly the opposite.

It's a racket. It's shock doctrine. We're always reacting to a crisis we helped create, and we ignore the ones behind the scenes getting filthy rich from it all. Meanwhile, our country is hollowed out from all our money being poured into war.

And more mothers will weep over graves, more nations will be devastated for profit, and the warmongers laugh all the way to a new private island.

[Enthusiast]

10. PLUS ONE, a huge bunch!

"It's a racket. It's shock doctrine. We're always reacting to a crisis we helped create, and we ignore the ones behind the scenes getting filthy rich from it all. Meanwhile, our country is hollowed out from all our money being poured into war."

[hifiguy]

24. That should be an OP!

[polichick]

38. Thank-you for this post - and the kicks too!

[Lrobby99]

11. Do You Have Any Suggestions That Might Work??

Decline is just part of history.

[polichick]

17. imo more people have to recognize the real threat...

...and the scams that have stolen our country, then stop allowing "them" to divide and conquer.

That would be a beginning.

[Enthusiast]

13. K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!

The vultures are a far greater threat to the general welfare of the people of the United States.

[Laelth]

14. Hear, hear! k&r n/t

-Laelth

[bigwillq]

15. K and R

[closeupready]

16. A timeworn strategy of dictatorships is to deflect energy outward

while fleecing citizens domestically. The European colonial powers did that in the 19th and 20th centuries, as do the oil kingdoms today.

While the US is not a dictatorship, it certainly does seem that DC elites employ that strategy regardless of party, with some success. They will continue to do it - why not? It's cheap, profitable, and it works most of the time.

[liberal_at_heart]

18. it is almost election time after all. We have to distract ourselves from thinking about

how Corporate America and Washington D.C. destroyed the middle class somehow.

[closeupready]

19. Yes. Of course, this has been the underlying agenda since Reagan.

The agenda still has unfinished business, such as looting the social security trust fund, and making the income tax regressive (in the form of a flat tax). Those are two just off the top of my head.

It's painful also to consider how most mainstream Democrats have colluded with Republicans to make life as an everyday American more taxing and tenuous.

[Rex]

21. We would have to admit to gross wrong doing by the PTB and that ain't ever happening!

Much easier to keep the plutocracy going and just ignore the populace...not like we have a third or fourth choice.

[polichick]

23. If Pres. Obama really wanted to be remembered for something important...

He would use his next State of the Union address to explain to the people what we're really up against.

[Rex]

25. Yes!

Just lay it all out for us, don't be scared we will get mad...we are already mad. He might just do that! Not like he has to worry about being re-elected again.

[WillyT]

22. K & R !!!

[RKP5637]

26. It is! We have so many serious problems at home that are going to

eventually do the US in, I fear.

[Pakid]

27. Themselves

That say it all

[RadicalGeek]

28. When Enough Realize

That the real threat to America's freedom comes from within. . .

We, I fear, are the exceptions.

[stage left]

29. I cannot possibly Rec this enough.

[woo me with science]

31. +1

[Oilwellian]

30. Kick

[woo me with science]

32. kick

[grahamhgreen]

33. Kick

[onecent]

34. K & Recommend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[woo me with science]

35. kick

[Corruption Inc]

36. Not until the entire financial market collapses again, but it'll be much worse

Our currency will become almost worthless and the entire world will go into another depression.

Us Amurkens don't build bridges until somebody gets run over despite how many times we're told it's going to happen.

[Progressive dog]

37. Since you haven't suggested a solution

to those "problems" , I'm assuming you don't have one. Do you propose we make a list of priorities and if we can't fix them in order, we just stop?

[sabrina 1]

39. Assuming the OP is not an elected official, why are you asking HIM/HER for solutions? That is why

we elect politicians. They tell us what they think the solutions are and then we choose the one we think has the best ideas to implement those solutions.

The problem is, what they SAY and what they DO it has become obvious, are often very different things.

If someone applies for the job of finding and implementing solutions and we give them the job, THAT is who you need to be questioning, not those who trusted them and gave them that job.

[raouldukelives]

40. When they start to love wilderness, clean air & water, wildlife and the future for their children

more than money.
For every person trying to address to those issues. Trying to GOTV for liberal candidates. There are 100 Wall St investors forming symbiotic relationships with the very corporations funding the efforts against achieving the goals we strive toward. Funding climate deniers, funding war, funding attacks on education and labor, funding efforts at denying minorities the vote. The deck is stacked mightily against those of us who would like to save a small slice of what this world used to be for future generations.
Some people try do to both. And bless them for at least trying to be better people. But in the end, for them, it is at best a zero sum game.