Bringing Down the House of Lies

[StrictlyRockers]

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Bringing Down the House of Lies
Submitted by davidswanson on Tue, 2007-04-17 00:49

The Final "Leg" of the Journey
By Steve Bhaerman

Apologies in advance for sending such a long piece. There's research and details that I felt work better as part of the text than a hyperlink.

It's a bit of a mixed feeling to realize that millions and millions of people who didn't get this distinction two, four or six years ago now understand that the "political' issues we are facing aren't about right and left, they're about right and wrong. On one hand, what took you so long? On the other, thank God and welcome aboard.

Although the media has downplayed it -- it doesn't fit with the general stupidization program of creating a lot of heat but very little light -- more and more actual conservatives and even members of the religious right are coming to see the Bush-Cheney regime as a rogue administration and a thin cover for criminal enterprise. Such right wing stalwarts as former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr and Richard Viguerie (one of the architects of the far right wing) have formed an organization to protect our civil liberties from our own government. Chuck Baldwin, an associate of Jerry Falwell, has become an open advocate of impeachment and writes a very articulate column. These folks are far bolder than the Democrats in this regard, and they will play a key role when impeachment happens -- and it will.

Now some of you reading this who have a deeper spiritual understanding of love, forgiveness and the ways in which we do indeed create our own reality might be wondering "Gee, this whole impeachment thing seems pretty 'anti'. Shouldn't we be focusing on what we want instead of what we don't want?"

Indeed, the point can be made that the failure of the Democrats in 2004 -- aside from the minor issue of voting fraud in Ohio and Florida -- had to do with John Kerry's approach of "Vote for me, I'm not as bad as George Bush," and failure to articulate any compelling positive vision. However, the real issue goes much deeper.

Ending The American Hostage Crisis

It has nothing to do with loving or hating George Bush, whose policies have educated and awakened more Americans than all of the "progressive" leaders combined. It does have to do with what we need to recognize as the American Hostage Crisis. The American people -- and particularly our soldiers in Iraq -- are being held hostage by a ruthless criminal cadre (this is not hyperbolic invective; the definition of "criminal" is "one who commits crimes"). The people up until now have been blackmailed into supporting a war of choice with the cynical cry, "Support our troops." As if our troops sent themselves over there and now we have to rescue them.

The people of America are now at a crossroads that will determine whether the world continues hurtling down the highway to hell, or whether we change course in the direction of our true human potential, what Swami calls "humanifest destiny." I say the world because if the United States honors the intentions of our founders and accepts the evolutionary role of genuine self-governance, the entire world will cheer -- and breathe a sigh of relief. Under the guise of true moral authority, we will be able to isolate the sociopathogens in the world and deal with them as criminals instead of what we're doing now -- killing the people the criminal elements are holding hostage, and creating new converts for the criminals.

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There is more. After Downing Street has had the right idea all along. We need to impeach Buxh and Cheney.

[eridani]

1. Swami Beyondananda is always good.

I'm keeping my sigfile for sure.

[tavalon]

2. You know what has really begun to bother me?

The determined cementing, even here on DU, of the official story of what happened on 9/11. While there are many theories that tip off the scale of credibility, there are many more that stand as more likely than the official story and yet any of us who question, even here, are ridiculed.

No, I don't believe that the planes were remotely controlled nor do I believe that people were offloaded and "removed" from circulation, nor do I really believe that there wasn't a plane that hit the Pentagon. But there are many other theories that get lumped in with these outlying ones that have much more credibility but none dare be spoken, even here. That's spooky to me.

[The Count]

3. The paragraph on free speech is awesome:

"Their brand of free speech is what Caroline Casey calls a "toxic mimic" of the real thing. The freedom of speech and freedom of press the American revolutionaries risked life and fortune for wasn't so our "commonest" of commentators could sling invectives like "faggots" and "nappy-headed ho's" but to empower citizens by letting them know what's going on. In this regard, the record of our so-called "free press" is dismal, if not traitorous. Try initiating a real conversation about the unanswered questions and unquestioned answers regarding 9/11. There you will find a stone wall of silence, or loud screaming to drown out the truth. While up until now, very few have wanted to "go there," more and more people are awakening to the tragic truth that "there" has already come "here."

OTOH, the mere concept that 9.11 - whatever the truth - legitimizes Bush - is preposterous on its face and should be addressed as such. I must say I prefer Maher's argument: "Pearl harbor was not FDR's finest day. 9.11 wasn't an accomplishment, it was a f*up by a guy on vacation"

It has the merit of putting things into perspective.