A Message From The American Corporate Plutocracy

[kpete]

A Message From The American Corporate Plutocracy
February 05, 2008 By Paul Street

A message ran across the bottom of the screen. It said: "A Message from the American Corporate Plutocracy."

The businessman was wearing a pinstripe suit. Behind him hung pictures of J.P. Morgan, Ronald Reagan, Bill Gates, and Bill Clinton.

He looked very serious. He read the following speech:

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"We've winnowed the presidential field to four (4) officially elect-able and corporate-friendly candidates and the election is more than ten months away!"

"It's all about the hidden primary of the rich and powerful operating behind the scenes, in the hidden corridors of power under the benevolent reign of Empire and Inequality, Inc. We are the Simon Cowells of American presidential politics. We love it and you should too."

"We do it for you, to save you the effort and heartbreak of 'democracy,' for which you lack the time, skill, energy, and resources."

"Take note, would-be critics of our caring rule! The spectrum of permissible debate grows narrower with each quadrennial election extravaganza we stage."

much, much more at:
http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/16425

[raccoon]

1. k&R. Great post, as usual, Kpete. nt

[Echo In Light]

2. Overthrowing the new slavery

http://www.new-enlightenment.com/new_slavery.htm

[SpiralHawk]

3. "Smirk." - Republicon Homelanders & Allied Cronies of Corruption

[Usrename]

4. America, living the lie.

If you squint really hard it almost seems real.

[ConservativeDemocrat]

5. Ah yes, same old same old

Don't tell me, let me guess - George Bush and Al Gore are tweedledee and tweedledum?

It's not that your political positions are so absurd that 95% of the voters outright
reject them, it's that it's all a big conspiracy?

It's not that you goofed off in school, and are now engaged in juvenile alienation as
a way to shift blame onto anyone but yourself for the resulting less-than-stellar
economic circumstances you're in - no, there really is a guy in a pinstripe suit somewhere
saying "let's crush the dreams of this spoiled brat liberal arts college student" ?

Yup, yup. Heard it all before.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

[redqueen]

7. You're hilarious.

:rofl:

[ConservativeDemocrat]

9. Thank you. I try. N/T.

[Orwellian_Ghost]

6. All anyone needs to do

to verify this is follow the money. It's easy but people are lazy and easily swept up in marketing campaigns that use platitudes and substitute that for politics. See "Hope", "Change" etc. for details. Post-modern pablum.

K&R

[leftchick]

8. that is just killer

perfect!

<snip>

"American subjects, we are certain you found this foolish issues and policy obsession as irritating as we did! As we hope you appreciate, we kindly cater to your limited capacities and sensibilities by framing elections around trivial and childish matters of candidate image, identity, and personality."

"We don't want you to tax your limited and overwrought minds with difficult matters of policy and governance. We want to help you vote for the right kind of politicians you find most likeable, pleasant and fun - kind of like the 'American Idol' show to which you shall momentarily be returned."

"As part of this mission, we employ an army of marketers, researchers, data-miners, publicists, and image consultants to help you understand which one of the presidential 'Idols' makes you feel best about yourselves and your glorious, business-run Nation State."

"We, the surviving four 'Idols' - Mitt, John (McCain that is), Hillary, and Barack - and the people around them (most of which we provide) will handle all the issues and the policies. We and they will give you all the 'hope' and 'change' and 'unity' you need."

"Get ready for a long and tedious exercise in delusion and identity politics that may well guarantee the White House to our favorite party - the arch-plutocratic, messianic-militarist GOP."

[Jack Rabbit]

10. Of course, it's a send up

Which explains why this corporatist sound like General Ripper in Dr. Strangelove.

[Wiley50]

11. Someone really needs to produce this script. it's killer n/t

[earth mom]

12. American Idol is what the 2008 race has turned into. Reminds me of this thread:

Why don't we just replace the primaries with American Idol?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4349684

[pberq]

13. Perfect!