Timothy Egan - the Betrayal

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http://egan.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/the-betrayal/?hp

It takes quite a bit for Americans to say that the social contract is broken, or look upon concentrated wealth as anything except a virtue.

But we may have reached that breach. Our politics are not simply left and right, conservative and liberal. Never have been. Every once in a while, the great middle of independents are stirred to one side. My guess is, if the drift caused by recent actions continues, the United States will be consumed in the coming year by the politics of betrayal, and the winner will be ahead of the rage.

much more at the link - good read.

[TayTay]

1. wonderful column

must read for everyone, imho.

[fencesitter]

2. Agreed, Egan's right on,....

"By this fall, the majority were not only against the bailouts, but in favor of curbing pay on Wall Street, and tightening government regulation of same." ....Let's see how many republicans can get behind this statement. This is what the dem party used to believe in.

[ananda]

3. How do you get "ahead of the rage"?

Huh?

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4. good question

i'm not running for office, but i'd love a candidate who would be waging peace, bailing out the poor instead of the obscenely rich, stand up for civil rights for everyone, advocated justice for the bushies, etc etc.

[Democrats_win]

7. Ahead of the rage: to go beyond the rage and address the issues that outrage us?

Clearly it's not the alternative: to lead a pack of ragers (teabaggers for instance?)

[NYC_SKP]

5. kick.

concentration of wealth, that this is seen as a virtue in our culture, is at the very root of what is wrong.

:kick:

[Doctor_J]

6. Unfortunately, the elitist Repukes, who have always been in favor

of large wealth gap, will come out ahead and win the elections, because Big Media will successfully put the blame on Dems.

[natrat]

8. well if the problem was just the republicans we would be ok,we have majorities and white house

but obviously we are fucked beyond belief by both parties