The Pubs own US, lock stock, and barrel..... telly too. We only look Free

[opihimoimoi]

They got the SCOTUS, the Oval Office, The Congress, the Military Industrial Complex, The Churches, The Media, etc etc

We get pacified with NFL, NBA, Golf, Hunting, Hiking, Disney Land/World, Vegas, etc etc...........................diversions

The Control comes from the thinking process instilled.... simple/ good, complex...bad ....

We could be so much richer in many aspects of life but we fail to collectively vote for it..... why?

[JanMichael]

1. Didn't Krugman use the term "Democratic Dictatorship" in today's editorial

?

Or something like it.

Anyway, back to your point, they've certainly got an edge right now and it wouldn't surprise me to see them exercise their power in ways that'd make your head spin.

[opihimoimoi]

6. They seem to have a dastardly way of making Free Thinking

a bad thing....

They luv to make us feel GUILTY.....

They make Liberal, a good term, a bad term..... on and on...the PsyOps goes on.

[Skittles]

21. "elected dictatorship"

with all due respect to Mr. Krugman, I'm not sure why he thinks this may be an ELECTED dictatorship.

[opihimoimoi]

26. "Selected Dictatorship" perhaps is the more appro term?

Come, we go eat Ice cream, McNut and Haupia kine, super "ono"

[bryant69]

2. Well, I have to say

if Golf is supposed to be pacifieing me, it's not doing a very good job.

Well, I hope this fall we will collectively vote for change.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[opihimoimoi]

7. Me too, I shoot in the 90's, mostly in the 100's, due to LOG

an affliction not uncommon

Arrgggghhhggh, lack of golf is a killer to the scores.

BTW:: GOLF, GENTLEMEN ONLY, WOMEN FORBIDDEN

[seabeyond]

3. i suggest to you we dont even look free

anymore. why every time bush talks freedom for iraq, i do a terret attack.

[opihimoimoi]

8. He is the living proof of the suggestion, isn't he?

[hatrack]

4. Because the current state of affairs requires no thinking

Thinking is hard. Thinking hurts. Thinking means coming up with answers that may be unpleasant or unpalatable.

It's easier by far to do what the neighbors, do what the television tells us to do, and believe that infotainment matters.

Come, we plant trees, brew beer, dig gardens, walk on the beach.

[opihimoimoi]

9. Come, we go travel, learn of different cultures, languages, foods

A bump in our richness may afford this but the Pubs suppress us by implementing Poorness among us... see THE GOOD SOCIETY, by John Kenneth Galbraith.

[AlinPA]

5. Starting to sound like "1984" n/t

[opihimoimoi]

10. Its here man, Its here..............................pity and Pathetic.....

but for a single vote..... Gore woulda been our #1... life could be so sweet.

[leftofthedial]

11. 2000 was a COUP

not a botched election.

Criminals don't orchestrate a coup unless they intend to maintain power.

[opihimoimoi]

12. I agree. The single vote mentioned refers to the 5/4 decision SCOTUS

handed down to stop the recount.... favoring Bush of course.

[jus_the_facts]

13. and the revolution out of this way of life is to STOP FUNDING THEM....

......we've GOT to STOP WORKIN' AND PAYIN' BILLS FOR AWHILE...as a NATION we've got to STICK IT TO THE MAN ONCE AND FOR ALL....BY NOT SUPPORTING THEIR CONTROL OVER US....IT'S ALL ABOUT THE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!! :evilfrown:

[opihimoimoi]

14. Their Forces include the Obvious, the Old Money Mega Rich guys, etc etc.

If we wish a better life ... we should be voting for it. Its the only way out for us. We should gather our votes and give them to the guy who best represents our wishes, in this case, happens to be Kerry.

[jus_the_facts]

17. well...the votes don't seem to matter much anymore man.......

......and I've come to realize that the VOTE hasn't been able to STOP anything...just slow it down some....the Clinton years proved that to me....instead of REAL change it was only a *speed bump* and now the velocity has reached maximum overdrive....IT'S ALL ABOUT THE $$$$$$...WE'RE PAYIN' THEM TO KEEP FUCKIN' US!!

......our votes haven't mattered enough....the DEMS that I voted for are in DC and have been voting with the PUKES for 4 YEARS now....HOW THE HELL CAN ANYBODY TELL ME THAT MY VOTE MATTERS ANYMORE? :evilfrown:

[opihimoimoi]

18. One of the Pubs means of Control is to keep us Divided....

We must Coalse else all is lost. Easier said than done but signs point towards a change.

[bigtree]

15. Spattered Remains of Precious Meal from a Pig's Trough

Through our nation's faith, and in the trust we place in our representatives that they would be humbled to serve the will of the people, and by their good judgement lead, we have been betrayed by a ruling-class oligarchy which has perpetuated its role and influence in our governance; not by the quality of their service, but through the advantages of patronage and association.

This Republican administration is a reflection of that tiny percentage of the nation's citizens who have maintained their wealth and influence through the last century. Despite the persistent poverty of generations of Americans who work and struggle with no guarantee of success or survival, this same working-class of people routinely elevate these power-brokers to the cadre of the privileged few who would lord over their wealth in the offices of our government.

With our votes, cast for hollow promises of representation in the division and disposition of our contributions of blood and sacrifice, we get no more than spattered remains of precious meal from a pig's trough. And in turn, we assure their ascendency to that two-percent confederation of corporate interests who routinely divide the fruits of our labor for their own benefit and purpose.

more: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1480739

[opihimoimoi]

16. So True, Pathetically true... it boggles the mind.

The solution to right this wrong, I suspect, is group therapy.

America should be made aware, in simplistic terms, of their agenda and their means of Control.

One of the means the Pub PsyOps use is Guilt Trips. Notice their neg ads, always attacking to create a defensive posture? The guilt trips gives them Power by making us weaker in appearance. These guys are clever and we should be looking for ways to dispell this somehow.

If we keep this here, no one will hear the forest trees fall. Cures for a "Bad" can be made contagious too, I hope so.

[blindpig]

19. blow up the tv

don't watch the damned thing anymore.I really believe that much of the decline in critical thinking is due to the gd idiot box. Reading requires a degree of engagement lacking in the passivity of tv viewing. Lazy minds are more easily manipulated. We are hypnotically attracted to the movement & color on the screen. A deficiency of our primate heritage, me thinks.

This post inspired by previous post.

[opihimoimoi]

20. I only wish we could, its so damn addicting isn't it.

[blindpig]

24. sure we can

I've only watched tv about 4 hrs in the past year and about the same for the last 10. I read a lot so nature programing is just eye candy, sports don't work for me anymore. For me it's a matter of filling the time with more interesting things.

[opihimoimoi]

28. I tend to watch the Discovery, History, and Nature channels.

and of course, the news. Sports, etc, like you, don't do it for me unless its Golf Majors and the Super Bowl.

[Junkdrawer]

22. There are advantages to owning the companies that COUNT THE VOTES..

especially when those companies require a dedicated line into the computers where the counting is occurring - and even more so when the counting program has two sets of books: one for the precinct counts and one for the totals.

[opihimoimoi]

29. Throughout History, there were always people who lusted for the POWER

Craving this power so much they murder, plot, steal, decieve, etc.

Today is no different.

[hatrack]

23. Hawaiian vocabulary question for you, Opi

Could you explain the meaning of "lolo"? I've seen you post it a few times, but never quite nailed down its content.

Come, we go learn new words!

[opihimoimoi]

25. Thanks for the inquiry::: Lolo is Stupid, Dumb, Ignorant:.Bush, lol

Pupule is Crazy, Out of ones Mind, Beserk, Delusional, Bush, lol

[hatrack]

32. I ignore lolos. But when they are in positions of power, what to do?

Come, we go roast pigs, drink beer, float rivers, climb mountains.

[opihimoimoi]

33. Plead with family and friends to vote the Canceresque lolo guy out

Thats what I am doing.

Come, I bring the beer, pig, cooking wood, you bring the beer and ice. Then we climb mountains, swim rivers, oceans, scuba, golf, etc.

The World needs to learn how to laugh more, enjoy, sing, dance, and visit other Nations to learn of their cultures. So much fun and satisfaction in these activities. Why fuck with war and shit, its a loser man/

[Christ was Socialist]

27. The Solution is

By all means neccesary pull the democratic party back to the left, or it will continue to head right. Clinton wasn't even a liberal in my book in fact, he resembled a republican more or less.

[opihimoimoi]

30. Our message has to be more attractive than the Pubs message.

Its simple as that. We must think of ways to formulate, and push a message so attractive, its a no brainer.

The Pubs distract from this effort by staging attacks on guys like Kerry with Negative attacks... they lacking positive messages. So they go for the stolen minds, those that are influence by propaganda.
They use guilt trips on us, works all too often as it is at the present.

We Humans must shuck GUILT in ourselves somehow. That would be a challenge that is not insurmountable......

We can try but we are stifled by those who benefit from the status quo.

[Generic Other]

31. Die Gedanken Sind Frei (Our Thoughts Are Free)

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Die Gedanken Sind Frei (Our Thoughts Are Free)

Die Gedanken sind frei
My thoughts freely flower,
Die Gedanken sind frei
My thoughts give me power.
No scholar can map them,
No hunter can trap them,
No man can deny:
Die Gedanken sind frei!

I think as I please
And this gives me pleasure,
My conscience decrees,
This right I must treasure;
My thoughts will not cater
To duke or dictator,
No man can deny--
Die Gedanken sind frei!

And if tyrants take me
And throw me in prison
My thoughts will burst free,
Like blossoms in season.
Foundations will crumble,
The structure will tumble,
And free men will cry:
Die Gedanken sind frei!

Neither trouble or pain
Will ever touch me again.
No good comes of fretting,
My hope's in forgetting.
Within myself still
I can think as I will,
But I laugh, do not cry:
Die Gedanken sind frei!

[opihimoimoi]

34. Very touching poem. I only wish more people would read appreciate it.

Thank you for gracing this thread with that.

Sending beer and smoked ribs, wine if you wish, lol

Come, we enjoy Hawaii, we go surfing, don't hurt anything.