My Question: are we still in a crisis or is this our new bleak reality?[/quote]
We are still in a crisis, and will continue to be in a crisis until and unless the “collective awakening” happens. People are still defending those who have destroyed us (the capitalists), and have turned against the few who are still willing and able to fight on behalf of working people, and who might still have enough power to challenge those who’ve decimated our job base and who are trying to turn us into a Third World nation (the unions and union workers — whether you like them or not, they are our last hope). As individuals, we have nowhere near enough power to overcome those who seek ever-growing profits at all costs.
The PTB control money flows, and by way of political corruption and public propaganda, they are quickly gaining control over our natural resources, public assets, and public revenue streams. We have to stand together as working people and DEMAND a reversal of the wealth flows that have occured over the past few decades. Most importantly, we cannot allow them to divide us, whether it’s Democrat vs. Republican, or public vs. private worker, etc. That’s how they gain power — they have played our weaknesses like nobody’s business. We need to ignore the emotional rhetoric and FOLLOW THE MONEY.
