The REAL struggle for power

[Dover]

The Bigger Arena in the REAL Struggle For Power

If you have been looking at the current power struggles only in the small arena of two opposing political parties, either in the U.S. or in other nations, you'd be missing the real show here. The broader power struggles going on are for nothing less than control of the global marketplace and natural resources among the elite, multi-national corporations and that of governments and especially the citizens of sovereign nations. As these MULTI-nationals (perhaps more aptly called multi-nationless) surrender much of their national sovereignty in order to grow their own power and influence in the global arena, they have become "countries" or "kingdoms" unto themselves without borders (and with budgets larger than many countries). They are the big guns now on this new fenceless frontier, because in this Spaghetti Western the elite are writing the script and inevitably our shrinking governments are being reduced to the role of small town local sheriff. Those who are fighting to protect themselves from the onslaught play the role of the Indians (now called "terrorists") and we as citizen settlers looking for a new start are either with this program or agin-it.

Corporations shun democracies when it comes to input, decision-making and accountability. That is not how corporations function and not how they'd govern, though media wizards could easily create the illusion of participatory democracy (as simple as voting for the American idol, right?). In truth, the "citizen" or serf in their pseudo-kingdoms, is the consumer. So essentially the mega MULTI-national corporations and their elite counterparts in the world of Finance are like feudal lords without walls or moats or borders (which is why it is much easier for them to do business with countries who are currently ruled by similar power structures than it is to deal with free democratically-based countries that are accountable to their citizens).


So within ALL parties and governmental departments you find those who are working to complete this power shift away from national governments and toward elite/corporate rule, and those who see this happening and want to create a more democratic world order.

You cannot tell which is which by party affiliations but by their policies, goals, personal affiliations and history (although some candidates/representatives have no problem giving lip service and lies to popular ideas, only to competely reverse their stance once in power). So do your homework and look for discrepencies and listen to that little voice inside you when something just doesn't pass the smell test. Insist on a SECURE voting system so you can be sure that this most fundamental tool of any democracy is safe and reflects your choice.

Those who are working for corporate control can easily be identified.... they support NAFTA, WTO, and other corporate-friendly organizations in their current form, they support pre-emptive
wars/Invasions for resources and contracts, and unilateral decisions that are free of the checks and balances imposed by world governance (using "terrorism" as a pretext for eliminating pockets of resistance).

They are themselves resistant to regulation while gathering further control and regulation of others. They are resistant to the creation of world governance bodies such as a World Court (and/or insist on exemption from its laws) while playing on citizens nationalistic fears of lost sovereignty. Little do the citizens realize that the threat to their sovereignty and rights is coming from these very same corporate lords.

Those who want this corporate world order to dominate are busy co-opting (usually the equivalent of a hostile corp. takeover) OUR governmental bodies and OUR national resources and those of weak nations, while dressing it in nationalism. Enemies and terror and other fears are manufactured as incentive to employ citizens in their profit schemes, resulting in OUR sacrifices of money, services, taxes, and even our lives!
Without us, they could not achieve these goals.

And what does the citizen (consumer) get? "Real T.V." and job loss, fewer services and less financial security, labor with fewer compensations and smaller paychecks. With any luck we will die young and never have to count on social security or retirement savings. Or we'll lose loved ones in bloody wars to win resources for our corporate chiefs........one less mouth to feed.


In other words, we are beholding to the company store.

Those people who are trying to create a more democratic world order, balancing sovereignty with these more global relations, are working to create a new form of governance. They recognize we are becoming, essentially, an extended family of nations who are not simply tolerant of cultural, ethnic and religious differences but are the very embodiment of such diversity and inclusiveness.

They can be recognized by their desire to create sustainable growth that is regenerative rather than exploitative of people and the planet. They are entrepreneurial in support of NEW ideas and technology and jobs to support this kind of balanced growth. They do not hoard their gifts and resources, but share it with the world for the greater good.

They understand that in order to cultivate creative solutions one must recognize that this can only happen in an environment of hope, and openess, freedom and diversity. They understand that PEOPLE are our greatest resource and must be protected and nurtured and free.
A healthy spirit and a healthy body supports our planet, our future and our survival.


People are beginning to see things from this broader perspective as they become frustrated with the current system that is now barely recognizable or functional. Nothing seems to fit. 'Up' has become 'down' and suddenly we are like Alice in a not so wonderful wonderland of new rules and values that we didn't ask for (Cheney coined the term for us. It's the "new normal"). Some in the current administration seem to be running around screeching "off with their heads" without rule of law or even reason....or they create new self-serving laws (the Patriot Acts for instance) in support of their own secret agendas. Feelings of disorientation, disenfranchisement, of being left out or in the dark by ever increasing exclusivity and secretiveness is beginning to have the effect of sounding internal alarms. Awakening minds are finally penetrating this darkness and illuminating the truth.

In this strange land we are not represented by those who we've "elected" to serve and listen to us, but instead feel the gap in qualitative exchange, input and receptivity widening. And in fact, our representative or our party have become walking contradiction, or rather, seem to be operating under some other set of rules, goals and values to which we are not privy.

It's essential that we all broaden our peripheral and long range vision so we can begin to focus our energies for change and demand accountability where it will do the most good. In short WE THE PEOPLE need to be awake and become aware of the broader arena in which we are participants if we are to become empowered to take the reins of our own destinies and that of our nation's and the planet's.


Ever feel like a stranger in a strange land?

[Indiana_Dem]

1. You've just stated everything I think

Excellent. My husband says this is an excellent post, too. Thanks for sharing.

[Indiana_Dem]

2. And THIS......

is the reason I'm having such a difficult time choosing a candidate. I'm not sure. One minute, I like what I hear then the next minute I hear something contradictory, so I listen to another candidate and do the same thing over and over again. It's hard to decipher. You want to give the benefit of the doubt to a candidate but then you hear or read something about their past and you get second thoughts. Everyone changes their stance on things as they grow and learn more so that is the argument I tell myself when I hear the contradictions. Do I trust or not? Then i get that doubt going again and take a look at another for awhile. I tell you this is very difficult.