America: Broke and Broken!

When I try to come up with words to describe the state of our country and that of the world as well, all I can think of is something recently broken into pieces, still scattering itself about, the end result of which remains at present unknown.

The worst part is, everyone knows it. It's all over the news, on an international level, that America has seen her day. And the rest of the world knows that it is only a matter of time before they see theirs as well.

Does this all surprise anyone? It really shouldn't. I for one am not surprised that our country and the world in general finds itself in the state which it presently does. In 2004, I first became concerned that the real estate bubble would pop within a couple years, gushing problems into the national economy. In 2005, I came to believe that our government, at the very best, knew more about 9-11 than it let on; and at worst, was a perpetrator in the event. This was a turning point for me, I came to see 9-11 as part of or exploited in the name of a greater agenda, these thoughts both infuriating and sickening me. In 2006, I grew worried that globalist forces were attempting to institute a one-world government, based upon socialist economics and communist principles of governance. In 2007 however, events such as the tasering of American, British and Canadian protesters; as well as the push for a war against Iran for its ‘nuclear weapon program’ (which homeland security found never even existed) made me think that the shit was about to hit the fan, and those at the top were looking for the 'on switch.'

So here we are in 2008, and I truly believe that I’m witnessing the collapse of America as we know her. In fact, it looks like she is taking the rest of the world along for the fall.

This is mainly coming about through economic problems. The American economy is imploding upon itself as we speak! Just look at this mess: we are in a $6 trillion deficit already, we are in 2 wars and have military personnel stationed around the globe, what were once domestically held jobs are being located offshore, while some of the largest domestic banking houses are effectively becoming nationalized, and our people continue to lose their jobs and homes at increasing speed!

And what is the government’s solution to all this? Well first, threaten to hit nuclear power Russia with a ‘big stick,’ by way of 'hard words' (so much for Roosevelt’s famous creed…); bailout instead of prosecute the ‘bankster’ criminals who got us into this economic mess; and then station the First Brigade domestically which hitherto served in Iraq, for purposes such as “crowd control” and “civil unrest.”

Adding insult to injury is the attitude taken to all this by Wall Street, top government officials and the mainstream media. This holds especially true in regards to the economic problems we are facing. These parties seem to declare in tandem, naturally, that our decadent American way of life is the main force which brought us to this point. Yes folks, we are the main culprits in the economic collapse. Of course it wasn’t poor decision making in terms of investments on behalf of Wall Street –as they made off with millions in the process, mind you; nor was it government leaders looking the other way while accepting campaign money from Wall Street (McCain and Obama accepted hundreds of thousands each from Lehman Goldman Sachs); nor was it the media’s unwillingness to report on these sorts of 'trivialities…' NO, it was you who is to blame, for your decadent lifestyle of consuming and lack of will in terms of saving.

Now don’t you find it incredible that the CEOs of certain failed corporations such as Lehman Goldman Sachs and Washington Mutual made off with million dollar bonuses, as their companies started sinking? Do you also find it incredible that the vast majority of those people who bought homes within the past few years for inflated prices and received toxic mortgages through these large and failed banking companies and are now unable to pay back their debts could, back then, afford the homes they bought? Do you really think the government can afford to spend $7 hundred billion on a bailout with the country in a $6 trillion deficit already, and two wars going on? Is this a good time for conflict with nuclear Russia? And to top it all off, are you happy with the fact that the government just gave itself, effective October 1st 2008, the authority to use the United States Military for “crowd control” and “civil unrest" domestically?

People, this situation is bad. Our country is broken. I’m not surprised though, I saw this coming for years. The events outlined above sicken me. I grieve for what we seem to have finally lost: our country exists in name, but in principle...

At present, I don't have any solutions. I just know we have got to get off this track, while we still have a chance. Our only hope is ourselves: we must put the pieces back together again, and rebuild what we let break.