It Is About Power and Fear
By Karen Kwiatkowski • Saturday April 3, 2010 4:26 AM PDT • 2 Comments
I had missed Anthony Gregory’s great post here when I wrote my piece for Lew a few days ago — but it seems everyone is noticing that it is about power — and fear — their fear of losing power! Government resources will be directed at those “enemies” foreign and domestic that threaten the guys in power. What I’m discovering is the creatively designed foreign wars (my interest area) are far less important than the domestic ones. The domestic resistance is what can change government, shrink it, and from the standpoint of existing rulers and politicians, utterly destroy their world, their known context, and their careers. There is indeed a governing class in America — it is incestuous, and as the cracks in the firmament are popping up everywhere, it is very frightened. Frightened like a cornered bear, but without the dignity. It’s Easter weekend, when every Christian is thinking about (whether they know it or not) state paranoia, conspiracy, and use of force against the greater power of peaceful resistance and truth. Bottom line, I like what Anthony said about a “silver lining” (Emma Goldman, et al.) and I anticipate many more as we deal with the coming collapse of the American empire.
Tags: Civil Liberties, Civil Society, Corruption, Disaster Management, Fascism, Liberty, Personal Liberty, Politics, Power, Propaganda, Surveillance, Terrorism, The State 
What is your take on the FBI providing a regime hell bent on overthrowing the Constitution with agents provocateurs? Bush is history. I had hoped the federal law enforcement community would stand against Obama. After all, it appears he intends to go well beyond European socialism and impose a Marxist police state here. Domestic army as well, equipped and funded the same as our military. I just don’t get it, FBI agents acting at this regime’s stooges in lavishly funded public theater to symbolically take down 2 house trailers with a commando raid complete with gun ships. Barney Fife could have rounded up those disaffected clowns.
Which way do you think the military will tilt if civilian disorder breaks out? I’d also like to hear what you think the Democrats will do if it looks like they’ll get blown out of the water in November. The silence among GOP/conservative pundits on this situation is suspicious since, in my view, if Obama and his minions intend to impose a police state, given the Constitution the coup d’ grace, so what’s to stop them from some trumped-up emergency canceling or postponing the elections?
Dan | Apr 4, 2010 | Reply
The elites are facing an interesting choice. They can either a) continue what they’re doing to save the insolvent banking system that props up the American empire (and risk a total destruction of the dollar through hyperinflation), or b) they can do the right thing, end the wars, rein in spending, allow interest rates to reflect the lack of savings, stop the bailouts, and permit bankrupt companies to go under.
Given their penchant for choosing the reckless and irresponsible option, because it allows them to maintain power and control, I think they’ll go with Option A. You can only kick the can down the road so many times before the ultimate market correction occurs. And when it happens, there will be a rush for the exits.
We’re in for some very interesting times.
Steve Hogan | Apr 4, 2010 | Reply