Neocon Definition Of Freedom

[stucco43]

By D. Burbeck
4-30-5
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It is imperative that the American people understand what this word means to the neo-cons. ​

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The freedom that Lincoln gave to the slaves is the classic case, and I will not give a lengthy discourse of it, for it is what we all know and understand. But this is only one variation of the definition of "freedom". ​

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Consider the experience that we all have had - being robbed or mugged or burglarized. Did the Police do anything more than take a report? Did they actively investigate and pursue the perpetrators? NO. Their excuse would be, of course, that they cannot devote detectives to every small crime that is reported. And we all accept that. "Buy some insurance and get back to your TV." The point is that people are actually free to live a life of crime.............. until they get caught red-handed. ​

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But look at the other extreme of the criminal world. Look at the corporate criminals. People like Michael Milken, Fastow, Ebbers, etc. etc., and ask yourself - Do these types of criminals get the justice they deserve? ​

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Milken was the only one of dozens of shysters who was even taken to court, and his punishment was a laughable 18 months in minimum security and a fine of $200 million - when he and his gang ripped off close to $50 BILLION from the public and the Government. ​

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Now your starting to see the definition of freedom that is cemented in the minds of our elected officials. At a press conference during the massive looting in Iraq, Donald Rumsfeld was being grilled with questions when he put his head down, began shuffling his papers getting ready to walk away, and said "These people are free now. Free to become criminals." ​

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The freedom to be bad......and receive a slap on the wrist is a wonderful freedom. $9 Billion in Iraq totally vanishing is a pretty good example, but a much more lucrative game is the corporations gaining complete control of the Federal Government (and proof is out there that they did it with the control of the E-voting machines). ​

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The corporate world is becoming free to do anything they want - destroy air quality, poison the water supply, not be sued for harm to citizens, etc. They are having Congress pass laws that take rights away from citizens that have been in place for over 200 years. And they are having Congress REMOVE laws that took decades to get passed (deregulation). And a funny thing, Congress is not updating the punishments for crime that, nowadays, amounts into BILLIONS of dollars in theft. ​

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Having the freedom to own a post office box in the Cayman Islands and avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes, the freedom to buy into shady tax shelters and avoid hundreds of millions in taxes, the freedom to move operations to a communist dictatorship and avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in wages and benefits, the freedom to pay themselves astronomical salaries and options, the freedom to shovel profits into off-shore accounts, the freedom to keep the white collar criminal code 100 years behind the times, the freedom to decimate communities with Walmarts while sending sons and daughters off to fight in illegal wars, the freedom to break long-standing nuclear arms treaties with 180 nations of the world, the freedom to break conflicts of interest rules, the freedom to give mega wealth to your family and friends for war profiteering, the freedom to keep the people in turmoil over threats to their social and physical security in order to keep their minds off of all of the above..... these are the freedoms that the neo-cons love. And if you think the Democrats are the answer.......think again.......they feed from the exact same trough as the Republicans. (Just check your Democrat's voting record to be sure.) ​

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The really sad part is that these "freedoms" are being handed over to them by a complaisant electorate that has a remote control in their hands and would much rather watch a good game on TV than stay informed about the sadistic game being played on THEM! And the neo-cons are banking on it, because they are quite aware that there are very tough times ahead. ​

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[docmercer--banned]

White collar crime does pay!

 

[TheRightWing]

Was that a Erma Bombeck story or her alias? I think this one must be on that great site Stucco turned me onto....conpiracydigest the source for all "Progressives" now!

 

[Marco]

A lot of truth in that column especially when you look at the power and influence of corporate America....

We live in a country where police officers can't legally accept a donut without paying for it, yet our politicians are allowed to be pampered with donations from corporate America, just to see that laws swing thier way and favors can be won.....

People say to just "get out and vote", as if the mere act of choosing one candidate over another will put an end to all this.

You won't see an end to all this until the system changes and all these bribes and favors are outlawed and everybody has to live under the same rules.

 

[TheRightWing]

The whole Govt. system is corrupt and will always be corrupt so don't look for changes anytime soon. So cut out Govt. as much as possible.....!

 

[Marco]

RW....you mean we actually agree on the thought that "less government is better?"

 

[TheRightWing]

you'll never get me to argue that one Marco!! The only business I know that collects money but never sells one product.