Will this terrible right-wing tide of war and environmental destruction ever break and roll back into the sea? Or will we all goose-step into the future, lucky and grateful for the chance to sell out and scrape by?
With all the news of nuclear proliferation, nuclear war, peak oil, global warming and economic collapse the question on my mind lately is are we all fucked? Or will America be OK?
As troubling as the current political climate and leadership is, I have come the conclusion we will be alright. We'll be OK because there's nothing fundamentally wrong with America. There is only a crisis of leadership and organization and in the way we use our vast wealth. We have the workers, the resources, and the education to solve our problems and provide a good life for our people.
All the doom & gloom you read about on Dkos can be reversed! More on the flip
Will we run out of energy? No, we can harness the sun, and there is a 300 year supply of coal just waiting to be liquefied.
Will global warming kill us all? 20% of species will probably go extinct but life is change and new species will evolve. We will survive if we greatly reduce emissions and we'll emerge with a new clean economy. Carbon sequestering holds promise, and allying with plankton to sink carbon into the sea may just save us all.
Will the gap between the rich and poor get larger and larger? No, we can take back everything they have stolen. The Tax code can be changed.
Are the current housing prices sustainable? Yes, if wages increase to the level they should be at.
Will unemployment fuck 15% of Americans? No, we can put the unemployed to work in massive public works programs, building solar power plants, simple solar water and air heaters, beautifying cities and helping those in need.
Will our massive debt collapse our economic system? Probably not, we can balance the budget, we can pay down the debt. No other country wants America to collapse. And if our system does collapse, good riddance to one shitty version of capitalism, we will create a new more fair system.
Will the NSA forever tap ALL electronic communications? No, elected government can reign them in. The internet can be publicly owned, and switches, hubs and routers can be inspected by the public. This AT&T NSA thing should prove to everyone why we need public owned communications infrastructure. The software that runs on these hubs & switches can be open source and inspected by the public.
Will science take a back seat to creationism? No, the wingnuts can be driven out of town and off the school boards. Logic and reason will always win out over superstition. You can't fool all the people all of the time.
Will we forever waste hundreds of billions on war and war machinery? No, the public can turn against the military industrial complex, and war funding in the budget is just waiting to be slashed to pay down the debt.
Will our government forever spy on grass roots groups? No, we can reign in these abuses, just like we did in the 70's.
All of these evil trends can be reversed. The greatest gift from our evolutionary heritage is our intelligence and it's ability to solve problems. We can solve these global problems, and we will be better for it.
Abbie Hoffman once said something about how when everyone thinks the world is going to end it's a terrible environment to organize in. If we're all gonna die what's the point? All of this evil shit can be reversed, and it starts by taking back Congress in November. I have hope, I hope you do too.
Yes, if we keep going on this present right wing course we are all fucked but we can change course, we will be alright, our children will be alright, and I pledge to spend my life trying to make it right. I believe this is the message we should be giving to our young people. Yes, the world is fucked up, but don't spend your life trying to get rich, devote your life to a greater cause than yourself.