I find that it is not quite as painful if I understand how and why the 1% do and how they do it to us 99%, such as how do the 1% control the 99% of the wage slaves in a country that is a democracy. The people elect their leaders, which then always supports the wishes of the 1%.
This goes back to the founding of this country. Well, the 1% has had control since the beginning of our country. Our Constitution was originally written for the 1%, the rich white men, and little rights were given to the 99%. Rights that included the 99% were written only after the 99% fought back and got the Bill of Rights.
Then the 1% started to devise ways to weaken the 99%, which was a two party system and for the GOP money people, and one for the leftovers, the Democrats. But when the leftovers were getting too strong the 1% figured out how to split the leftovers into smaller groups by divisive issues, such as race, gender, religion, abortion, sexual orientation and so on.
Always something new like gun control, wars and it has worked even to this day, and even when there are issues where the 99% and even some of the 1% agree on. They are still split for we are all too reluctant to talk to each other in a civil, responsible manner and this is just what the 1% are counting on to control the 99% and it works. Just like the Citizens United, which the majority of the 99% do not understand is that the majority does not rule. The minority rules, for it has written laws upheld by the Supreme Court, which has almost always ruled against the workers.
The other tool used against the 99% is American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which has been devastating to workers, especially unions. ALEC writes canned laws for state elected officials, who then sponsor the bills that sail through the legislative process and are then signed by the governor of the state. A process that happens so fast that the 99% can only react to the laws, but it is too late to stop. Again the minority rules against the majority.
This is not a democracy. It is a plutocracy. So there is no doubt in my mind that the Founders were students of the Art of War and The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. So to fight against the 1% we must understand our foe in order to win and also we must understand ourselves.
I hope that I am wrong, but what I see at this time is our unions are going to be in the fight of their existence. This is the most perilous time of our life. The life we had is threatened like never before. Unions are the largest organized group of people who can save our country if things keep going the way they are heading at this time. We need to all stand together for power, but we each must prepare and plan to take care of ourselves and our families. We can fight the big fight and not be distracted by worry about things that can and should already be taken care of. For instance, stashing at least one month’s pay and at least a month or even a year’s worth of food, whether the food is staples (pasta, rice, canned goods) and meat or chicken in the freezer. Keep your vehicles' tanks full and if possible a gas can full. It’s in your best interest to also save money for house or rent payments plus extra. This is not new thinking for us old trade workers who had to prepare when...
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