We Can Work Together

We can learn a lot from the presidential campaign of 2008

     I would like to focus on several areas of resistance to the status quo. Elections in America are dominated by two major political parties. I have to mention here that I already see this as a problem because these national parties are so strong that they can prevent anyone who might deviate from their agenda from successfully seeking office. These parties cross all lines of jurisdiction and interfere in every local race. This prevents the local people from actually having a voice and having true representation in their government. Our constitution was designed to give power to the people. The party system we have actually prevents our constitution from working as designed. I feel that the two major parties are a rogue element which has hijacked our political system and that these parties should be responsible for their actions. I will write more on this later.

     So, back to 2008. I will focus on two prominent leaders who represent movements of patriotic Americans who seek to save America as a constitutional republic. They both love the constitution and know what is at stake. They have slightly different understanding of what the constitution intended. These are legitimate differences and should be subjects open to public debate. This is a perfect example of the fatal flaw in western logic. We choose competition over cooperation in every instance. In other words, we would rather fight than cooperate. Actually, this was a public debate just after the American Revolution. Some people favored a strong federal government. Among them was Alexander Hamilton and this group was referred to as Federalists. Others feared strong central government and preferred more local power. Thomas Jefferson was among this group and they were called the Anti-Federalists.

     I feel this division still represents our inability to cooperate (because we glamorize competition).

     I'm still trying to get back to 2008. This same division among Americans is playing itself out today. Ron Paul is following the model of Thomas Jefferson and Lyndon LaRouche is following the model of Alexander Hamilton. If only they could learn to work together then America would have a chance at survival. This is the key because even if the empire was defeated again; Americans would not be in agreement about a direction for the future and there would be internal strife. Possibly even a civil war. So let us look at these two movements and search for a glimmer of hope. Can these two approaches compliment one another.

The Ron Paul Revolution:

     Pros and Cons:

       I like Ron Paul and his Libertarian point of view. The problem here is that when there is less central control then there is less organization. Here, there tends to be no plan of action. It is hard to win when the plan is to disengage. It would be nice if people could be free with no government but then there is no system to secure that liberty.

        Here is the dilemma that I see. Many (possibly most) Americans who are conservative patriots fear a strong central government. Their fears are legitimate because as we have allowed our central government to assume more power - we continually lose more rights. Government tends to shun fiscal responsibility and we have allowed government to bankrupt the entire system and that means each and every one of us.

         As opposed to Lyndon LaRouche; they feel that Alexander Hamilton and Franklin Roosevelt were a negative influence in American history. In some ways the videos of LaRouche clear up some of this controversy but yet the fundamental difference between Jefferson and Hamilton remain.

The LaRouche Movement:

     Pros and Cons:

        I like Lyndon LaRouche. His grasp of history is phenomenal and he has an awesome collection of video presentations available on his website which should be watched by everyone who cares about this country and it's survival. I agree with him about the problems we face. There are however a number of areas where I disagree with his solutions. None the less, please go to his website and watch some videos. They are often long - full length and in depth analysis - but well worth the time.

       You might stare with:

               Firewall: In defense of the nation state:

               The New Darke Age:

                1932:

                Hamilton and Constitutional Principles

       Again, there are many of his solutions that I disagree with or agree with in part but without understanding him and his insights; America has no chance of survival.

Working together for a more perfect UNION:

What we need is a George Washington. Someone who can lead people from various points of view toward a common solution which takes into consideration the general welfare of the people. We will need to turn away from the traditional business model and put much less emphasis on competition. It can be done.