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The Terrible Economy and the Anti-Election of 2012

by Dan Kervick 7/30/2012 - 9:38 am
Read the full article at http://robertreich.org/post/28289563809

Reich is assuming the plethora of low information American voters are rational well informed politically savvy people, who would welcome policy like a new WPA. Not the case. We are talking about a country where 1/2 the citizens think Obama may be a Mooselim, after nearly 4 years of his being President.

The Rovian tax free astroturf groups using undisclosed hundreds of millions would twist, distort and lie about 'Stimulus II' as 'another socialist payoff to '------', and half the country would believe it.

If average Americans had the political savvy of most other major democracies Reich's plan might work, in fact, we would already be doing it. But we don't have a smart electorate, we have one that is easy to manipulate, and the GOP knows how to push their buttons. Obama can't even talk about the government building bridges without them using it against him for chrissakes.

by NCD 7/31/2012 - 12:50 am

Obama's not to bright or he's the willing pawn , Stimulus 1,2,....3..... should have helped the homeowner/voter.

More money in the peoples (homeowners) pocket would have kept the construction industry afloat. Cities would have had a tax base. Public unions and pensions would be funded.

The people are stuck with a choice of two idiots, dupes pawns running for president, who are a part of a larger sinister scheme.

It's all about YOUR submission, to serve an elite class, for the crumbs.  

It appears they want a Depression for the peasant class, (Fight for the crumbs) and a slight recession from their perspective, achieves THEIR goal.   

You lose a thousand a month and it's a big deal, they lose a thousand a month it's no big deal.

Short term pain for long term gains.

They'll recover, when you slaves all work cheaper, cutting each others throats.

by Resistance 7/31/2012 - 5:39 am (re: NCD)

But we don't have a smart electorate, we have one that is easy to manipulate ...

If they are easier to manipulate, then a competent progressive leader should be able to manipulate them into doing progressive things that happen to be in the country's interest as well.

by Dan Kervick 7/31/2012 - 9:45 am (re: NCD)

Maybe they could, but it's easier to divide people than unite them or educate them on the hard decisions and issues the country faces, many don't believe it.

It's also easier to lie to the country than tell the truth, it's easier to do nothing and say government is not the solution and just play politics, which pretty well sums up the GOP approach to governing.  Currently its 'We won't raise taxes or cut defense, and of course, the deficit is all Obama's fault'.

Almost any media personality who bucks the role of espousing corporate pablum and misinformation is fired pronto. Big money rules the media, and by and large most big money is not progressive.

by NCD 7/31/2012 - 11:37 am (re: Dan Kervick)

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