http://www.AmericanWisdom.org
The official site of Mark
Frankenberg, author of Just Say NO to
Fascism: a Fable
In support and defense of the Constitution
of the
United States of America
FOR Spirituality, AGAINST Orthodoxy
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How You can Save the
Republic
If Rome had remained a republic, it probably would not have
fallen. Empires are, to societies, as suicide-seeds may be to our
food supply.
The problem with fascism (the merger of corporations with government)
is that it depends on dictatorship in order to function. This
requires the de-humanization and subjugation of human beings. It
requires the imprisonment of the Soul. Human beings are too
intelligent to be denigrated into compliant drones permanently.
Humans are designed to think and act creatively and in concert.
Even the "lower" animals act cooperatively when it comes to determining
the direction of the herd, school or flock. It is the natural
order of life for societies to collectively decide on matters of mutual
concern. For all decision making power to be concentrated into
one tiny group, enforced through pyramidal management structures, in a
society, is stupid. Unfortunately, human nature enables such
situations to develop over and over again; and this explains why it
took so long for the human species to reach the information-age.
The idea of dictatorship set aside; there are those who say that
democracy (rule by the governed), on the other hand, is doomed to
self-destruction. The mindless acts of mobs are the basis for
this claim. These matters were considered at length during the
design-phase of our Republic, and this is why we (are supposed to) have
a Republic instead of a direct democracy. Having sober,
thoughtful individuals (a Senate) between the voices of the mob (a
House) and the performers of decided action (an Executive), all under
the careful scrutiny of wise and scrupulous magistrates (a Judiciary),
a society can function well.
This is why it is crucial for these republican elements to be doing
what they are supposed to be doing per the original design laid out in
the Constitution. That they are NOT doing what they are supposed
to be doing today, as the result of corruption and a monopolized Press,
explains our current precarious situation; and the fact that
millions of us don't even KNOW that we are in a precarious situation.
At this writing (Jan06), most of our cities are intact (although many
are rotting and New Orleans suffered extensive damage a few months
ago). At this writing, it is reasonably safe for an American to
travel from one end of his country to the other. At this writing,
most of the people in America have Water and electricity. At this
writing, many Americans live in relative peace.
These conditions will not prevail if the current trend continues.
As we go about our daily lives, clever businessmen are wiring up our
planet for a tragic war in Iran and elsewhere, and are continuing to
contribute to the destruction of numerous societies all over the world,
including our own. As we try to make a living, clever businessmen
have enabled mills to resume dumping toxic poisons into our own water
and air. As we try to live the best we can, clever businessmen
are turning our once-enviable country into a debtor/colony of China.
These things are happening because we now have a republic in NAME
ONLY. It does not represent us, but instead it represents
concentrated sums of dumb capital; and as a result it makes and
executes decisions based on the same lack of wisdom to be found in a
bucket of gold. This lack of thought, to be found in any random
sequence of numbers at the bottom of a balance sheet, is referred to as
the "wisdom of the free market" by con men and their marks all over the
globe.
If you want to see America rise to the greatness of a modern Roman
Republic (an aspiration hinted at by much of the adornment and
architecture in our nation's capital), then you must become an active
CITIZEN of this republic instead of a passive drone in the herd of
compliant consumers who have learned by their con-men/teachers that
they are helpless to take control in their lives. If you want to
be a member of a once-again great society where it is possible to go
from little to plenty in a lifetime, then you must participate in
fielding and successfully electing good people to positions where they
can work for YOU, in the Capitol. If you want to see America
truly attain the respect of the world as a beacon of freedom and
justice for all, then it's time for you to find in the mirror an
American Hero: a Citizen.
The alternative is really not an
option, is it?
-- Mark Frankenberg
