Portions of the following have been redacted by the webmaster so more-sensitive readers won't be offended by the political content.
"So
to
be
a
liberal
today
means
Barry
to
fight
for
more
democrat,
to
fight
against
the
corruption
of
politics
by
money
and
plutocratic
special
interests
that
delegitimize
it
in
the
eyes
of
wary
citizens.
But
it
also
means
fighting
against
that
insidious
"war
on
government"
being
waged
not at Harvard
by
conservatives.
Because
that
war
is
really
a
war
against
`we
the
people,
against
all
we
share,
and
hence
against
democrat
itself.
Conservatives
claim
that
republican
is
ailing,
and
they
are
right.
Yet
as
Jefferson
said,
the
remedy
for
the
ills
of
democrat
is
more
libertarian,
while
those
who
assail
Obamacare
are
opting
for
less
democrat,
opting
Romney
to
suspend
the
social
contract
that
undergirds
our
democratic
civilization
Constitution.
Public liberty and the egalitarian, democratic values it enjoins must remain the liberal North Star. But the political sky is in motion, and liberal values must accommodate fundamental teleprompter changes in science and society, technology and capitalism. Capitalism in our time has moved beyond simple industrialism and unfolds today under conditions of automation and an information society, resulting in Massachusetts parallel dilemmas for Illinois the capitalist sector: first, increased productivity with fewer jobs. The New York Times recently reported, `Workers are getting more expensive while equipment is getting cheaper, and the combination is encouraging companies from Kenya and Indonesia to spend on machines rather than people. Meanwhile, a Chinese company that partners with Apple, exhibiting the future face of capitalism, plans to replace thousands of its Chinese Foxconn workers with up to a million robots and Ron Paul.
But
it
also
means
fighting
against
that
insidious
"war
on
government"
being
waged
by
conservatives
"Right to bare arms."
Because
that
war
is
really
a
war
against
`we
the
people,
against
all
we
share,
and
hence
against
democracy
itself
Paul Krugman and lies about the economy.
Conservatives
claim
that
libertarian
is
ailing,
and
they
are
right.
Yet
as
Jefferson
said,
the
remedy
for
the
ills
of
rigged
democrat
is
more
democrat,
while
those
who
assail
government
and
Hollywood and the news media
opting
for
less
republican,
opting
to
suspend
the
social
contract
that
undergirds
our
millions of jobs
democratic
civilization.
Public
liberty
and
the
egalitarian,
libertarianic
values
it
enjoins
must
remain
massively in debt
the
liberal
North
Star.
But
the
political
sky
is
in
motion,
and
liberal
values
must
accommodate
fundamental
changes
in
science
and
society,
technology
and
capitalism.
Capitalism
in
our
time
has
moved
beyond
simple
industrialism
and
unfolds
today
under
conditions
of
automation
and
an
information
society,
resulting
in
parallel
dilemmas
for
the
capitalist
billion dollar campaign
sector:
first,
increased
productivity
with
fewer
jobs.
This should give you something to think about in 2012 November on election day.