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16. It's a long term plan. Carrying out The Powell Memo.
Mon Aug 26, 2013, 09:35 PM
Aug 2013

A plan drawn up by an activist supreme court judge Lewis Powell way back in 1971.

The Powell Memo did not become available to the public until long after his confirmation to the Court. It was leaked to Jack Anderson, a liberal syndicated columnist, who stirred interest in the document when he cited it as reason to doubt Powell’s legal objectivity. Anderson cautioned that Powell “might use his position on the Supreme Court to put his ideas into practice…in behalf of business interests.”
Though Powell’s memo was not the sole influence, the Chamber and corporate activists took his advice to heart and began building a powerful array of institutions designed to shift public attitudes and beliefs over the course of years and decades. The memo influenced or inspired the creation of the Heritage Foundation, the Manhattan Institute, the Cato Institute, Citizens for a Sound Economy, Accuracy in Academe, and other powerful organizations. Their long-term focus began paying off handsomely in the 1980s, in coordination with the Reagan Administration’s “hands-off business” philosophy.
Most notable about these institutions was their focus on education, shifting values, and movement-building — a focus we share, though often with sharply contrasting goals.*


Lots more, including text of memo here: http://reclaimdemocracy.org/powell_memo_lewis/

Wonderful documentary all about it: http://www.heist-themovie.com/watch_free.html

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Explains it all -- Another War is also about to start warrant46 Aug 2013 #1
Happy Dog Day, Everyone. Leopolds Ghost Aug 2013 #2
And? Glassunion Aug 2013 #3
Ask the Jacobians. OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2013 #4
How'd that work out for them? Glassunion Aug 2013 #8
uhmmm, they no longer have a monarchy in France? OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2013 #9
So they have no political fascists today? Glassunion Aug 2013 #10
I'd ask what the point is but I've ben here too long. OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2013 #11
Search Degrowth, Slow Money, Permaculture, Relocalize, etc. Don't support the corp. system.., Civilization2 Aug 2013 #5
Sorry, but I'm too much of a realist to believe that. Glassunion Aug 2013 #6
Yep zeemike Aug 2013 #19
We have freedom of choice. Most are too timid and/or complicit to do what they know is necessary. raouldukelives Aug 2013 #32
Clearly, if something bad has been happening for a long time the answer is to do nothing. Maedhros Aug 2013 #17
The Koch brothers are grateful for your attempt to suppress geek tragedy Aug 2013 #23
Kind of hard to argue with that. Autumn Aug 2013 #7
Some State Governments too. tblue Aug 2013 #12
Yup. 'Nuff said. OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #13
America's Gilded Capital cantbeserious Aug 2013 #14
You've Woken Up...Now What? cantbeserious Aug 2013 #15
It's a long term plan. Carrying out The Powell Memo. Overseas Aug 2013 #16
It's amazing more people don't know about this. Efilroft Sul Aug 2013 #20
and an amazing book What Liberal Media by Eric Alterman explains how media have been changed Overseas Aug 2013 #21
I have that book. It's an amazing piece of work by Alterman. Efilroft Sul Aug 2013 #25
Yes. nt Zorra Aug 2013 #18
Nice of you to torture the distort Democrats' words to spout Tea Party "Obama is a fascist" crapola geek tragedy Aug 2013 #22
Never mentioned Obama, the problem is SYSTEMIC,. not focused around any individual. Civilization2 Aug 2013 #24
"the core of the US government has been illegitimately seized" geek tragedy Aug 2013 #27
It does, however it is not a personal attack, as you make it out to be,. it is a SYSTEMIC takeover! Civilization2 Aug 2013 #29
So, the Voting Rights Act is pretty much irrelevant to you. Or maybe even a good thing? nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #30
The Voting Rights Act WAS a good thing, but as you can see, it was taken out by corporate powers,. Civilization2 Aug 2013 #31
How is that new? gordianot Aug 2013 #26
Absolutely! k & r. n/t wildbilln864 Aug 2013 #28
As a couple of other posters have pointed out.... socialist_n_TN Aug 2013 #33
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