I Love You Two

[Left Turn Only]

14. 1st step is saying that it can be done

Yes, corporate power already runs our government; wealth has always been power. But, at present, the elite have not yet dismantled all the mechanisms of our government that can put the people in power. What we need are strategies and leaders that will put an end to the nightmare that the apathy of the people has created. A marriage of a healthy blend of socialism and capitalism has worked well in places like France, Germany, and Scandinavian countries, and it is only lately that the long arm of corporate power has been seriously chipping away at the power of the people in those countries.

We can't throw up our hands and wait for the end; we need ideas and ultimately answers, and most of all, leaders that can capture the minds and energy of the people if we want our government to really represent the people. There will always be a high proportion of people who will not respond or even listen to negativity; we need positive progressive/socialist ideas that can be see as possible by the majority of people, and I believe that means blending them with what they already understand. Besides, capitalism in and of itself is only bad when it is unchecked as would be any other system where a small group can gain unlimited power. Capitalism has the power to built fantastic eco-friendly societies that a pure socialist system would have trouble doing on a large scale. Since people don't seem to realize just how much trouble our earth is in due to everyone's greed and ignorance, we now, more than ever, need systems of government that can quickly harness the best human and financial power to effect change.