The GOP: Crazy Like a Fox and Highly Destructive

Dr. Paul Krugman wrote in his NYT blog, The Conscience of a Liberal, that the GOP has basically gone insane ("Chaos Looms"). Ray Pensador gives us an interesting take on this in an article at Daily Kos:

"If they are crazy, they are crazy like a fox.  It's funny that what they are doing (in all the craziness) coincides 100 percent with the agenda of corporatist business cartels, i.e., ALEC.

You see, the U.S. Constitution is kind of a pesky obstacle to the treasonous alliances represented by billionaires, their business cartels, and the politicians on the take (who together make up the American Oligarchy, or Corporatocracy).

Much of the constitutional protections we used to take for granted have already been undermined (or done away with altogether)--with our acquiescence as the result of being manipulated through fear and propaganda.

But as is the case with every tyrannical class in history, today's blood-thirsty, rapaciously greedy tyrants will continue their oppression (and pushing their luck) for as long as we tolerate it.

The looting our the national treasure; the paralysis and dysfunction of government; the imposition of austerity (sequester and all the other non-sense) is all being done by design.


These forces, which represent the proverbial "enemy within," are in the process of tearing down our system of government (a democratic republic based on the tenets of a Bill of Rights/Constitution).

By creating gridlock, and constantly pushing the government to the brink of a shutdown or default, they are acting as some sort of "wrecking ball" against democracy.

They--the GOP--are not crazy; they are actually brilliant in making you think they are crazy.  They are systematically destroying the proper functioning of government, as ordered by their paymasters."

[READ THE FULL STORY HERE AT DAILY KOS]

The American Revolution and now

In 1776 a small group of rich landowners and businessmen, who wanted to protect their wealth, persuaded the anti-British 25% of the American population to commit treason and rebel against the other 75%, and against their legitimate government. They sought help on the ground and on the sea from the French, Dutch and Spanish, all enemies of the legitiate government … more treason. Today, it’s happening again, with the Kochs, et al, leading the Teabaggers and Republicans by the nose to commit political and societal treason against the American people, just to protect the wealth of the rich and large corporations.