How Far Are We From A Revolution?
Daily Journal (Opinion)Mar 31, 2011Bahrain, Egypt, and Libya, all have one thing in common. A huge percentage of their population has been oppressed by a minuscule elite. Beyond high unemployment opportunities and low wages, I readily admit to knowing little of their plight. However, if it includes policies that produce prodigious numbers of homeless, reduced or impossible access to education, wanton disregard for their health and well being, and ever increasing food and energy costs then their conditions cannot be much different than what we are facing here at home.
I actually heard a woman call into NPR yesterday, who labeled herself a conservative Republican, who called Social Security a welfare program and said it should be eliminated. That is what the Tea Party wants to do. All of their so called budget cuts will only cut programs that help the poor while making millions more