"We Are Suckers"

[kpete]

April 16, 2008 at 07:09:49

The Most Powerful People in America

by Joel S. Hirschhorn Page 1 of 1 page(s)

http://www.opednews.com



The most powerful people are US, American consumers that account for over 70 percent of the economy. It is exactly now, when the economy is in the toilet, that consumers hold the maximum power. So why are we the people still deluding ourselves that the path to a better future rests on electing a new president?



We are suckers, conditioned by decades of clever marketing and advertising to believe the lies of politicians, and worst of all to believe that elections and our votes provide us with power. Wrong. Our real power can only be manifest through our spending dollars.


The overwhelming majority of Americans have been severely damaged by economic oppression by government policies that have produced historic economic inequality. Yet, despite revolting conditions, Americans seem unwilling to revolt by using their remaining economic power. They have let themselves become economic slaves.

Now is the time for all the millions of Americans that make up the 81 percent who see the nation on the wrong track to take action, to think like patriotic revolutionaries and take the power that now only exists with their spending. Sounds simple. All this strategy needs is leadership. Rather than spending so much time and energy on the media-hyped presidential campaign, we the people should demand that someone step forward to inform and mobilize consumers to become powerful citizens by using their spending as the ultimate populist political weapon.
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[CanonRay]

1. I think we should take a page from the labor union's book

and selectively target corporations. For instance, if everyone boycotted Exxon, and no one bought their gas until they lowered prices to a reasonable amount, they'd go broke quickly.

[natrat]

2. uh,,,,it's called having someone lead these 3 hundred million people not constantly dupe them