I can't take seriously the mosque dust up--neither should you.

[CoffeeCat]

The elites, the king-makers and the "powers that be" are hoping that the November elections
aren't about the real issues and the real truths about where this country is headed.

So, they create a distraction.

This time--the distraction is about Obama and his suspicious ties, allegiances and supposed
betrayal when it comes to siding with Muslims. Republicans will position Obama as un-American
and unpatriotic--because he doesn't bash Muslims and because he was not opposed to a mosque
being build near Ground Zero. Right-wing radio will raise the stakes and accuse Obama of
trying to advance a conspiratorial Muslim agenda in this country. Then we'll have the
birthers and assorted nuts who will wage a "Swiftboatting campaign" against him.

We can only imagine what dirty rumors and lies that brigade will bring forth.

It's all a smokescreen. It's all manufactured to direct our attention toward fluff and nonsense--so we
forget about what's seriously happening in this country.

Our democracy is hanging on by a thin thread. Corporations now run this country and can ignore
our government if they desire (BP defying the EPA and using Corexit). Democrats and Republicans
are in bed with the corporations. Democrats and Republicans no longer serve "We The People." We
are only useful to those in power when they need our votes. So, they terrify us into voting--after
they manufacture several pseudo-issues that get us amped up and running to the voting booth.

We torture in this country. We have no Habeas Corpus--which means the government does not have to produce
a "body of evidence" against you if they arrest you. Any American citizen can be detained indefinitely. This
government can illegally wiretap anyone they please, and the communication companies helping them to commit
these crimes have immunity.

But we're all supposed to focus on a mosque being built at Ground Zero. Are you kidding me?

The Wall Street brigade gets billions in bailouts, while food stamps are being cut for the working poor
and people who are unemployed. We are PAYING companies to move jobs overseas. Our tax dollars
are paying companies to behave in ways that increase our unemployment rate.

So, pardon me if I roll my eyes about this mosque issue. It's a manufactured, shiny object intended to
distract a very traumatized public from the big picture.

Let's not bite this smelly bait. Let's force our politicians to answer tough questions and solve
real issues. Do we really want this election divided into two camps: The Republican camp that
claims Obama is a terrorist sympathizer and the Democratic camp who fights against ridiculous accusations?

That fight gets us NOWHERE. That fight gets us the same crooked politicians who make back-door deals with
big Pharma, Wall Street, big Insurance and the energy companies.

Let's refuse to be distracted by a non issue one more time--while our democracy withers away into nothing.
Force our politicians to focus on real issues and to answer tough questions. Don't allow them to bamboozle
us into being distracted for yet another election cycle!

[mmonk]

1. I take any fascist movement serious. I live here.

I will not rest until its steam is gone or I am.

[still_one]

2. This is a real issue. It is an attack against our Constitution /nt

[leftstreet]

3. It's not really a 'dust up' though

We can end the 'fight' quickly by standing together and letting the Predator Class and Professional Politicians know we support constitutional and human rights, for all members of the working classes.