In 1961, a Republican president warned that military power, corporate money, and technological expertise could overwhelm democratic oversight. Sixty-five years later, his warning deserves another look
Yeah, y’all ignored us. We told you that the military industrial complex would eat you if no controlled. We marched in the streets in protest of the Vietnam War. We chanted “Tax the rich feed the poor”, and that women and minorities had rights. You called us drug crazed hippies, and forgot what we said.
...the short version of this lengthy article is that, w/ the help o/t Supreme Court we have evolved a political system designed to hand power, responsibility for decision making, to the wealthiest, individual & corporate, who, no surprise, make self serving decisions using $$ dependent politicos to overwhelm & discredit less funded opponents...attack ads, lack of critical skills have proven dangerous...
Yeah, y’all ignored us. We told you that the military industrial complex would eat you if no controlled. We marched in the streets in protest of the Vietnam War. We chanted “Tax the rich feed the poor”, and that women and minorities had rights. You called us drug crazed hippies, and forgot what we said.
...the short version of this lengthy article is that, w/ the help o/t Supreme Court we have evolved a political system designed to hand power, responsibility for decision making, to the wealthiest, individual & corporate, who, no surprise, make self serving decisions using $$ dependent politicos to overwhelm & discredit less funded opponents...attack ads, lack of critical skills have proven dangerous...
Eisenhower, being a general, knew what he was talking about. I think if he were choosing a party today, he would NOT be a Republican.