the atrocity of the disinformation campaign about the bank bailouts is
indefensible. however, this is no time to just sit around and revel
in confusion and outrage. As is being done in over 100 cities in the
country, we need to organize a pro-economic justice, anti-bailout
event in columbia to let bankers know that even towns such as ours are
willing and ready to mobilize against such usury. I will not pander
to banks and supposed leaders who will take $5223 per tax payer to
keep us in debt in an exploitative financial system. If this three
page proposal was put plainly to the american public, no one would
support it. But the incentive behind doling out money and
'nationalizing' banks financially without any public accountability,
transparency, or even a guarantee after they mismanaged their mortgage
system is beyond absent. This fact needs to be badly communicated to
the world and to columbia.
I propose a protest, similar to others being done around the country,
where we pile up some of our trash in front of Bank Of America and ask
them to buy it, because they are asking the same of us. Should the
american taxpayer purchase this financial junk? If the banks were
similarly 'wise' enough to buy our trash, then we would answer their
byout plea with a resounding yes!
further detailed information on the bailouts is available at sites
such as
http://www.dollarsandsense.org/blog/, the democracy nowjavascript:void(0)
broadcast over the past few days, and sites such as commondreams.org
and truthout.org. the corporate networks have pandered to their
investors' wishes of disinformation, confusion and a cultivation of
feelings of disempowerment, fear, and resignation as far as our
economic rights are concerned. we must remain well informed through
this struggle and maintain a campaign of direct action to raise our
voices against such economic injustice.
i will be gone until monday. we will engage in rapid development of
the funny money film series. i have been put in contact with the
correct folks for film screening approval. we need to act, we need to
educate. this is a dire time, but not for the same reason they tell
you in the news... keep informed, plan, act. there is so much to do,
and it is oh so necessary...
