Hot Money-Democracy

American policy both domestic and foreign is a product of our "hot money democracy." Our government is a metaphor of our finanicial ethics. The four-year terms pressure Presidents and policymakers to perform and provide the American public with "results" to ensure re-election. Whether it be in regards to jobs, the economy, education, whatever. In the end, policy is not geared towards long-term objectives in the way it should be. Understand my point? Policy objectives reflect the sentiment of "instant gratification" that plagues the American way of life. Just like how our fast food nation diet has come back to bite us in the ass as the rates for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc climb our "hot money" diplomacy is doing the same. Can I get an Iraq? Can someone say Chavez? Or Iran? Hello!

In my opinion this creates a long narrative of what I call "bandaid policies." It fills the crack in the dam but doesn't prevent the flood.

The reason why this country runs like multinational corporation specializing in "hot money" is because we are run by the leaders and owners of multinational corporations that specialize in "hot money," making a quick buck, lots of quick bucks.

Since I am trying to do more than just complain I will make a prescription or two.

First of all I don't propose that we lengthen presidential terms. I think that Americans have fought too hard to maintain domestic political stability to set a precedent for out-with-the-old, in-with-the-new democracy. What I think we need is greater citizen participation!!! WE THE PEOPLE are responsible for all everything that is going on right now. ME, YOU, US! the american people are guilty of allowing our democracy to become a pathetic excuse of a government supposedly to be of and by the people. I am tired of blaming the media and corrupt politicians....WE, the people of america need to point the finger at ourselves. Hold OURSELVES accountable for our OWN actions...or lack there of.

Think what a powerful message it would create if American consumers refused to use their cars, go to work, and consume petroleum products in protest to finacing foreign oil and high prices at the pump and corrupt president's getting wealthier by the second....If THEY don't hear the protest chants maybe we should speak their language...the language of the bottom line. It is not enough to exercise your right to vote....this is a CAPITALIST country. Your dollar speaks VOLUMES over your vote. Get it!!! Think like your dollars spent at Mobile, Nike, American Express, etc were votes in a parallel government structure.

I am tired of being a victim of bad decision making.
I am tired of innocent people being victims of "hot money" American democracy.
I am tired of my tax dollars and consumer dollars going towards policies and politicians that have no genuine interest in the betterment of society.
I am tired of feeling like I am just one person with no power in a system created to EMPOWER the voice of one.
I am tired of the words on my money saying in "God we Trust" because the people that have most of the money are so far from God that they don't even know they are suffering......suffering because they have NO soul!!! No spirit!!
I am tired.
I am so tired.
So tired that I am retiring to the confines of the sierra madres of my mind. The last refuge in this world sans satellites and ears everywhere.
In the sierra madres of my mind I will struggle and fight.

And this time the revolution will be televised.....even if i have to do it budget on "You tube" and put it on my myspace.com page.

Can you dig it!?