It's easy to blame the banks because, at first glance, they're directly responsible for much of the economic turmoil at hand. But, as I stated before, do we scold the tiger when it makes a kill, and tell it to regulate itself? Surely not. The practices and behaviors that allow these situations to arise in the first place need to be addressed, and frankly, at its root, its simply capitalism gone awry. We not only embrace greed, but actively encourage it. We reward you for being greedy. And then we protect you, and tell everyone else that its in their best interest to make you even wealthier.
How many times do we need to perform this little dance? You know it, of course. The few become insanely wealthy at the expense of the masses, the masses keep their eyes lowered expecting their leaders to stand up for them, security is promised in exchange for a tiny liberty here and there (you didn't use them, anyway!), and for awhile, everyone just takes it. The wound festers. Rage boils within, slowly bubbling until our bodies can no longer contain it within. And then a charismatic figurehead rises and demands great justice for mankind, culminating in a sea of blood washing away the sins of the past with the promise of a better, brighter future. And then the process begins anew. Rules are created, rules are exploited, and a new aristocracy borne out of the middle class sinks its claws into the nation once more.
At what point do we truly decide enough is enough? The people I speak of effectively hide behind the law because they own the people who interpret and enforce the law. How are we to end our plight if the mechanisms in place to voice our grievances and have them addressed are corrupted and controlled by those who would persecute us? Perhaps there is no victory to be found in the machinations of the law. Perhaps there is no victory to be found in beseeching our leaders for justice, or in appealing to the media.
Rise from you knees, brothers and sisters. The time to stand is now. The time for action is now. Is there a name for what I demand from you? Is it class warfare that I call for?
Why, yes.
It is.
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