Revolution? No!
Some pundits in print call for a revolution.38The typical revolution is a ghastly, bloody sight, neither civil nor peaceful. That leaves little room for peaceful revolutions like the "Velvet Revolution" that overthrew the communist regime of the former Czechoslovakia. Peaceful demonstrations by small groups of students, artists, and scientists were followed by massive demonstrations, a general strike, the major media's decision to join the general strike, and negotiations with the Communist-controlled government that subsequently acceded to a new government led by Mr. Vaclav Havel.39 I definitely do not recommend a revolution of any kind. The communist-controlled government was not a corporate controlled government that would unleash a deadly backlash in reaction to any form of revolution. Furthermore, the only path to peace in my opinion is peace itself, which eschews the very idea of any form of violence.
Resurrect the USCD?
My proposal to establish "two fisted democracy power" was a comprehensive strategy to tackle all elements of America's corpocracy. One "fist" would be a US Chamber of Democracy, an Internet connected organization of alliances (e.g., one for legal and regulatory reform; one for outreach; and one for oversight and "strike force") coupled with the other "fist," or a unified movement, 40 The proposal failed for lack of funding and my naà ¯ve reliance on NGOs that were dependent on the status quo. I would resurrect the proposal if I were not an octogenarian and could rely on the munificence of the "super wealthy" who Ralph Nader claims, are "the only ones who can save us," to bankroll my proposed initiative.41 But I have my doubts about his claim based on the many wealthy foundations that declined to fund the USCD. One in particular stands out, the Peace and Security Funders Group, a large network of extremely wealthy public, private and family foundations, and individual philanthropists, that is "committed to promoting international peace and security.42 Balderdash!! What the "ultra rich" generally seem to be doing instead one study of them concludes "---is undermining global democracy."43
So my answer to my question is "No, unless prominent, wealthy citizens who reject the power elite can lead the USCD and it can be adequately funded and sustained until its goal of overturning and replacing America's corpocracy is realized.
Resurrect "Twittersod"
Twitter"sod," or twitter "save our democracy," was one of my ambitious forays into Internet activism that left me empty handed.44 The idea, probably exemplifying my naivete/was to have millions of twitters in twitter land tweet POTUS and Congressional leaders on the same day demanding an end to war. I still think Internet Activism has untapped potential for mobilizing reformers but I am not the one to un-tap it. Google "Internet activism" and you will disgorge roughly one and a half million sites. Separating the chaff from the wheat, though, is not a task for me anymore.
Build an Umbrella Anti Corpocracy Movement
I failed several years ago to do just that in trying to implement a peoples' "reign"bow coalition.45 Is it worth trying again? I think it is but not by me. It must be done by influential people championing it and possessing or garnering the means to build it and to make it successful in replacing America's corpocracy with a "new America," one that truly accomplishes the promise in the preamble to the Constitution to "promote the general welfare," a promise the authoring plutocrats never intended to keep nor have any of their long line of heirs.
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