768 million spent on the eradication of Afghanistan's poppy crop last year. 600 million to buy it. All.
Capitalism turned Greed. Republicans and Democrats both: jump on the bandwagon, wave the flag, and dance the two-step of capitalism. Free market this, competitive advantage that. Free trade will end hunger and fabricate a pax imperia. NAFTA didn't screw the blue collar middle class. Out sourcing strengthens the economy. The illegal immigrants do the jobs that Americans don't want. Greenhouse gasses are a hoax.
Suck it, you lying sacks of shit. Name for me one American that will sit with idle hands while their family starves? Can Indians in New Deli really help me program my VCR? Moving manufacturing jobs south of the border frees up the skilled American workforce to ... sit on their idle hands. The new "service economy" is what, centered on low paying, no benefit jobs at Wally World? Tell the "city of Louisiana" there's no global warming.
So i got to thinking. And what i thought was this: the halls of power in DC and wallstreet ring with the chants of capitalism when it fills the pockets of the neo elite and bourgeoisceo. But when some simple capitalist math would put a virtual end to the ginormeous drug farm that was once called Afghanistan, somehow the argument is over-ruled by the hawks screaming for no-bid contracts and military suppression of drug manufacturing. I'm sick of it, and i hope i'm not the only one.
Other things for me to wax pissed about:
Two weeks ago there was this company called Delphi. They were the leading US manufacturer or auto parts. The executives were very pleased with
their performance at the helm, so they rewarded themselves by increasing their compensation package. The next day Delphi filed for chapter 11. When the fuck is this shit going to stop.
We sent 8 helicopters to help Pakistan with the rescue effort after the earthquake. The US military, which all of time has seen nothing to compare, came up with 8 choppers. What a gesture.
