Revolution or Fascism
Saturday, March 26th, 2011Bob Herbert wrote his final essay for the New York Times: “Losing Our Way.” I wrote the following response…
Your essay was outstanding, but I have some thoughts on the final sentence: “New ideas and new leadership have seldom been more urgently needed.”
To that I would say…
There are already plenty of great ideas out there. No shortage, both online and at the library. One example, off the top of my head, would be the book: “Alternatives to Economic Globalization.” All these good ideas are simply being ignored by the powers that be.
What we do lack is leadership, and this is the profound disappointment with Obama. He did get our hopes up — but that promise has been dashed. I suspect that the needed leadership in this country will end up coming from the bottom, rather than the top. Such is the stranglehold of money on the current system. All signs point to a choice between active revolution or docile fascism.