As the political spectrum shifts, suddenly the middle is on the left
The
generally conservative Politico ran
this very thoughtful commentary recently.
Click
on the link for full text, and here is just a taste to get you interested.
"Bailouts for bankers. When the economic bets made by the wealthiest Americans
soured in 2008, the taxpayers picked up the tab….[read more at the link]
Democracy for sale. The
wealthy, abetted by the most out-of-touch Supreme Court in many decades, also
have been permitted to purchase an outsized voice in American politics….[read
more at link]
Gun massacres. I am
just sickened by our tendency to accept disturbingly more frequent gun
massacres as the price of being an American….
This has all made me shift my thinking, not so much about partisan politics but in feeling a sense of disquiet
about both major political parties—and about our entire system….
Where might
this all lead? I am no better at predicting the future than anyone else. I
think there are many others like me who are just as puzzled….
…At the very
least, I hope we will cease to be a nation at ease with torture and inequality,
a country that once again steers by its ideals."
