Violence begets violence, and peaceful protests will accomplish nothing at all. Votes at the ballot box are irrelevant in the world of business. To really effect change, we must speak with our money.
We will be left with our obsolete electronics, and an economy that is beholden to the real 800lb. gorilla in the room; corporate America and the board room puppet masters.
You can't blame any president. The presidency is a temporary job, and any president will remain powerless against the dark side of shortsighted profit seeking multinational corporations.
We elect congressmen to represent us only to be manipulated by corporate lobbyist; professionals who make their fortunes by whispering in the ears of our congressmen to subvert and/or manipulate national policies.
Hell yes, the politics are difficult! A Vaudevillian dog and pony show that distracts us from what is really trashing our economy. We cannot all be Wall Street bankers. And when we can't feed our families for lack of work, or because wages and the cost of living do not intersect at any reasonable level, we won't give a crap about the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Wake up people; start with refusing to buy goods made in China. That will send a loud message that the 800lb. gorilla understands!
