domingo, março 08, 2009

Contradições dialéticas dos EUA

Economic justice:

America is capitalist and greedy - yet half of the population is subsidized.

Half of the population is subsidized - yet they think they are victims.

They think they are victims - yet their representatives run the government.

Their representatives run the government - yet the poor keep getting poorer.

The poor keep getting poorer - yet they have things that people in other countries only dream about.

They have things that people in other countries only dream about - yet they want America to be more like those other countries.

Hollywood cliches:

Without capitalism there'd be no Hollywood - yet filmmakers hate capitalism.

Filmmakers hate capitalism - yet they sue for unauthorized copying of their movies.

They sue for unauthorized copying - yet on screen they teach us to share.

On screen they teach us to share - yet they keep their millions to themselves.

They keep their millions to themselves - yet they revel in stories of American misery and depravity.

They revel in stories of American misery and depravity - yet they blame the resulting anti-American sentiment on conservatism.

They blame the anti-American sentiment on conservatism - yet conservatism ensures the continuation of a system that makes Hollywood possible.

People's power:

Liberals believe they're advancing people's power - yet they don't believe people can do anything right without their guidance.

People can't do anything right - yet the government bureaucracy can do everything.

The government bureaucracy can do everything - yet liberals don't like it when the government takes control of their lives.

Liberals don't like it when the government takes control of their lives - yet they vote for programs that increase people's dependency on the government.

They vote for programs that increase people's dependency on the government - yet they believe they're advancing people's power.

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