The perspective presented by John Bellamy Foster is radical because he gets to the ROOT cause of the crisis and what is really needed to resolve the crisis. The current crisis was 30 years in the making and is intrinsic to Capitalism.

And it was heartening to hear Professor Foster consistently name this exactly what it is: brazen theft without historical parallel. They are really using the trappings of democracy and a lot of brazen economic mythology to reduce us all to serfdom.

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell

“Philosophers only interpret the world, the point remains to change it.” – Karl Marx

We must burry that ideology as failed and wrong and give way toward Leninist, Marxist, Christian, humanist and socialist, collective ideology and doctrine.

USA was a very developed nation producing a lot of wealth, and statibility for most US citizens compared other poorer countries and to third world nations with more corrupt governments.

USA has never been a socialist nation, however the capitalist-welfare american system provided stability for most americans thru the a “trickle down capitalist welfare system”.

Unfortunately, thanks to the mafia-cartels of both capitalist parties (Democrats and Republicans)this ‘trickle down welfare capitalist system’ which has provided stability for most of americans is coming to an end ending !!

Sooner or later this ‘tricke down welfare capitalist system’ will not provide bread for all, and will morph a plutocratic corporate capitalist system that can only provide stability, food and wealth for the upper bourgeoise classes of America.

when that time comes we will see a revolutionary situation, when the proletariat take the bull by its horns and overthrows the corporate corrupted capitalist system for complete emancipation of the workign classes of this country

HERE ARE THE MAIN 3 TRAITS OF A REVOLUTIONARY SITUATION IN USA:

# 1 – When it is impossible for the rich people of this country (like Bill Gates, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Cruise, Donald Trump, Al Gore, Ross Perot, Dick Cheney, etc.) to maintain their wealth without any change; when there is an economic crisis, in one form or another, among the rich people, a crisis in the policy of the rich ruling class, leading to a fissure through which the discontent and indignation of middle and lower classes of America burst forth. For a socialist-revolution to take place, it is usually insufficient for the middle and lower classes not to want to live in their old comfortable and stable way; it is also necessary that the rich upper millionaire class should be unable to live in their old comfortable way.

# 2 – When the suffering and the needs of the middle and lower working classes of this country have grown more acute than usual

# 3 – When, as a consequence of the above causes, there is a considerable increase in the activity of the middle and working classes, who uncomplainingly allow themselves to be robbed in peace time, but, in turbulent times, are drawn both by all the circumstances of the crisis *and by the upper classes themselves* into independent historical action.

READ SOME OF MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON HOW TO SAVE UNITED STATES FROM SINKING LIKE THE TITANIC:

What USA needs is a gradual change toward a participative-democratic socialist system of the XXI Century, thru a Constitutional Reform by a Constitutional Assembly like many modern nations today are reforming their own political and economic systems in order to change this country from a corporate-kleptocratic plutocracy of the few into a participative-democratic social economic democracy for all americans, not for the few millionaires and billionaires.

A Political Reform would not be complete without a democratic economic reform, so that USA could move from a corporate-capitalist country toward a real democratic workers socialist economy by the workers in favor of workers who are the creators of wealth like Karl Marx said.

The wealth of this great land belongs to all US citizens and specially *workers* who are the creators of wealth, but they won’t be able to claim that wealth without a nationalization program under state and workers-control of the key elements of US industries like oil, water, communication, electricity, gold, mines, etc.

Americans also need access to subsidized or free Universities and Colleges, this country needs more public socialist education instead of private education. It would also be a great idea for US government to regulate right-wing stations like CNN and FOX and also to create a state-owned progressive TV station with progressive media people like Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, in order to spread the ideology of the US founding fathers, to teach americans democratic egalitarian values, so that thru a good education programs americans truely be free individuals and architects of of our own destiny and wealth. On the international level it is worth studying the closing of most US military bases, the incorporation of USA in the ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas), and it would be a great idea to consider Jimmy Carter as peace missioner on the Israeli-Palestine conflict.

Let other people you know learn about socialism! Spread the word… the more people who know the truth, the greater the force against the capitalist system! Resistance forever!

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STICK UP YOUR MIDDLE FINGER TO US IMPERIALISM AND CAPITALIST OPPRESSION!

First of all, there haven’t been “millions” in the streets of Europe. The riots in Greece were set off by the shooting of a student by a policeman in an incident unrelated to the economic situation. The riots in Latvia and Lithuania were very small beans and there was also a small riot in Iceland, but since that’s outside the EU (although it now says it wants to join!), I suppose it doesn’t count. Equally, the 150000 people who marched peacefully through the streets of Dublin last Saturday also don’t count. They didn’t riot! Worse than that, so to speak, the latest opinion polls show that the crisis has concentrated Irish minds wonderfully and that if the Lisbon Treaty were one again put to a vote (which it probably will be shortly), it would be approved. Indeed, one of the oddities of the crisis is that all criticism of the EU stopped almost overnight. The crisis has drawn Europeans closer to each other and made them see the value of the EU, which is why, I suppose, that US hegemons are trying so hard to create disruption here. Not much sign of Euroarmageddon yet though!

On the other hand, the docility of Americans is astonishing, whatever the reason for it. It reminds me a bit of Mr Magoo.

Greenspan definitely knew what he was doing… He should be on trial as should every member of the Fed reserve board of directors for the last 20 years.

Gradually, over the past few months, writers like Whitney, Foster, Paul Craig Roberts, Richard Cook have begun to vivisect this unfolding and enfolding human tragedy. The ancient deadly sins emerge again: greed, pride, vanity, sloth. (Add more. There are many!)

Amidst much fine analysis, this sentence especially struck me: “there has to be a great revolt from below on at least the scale of the industrial unionization movement of the 1930s that created a new political force in the country.” As the nefarious collusion between our political mis-leaders (of both wings of the Finance-Capitalist Party) and our economic elite becomes ever painfully clearer to the masses, we must confront these great questions of “revolt from below” and organizing “a new political force.” How will it be done? Positive transformation is the goal. What will that look like?