When this country was formed, a distinct difference was made between those who owned property and those who did not. Voting was only allowed by white men who were property owners. This is the demographic the republic was designed to protect.
The concept of democracy requires people to be educated about their social situation as well as others. It cannot work with the super-rich pulling our strings, teaching us to repeat the words they put in our school books to support their way of life -- at our expense. This is the reason education reform needs to be among our highest priorities AND also the reason it is NOT.
Education doesn't just cure ignorance -- it cures poverty. The super-rich know it is imperative to keep us pitted against one another to maintain the status quo. They keep us busy fighting over race, ethnicity, and now religion. However, an unintended result of the Occupy Wall Street movement was some higher education for the masses. We have learned, and must remember, there is only one color, and that is green.
What purpose would the super-rich have for offering free, public education? Surely it was a kindness, right? [Sarcasm] The history of public education shows us it was designed to accomplish one purpose: To create a workforce. Immigrant labor was in abundance. But people could not communicate with each other. Too many languages were spoken by workers and that slowed efficiency in the workplace. The language barrier, as well as simple work skills, contributed to a significant number of accidents, which also interrupted production -- aka profits.
Enter public education. Let's teach everyone English. Accidents will decrease and productivity will increase. Simple.
Soon the super-rich learned they could also use public education to grow loyal patriots. Soldiers willing to fight and die under the guise of preserving life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness -- for the super-rich. No war is fought FOR "The People". Perhaps WWII but there are always motives beyond what we are told. I am fairly certain we all know war is about putting money in the pockets of the super-rich. Most every war that our soldiers have fought has been for oil.
Currently, the price of gasoline is around $4.35/gal in California. We have a president who actually cares about doing the right thing for America. (Recommend reading 'The Audacity To Hope' by Barack Obama) However, with all his good intentions, he is swimming upstream without a paddle. His efforts to significantly reduce dependency on foreign oil, and move us toward clean energy, will be uncomfortable at best, with the super-rich kicking and screaming the entire way.
Nobody thought Obama could push the healthcare bill into being. Not even his own administration. But President Obama is just getting started. Healthcare reform was cake compared to moving the country away from dependency on foreign oil.
The statement in the photo above is propaganda. It serves the super-rich. It is a ruse; a trick. There is no limit to what the ruling class will do to preserve their status. If you think these elite are not trying EVERYTHING to get inside your head, then they are winning. Don't let them.
I support President Obama and I think you should too. Solidarity of the people, for the people and by the people.
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