Which brings us back to Goodwyn, who strips away all the fluff, foof, and folderol of American history to show that it all comes down to whether - or not - the financial and banking structures of society will be democratically controlled and operated for the benefit of society, instead of the enrichment of a few.

I rather think that decision point has already passed. It is simply up to the american people to ask how quickly they wish to be impoverished. Too many have blindly accepted the self-hobbling mythology that is the "American Dream" in which it is written "America is about winners and losers"; the assumption being that if you lose, you obviously didn't work hard enough so it's all your fault. Classic victim-blaming, except it's the victims who blame themselves the most.

It is easy to rail, as feminists and the coloured once did, against the obvious externally imposed impediments to their equality. It is another thing again to see the prison walls you build for yourself in your own mind.

Where is the outrage at the corporate capture of the political process ? A few people here and there, but no great mass forcing DC to re-consider. Obama can mutter about the USSC decision that gives the corporates free rein, but is there legislation in the offing ? I doubt it, there would be no bi-partizan support and Obama only does the right thing when it's the right-wing thing.

So Goodwyn described what happened, not what can be avoided.

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