Serious times

It was truly great to hear Michael Moore's speech in Madison, praising Wisconsin citizens for standing up to Governor (& for labor) and what is left of his legislature (over Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now" via WOJB radio). The Governor reminds me of certain people in my teenage years known as "jerkoffs," serious about his moves, seemingly, and those of his backers (the Koch brothers), instead of his true constituents; but he is too involved with his ego self and ideology and not with peoples needs

Unreality as the basis for ideology is endemic to political and religious life of these times. The fact is that people who confuse true believer stances with reasoned life make confrontations such as those going in Madison and Ohio more and more proibable. The huge differences between the so-called "haves and have nots" (for example who is to be held responsible for the huge deficits) makes all of this much more and more precipitious, and why Michael Moore dwelt upon those who have created the deficits in the first place.

One of the primary hallmarks of our time is the absence of media coverage of the events which the major media outlets simply do choose to cover. Or when they do to minimize their importance. Thus without independent media, National Public Radio and the like, we would not understand how someone like Governor Walker and his supporters (tea party & the Koch brothers, for example) can be understood and combatted in these times.