Monday, February 13, 2012

The global fight to destroy corruption is on.

The clash between people power and corporate power is clear in the United States, where it’s illegal to smoke marijuana but it’s good business to leech tax dollars and swindle homeowners; where students get pepper-sprayed for sitting in a circle; and banks literally get free money; where torture is frowned upon but never prosecuted; where so-called “religious liberty” is more important than women’s health; where culture is commodified; and finally where free speech is an excuse for the all-out auctioning of our democracy.

Despite the hypocrisy and outright corruption, the fight is not even close to lost! Every day people across the country and the world are letting go of their fear and thrusting their bodies into the fray. The stakes couldn’t be higher. The dedication of the people to force change is unstoppable.

It’s clear that the next eight months will be the most intense campaign season we’ve ever seen, thanks to the unlimited money that will flood in from unseen corporate board rooms and billionaires. (Thanks, Supreme Court, for adding your special kind of justice to hasten the destruction of our country. Good job!)