Les Blough
Marching on Washington
Tue Nov 4 11:24:12 2003
66.92.77.233

Dear Bob:

Thank you for your reply. What will turn out millions - tens of millions on the street? Here's a reply I wrote to personal letter I received regarding my original article on Axis of Logic:

Dear Reni,

Thank you for taking the time to write such a kind and responsive letter to me. Please allow me to say at the outset that I share your concerns about the need for order and civility in any society. It is disturbing to me that I've been misunderstood. Please allow me to explain.

Demonstrating in Washington or any other place in this land is absolutely in line with our constitution. (Right to assembly. Right to Free Speech, etc.)

Demonstrating in the streets is not a privilege.

It is our right and our responsibility as citizens of this country.

"Allegiance to the Constitution of the United States" requires me to refuse to vote if and when it becomes clear that my vote is used by those in power to sustain a corrupt political system.

When the corporations and media serve up their choice (through funding and corruption) only two choices for me to vote on ... and both choices promote an unprovoked war on other sovereign nations - I must, in all good conscience - refuse to vote from either of those two choices.

With respect to you and your thoughts, I am not sure what you mean by "the globalists in D.C." Perhaps you are talking about those who commit real crimes (assault, destruction of property, etc.).

I believe in peaceful - but vigorous assembly and protest against the crimes committed by the U.S. government. I've been involved in political demonstrations for many years and I've never committed a crime.

However, if the government continues to refuse to listen to the people's voice, to silences civil debate and lie to the people through the government-controlled press, I can easily see how and why people would revolt.

It's not a question of whether people should revolt.

It's simply a historical fact that people do revolt, eventually, when the government crosses certain lines of abuse.

You apparently believe that this government can be changed at the voting booth. I no longer believe that is possible.

How does one gain control of a real democracy other than straight-out military rule? I know only one way - i.e. by controlling the minds of the voters.

The media has the power to do that. The media has far greater power than the executive, legislative or judicial branches of government.

In the last presidential election, we saw the media allow the Bush junta - throught the circus in Florida - overthrow the vote of the majority.

That part of the constitution that supports a sophisticated system through the "the electoral college" - has to be changed.

The politicians in Washington won't even change campaign financing.

Why should we expect them to change the electoral college unless we turn out en-masse in the streets?

Now the country is adopting "black-box voting"

Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "anarchist" and "anarchy". Perhaps you are referring to an overthrow of the government.

If the government violates the constitution (as it is currently doing via the "Patriot Act", then by the constitution we have the responsibility to overthrow that government. How can that be done?

I prefer "overthrowing the government" by peaceful means, i.e. by demonstrating, protesting, etc.

Can you imagine what would happen if millions - or tens of millions - of Americans suddenly stopped working and turned out on the streets demanding that the corruption and wars be stopped?

It's difficult to imagine that happening because of the stranglehold the media has on the politicians - and on the masses.

Let's face it, the media can get anyone elected they want - or they can bring down and destroy any politician at any time. All they have to do is open their dossier on said-politician and overnight have him or her on the front pages of the 5 corporate news media that filter information to the U.S. public.

But, for the sake of argument - If millions or tens of millions suddenly turned to the street, the politicians would either (a) listen to them and stop the wars. or (b) revert directly to a police state and put down the rebellion using their police and military.

I would like to believe that - in this country - the politicians would listen and turn against the shadow government of which you write.

But in the worst case, if they were to revert to a total police state, at least the people would no longer be living under the illusion - the deception - that they are living in a democracy. Disillusionment is painful, but a necessary fact of life for survival.

The motto of the Mossad is "By way of deception, thou shalt wage war". The power brokers in our society - the media, the corporations and now the government, are waging war on other sovereign nations and our way of life in America - and they are doing it by deception.

The power of the people, my friend, is in the street - not in the voting booth as we've always been led to believe.
We can turn out on the street peacefully, but with force.

It's not the peaceful demonstrators who have violated the constitution.

It's the government police, on horseback and with batons whom I personally witnessed attacking peaceful protestors in our demonstrations over the last 3 years, in 1991 and in the late 60's and early 70's.

So, from where I stand, I don't think you and I view things all that differently.

You may have more faith in the voting system than I. And it could turn out that you are right - that our mutual goals can be accomplished at the voting booth.

I strongly doubt that to be the case. However, I hope you are correct and I am wrong. That is an attempt - in the few minutes I have this morning to explain my position on free speech and free assembly.

Yes, I would love to hear from you about that "achilles heel" of the shadow government and the "wealth of information" from inside. It might give me some hope!

The only thing that has given me hope that the shadow government will fall is the time-tested adage, "Arrogance always oversteps itself". - But I don't know what that really means when it really comes down to it. I would also invite you to write something for us.

I hope I've responded in ways that make our position clear. If not, please continue the dialogue and give us a chance to learn from you - as perhaps you may learn from us. We need one another.
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Very truly yours,

Les Blough