And I don't mean this to sound disrespectful, but does it matter? How we got here, I mean. My point is that even if we can see we're not where we thought or are supposed to be, that we know getting there is possible, the question becomes one of how. The why of it hasn't been as evident as it is now in just over a century. As the platform of the 1892 Populist party illustrates in its preamble, we've been here before.

<http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library... >
Disclaimer: don't know anything about the site, I pursued the language I have here at home in a book online for linking.

Use the energy of that fear to help as the effort to set proper what has gone awry needs every spirited and sensitive but sensible hand, heart and head available. The PTB has put generations of layered efforts to create this moment in global time. They are as incorrect as every fallen empire would come to know, as economist Michael Hudson rightly employed the term "dumb parasites" when describing the financial services industry during a recent interview with Real News Network's Paul Jay.
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Many organizations to get involved with to make a difference in the reclamation process. Pick your peeve of issues and get in the trenches, it's gotta beat the fear of not. For me it's the equal application and enforcement of the rule of law, and media integrity. Check out Common Dreams sidebar of 'America's Progressive Community', it's a little outdated but there's still lots to choose from.