Memoirs of a Music Junkie By L.E. Kalikow
After years of poaching by a radical ‘basket of deplorables,’ with an increasing appetite for fear mongering and obstructionism, it appears the ‘elephants in the room’ are now devouring themselves.
Who Eats Who?
As the Great Red Elephant trumpets off into the jungle, feeding on his own ego after biting the hands that originally fed him, what happens to the herd? Most will probably stay on their old familiar line, while a radical right segment blindly follows the ‘call of the wild.’
Translation…
Our political system has devolved into nothing short of organized crime, with two mob parties using fear, intimidation, extortion, and corruption, to claim each other’s territory in a constant struggle for power and control; and crushing any third party that might try to compete.
The Capitalist System
Capitalism is obviously the most successful economic system on earth because it ‘capitalizes’ on our competitive self-instincts. When coupled with a democratic form of government that allows the freedom to openly display our stupidity and hate anyone who doesn’t respect it, the results can be disconcerting. Especially when backed with massive cash infusions from anonymous donors hiding behind patriotic named entities legally protected by ‘Citizens United.’