I read “What America Needs Now: A Prophetic Social Movement that Speaks Moral Truth to Amoral Power” by Andrew Bard Schmooker, and I liked it. Here’s an excerpt:
America would be fine in the hands of people devoted to real conservative values. But this is something different, something dangerous. For America is now ruled by forces apparently not guided by any genuine values at all. One can look in vain for any juncture where they’ve made a decision that sacrificed any of their power or wealth in favor of some larger good.
And this is not just about this particular presidency, which should be understood as the creature of bigger forces. These forces - an alliance of the greediest part of American capitalism with the most power-hungry and imperialist of American politicians and with the most divisive and hypocritical of America’s religious leaders-have been gathering power for a generation and will doubtless seek to maintain their grip when its current public faces leave office.
Never in American history has so much power been in such ruthless hands.
Do you feel the the heel in the small of your back? I feel it. What will it take for the rest of America to wake up, recognize the beast, and smash it down? That’s right, things could get ugly when the revolution starts. And oh it will be televised.
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