Time For Americans To Wake Up ~ Claire Conner Mork

~ By Claire Conner Mork, Author, "Wrapped In The Flag"


"It's time . . . way past time . . . for Americans to wake up."

"On this solemn day of remembrance, I say a special prayer for the heroes who raced into the towers to try to save those trapped inside. So many gave their lives for people they did not know, in circumstances that were impossible."

"Since 2001 and the ensuing wars and economic disaster in the US, many Americans have been convinced that our public servants are, in fact, public enemies. Police officers, firefighters, teachers, nurses, janitors, public school employees and other government workers have been painted as on the dole, lazy, ineffective, incompetent and dangerous to our economy." 

"While the wealthy have grabbed an ever increasing proportion of America's income--last year the top 1% of US earners got 19.3% of income, the most since 1928-the anger of many Americans has been pointed toward middle class and working class Americans who struggle to make ends meet."

"It is time . . . way past time . . . for Americans to wake up. Your neighbor is not your enemy. The poor are not your enemy. Teachers, firefighters, police officers (at least most of them) are not your enemy. Government employees are not your enemy." 

"Our future is threatened by a politically active plutocracy that spends millions of dollars to take us down the rabbit hole of more tax cuts for the rich, lower tax rates for corporations and the magical imaginary trickle down economic model. Now those uber-rich plutocrats are keeping company with the uber-hate government libertarians." 

"It is time . . . way past time . . . for Americans to wake up."

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