Sadly, it was 40 years ago today

I am back. I just wanted to get on early and remark that it was 40 years ago today that James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr. It is hard to believe that it has been 40 years. That was a tumultuous year that also led to the assassination of Bobby Kennedy.

This led to the "evil" Hubert Humphrey getting the nod as Democratic candidate for president. This in turn led to the election of Richard Nixon, which led to a further landslide victory in 1972. This led to Watergate, the fall of Vietnam (though that was inevitable), Jimmy Carter as President, the great malaise and stagflation and then the rise of vision with Ronald Reagan.

Strange how things work. I think we may be right back where we started in 1976 or so. That is purely from a US economic perspective. Things are different but there are parallels. Then again, there are parallels with the Great Depression (though, to hear those around back then talk of it, I am not so sure what was "great" about it).

Here, we are living in this world and there is much we cannot seem to control or even impact. The graft in government, especially one party rule nations-Russia, China, Zimbabwe.....-continues. The graft in business in the West continues. Mark my words, as the middle class continues to get squeezed, there is a "revolution" a-coming.

Something has to change, that much is apparent. Change it will, but how is the real question. The catalysts are out there and this change is going to occur. It is time. Those we have trusted in power have failed us all miserably. We do share some of the blame as we have allowed it to happen and have not demanded/expected and ensured better. You can cannot sit passively, allow this shit to happen, point your fingers when things go wrong and then believe yourself to be truly innocent. You have to be somewhat active, even if it is just speaking out against the bullshit and telling the emporer that he is not wearing any clothes.

So, on this 40th anniversay of the death of Martin Luther King, I have a dream....

Now, go out and kick the first CEO, MP, Congressman or woman, Senator, President, etc. you see right in the nuts/cunt. Ciao!