Dreaming a nightmare

At the time it was said that Ronald Reagan and his capitalist United States had managed to bring the Soviet Union to its knees and even to its end.
The Communist system, as a way to organize society, had failed and capitalism had won.

The Soviet Union fell apart and became many new independent states.
All embracing a form of social capitalism.
De-nationalising companies and allowing private business.
Permitting people to become millionaires.

Meanwhile, under 8 years of George W. Bush, capitalism was giving the free reigns more than ever.

With as a result that we are now in a similar situation as with the Soviet Union.
The United States and its capitalist system is economically and socially on its knees and has ended.
Difference with the time of the Soviets is that not another doctrine or system is responsible for this.
The American capitalist system has brought itself to its knees.

Most peculiar now is that a reverse development can be seen compared with after the fall of the Soviet Union.
The Russians turned to capitalism.
The United States is now changing into a Socialist society.
Principles of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin are applied.
For example, the major banks are nationalised.
The mortgage banks are now Government owned.
The auto industry is artificially kept alive with Government subsidies.
The health care system will be nationalised and sponsored by the Government.
Employment is created by hiring people to work for the Government.

Meanwhile, not many people are remembering right now why the societies that were based on socialism all failed.
What went wrong when a society was centrally managed by a Government.
Why eventually they all turned to capitalism as the only way.
Not many knowing the past of the Communist countries seem to be alarmed about what the current US Administration is doing.

When somebody looks expertly around, a conclusion is that extreme capitalist societies, like the USA was, and extreme socialist societies, like North Korea is, are failing and are not to the benefit of the people.
While in a socialised-capitalist society like Sweden people live in prosperity, peace and security.

The major mistake that is being made by the Obama Administration is that with socialist methods a return wants to be made to the capitalist society of the last 20 years.
Back to what was flawed.
"We have begun the essential work of keeping the American dream alive in our time," Obama said when he signed the $787 billion stimulus bill.

The newspaper USA Today published today a massive study by Gallup and Healthways that revealed that 24 million Americans shifted in 2008 from lives that were “thriving” to ones that were “struggling”.
Hence, how perfect as a concept is “The American Dream”?

Ten years ago, during the economic boom, 71% of Americans said it was likely that those in the next generation would be better off than their parents.
One year ago, 66% agreed with this opinion.
Now, 59% do.
It is now at 41 % and will go up higher rapidly: people in the USA who think in the same way as the Russians under Communist rule.

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To read everything about "The American Dream" in today's USA Today, click on:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2009-03-09-americandream_N.htm




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