Friday pussy - Very late edition

 A japanese lawmaker hands the emperor a letter pointing out the disaster at Fukushima and the people surrounding him are shocked. They aren't shocked at the fact that this was a disaster but by the fact that this was even brought to the attention of the emperor. The idea that the emperor still holds such a high position (divine according to Japanese tradition) and that no one is permitted to even look at the man in his presents is absurd. The issue here as I see it is not one of protocol but of responsibility. These people put on thrones have little power but are mere figureheads, a relic of a bygone era. There will be no waving of a jeweled scepter or royal decree here. The best they can do is say how tragically sorry they are for such a misfortune and hope that everything will turn out alright in the end. 

So what about responsibility? It's the responsibility of a government to look out for its' people when they are unable. And it's the responsibility of the people to cooperate in the solution.

The government has a duty to keep us safe but at what cost? We need to look at the whole picture here. We were attacked on 911 but nobody stopped to look at the root causes. Why would a group of people go to such lengths to bring such havoc on the American people? It would have anything to do with all the dictators we've installed in the middle east now would it? Dictators who have oppressed their people for decades. And as extreme as they are we have our own over here. They are the extreme right of the republican party who would like nothing better than have everything their way. They delight in having no regulations that benefit society as a whole but only their greedy backers. When they cause mayhem with their draconian cuts they try to blame the victim. They bought out lame stream media here who parrot the party lines trying to make us believe that it's objective journalism. It's not. It's the reason so many are turning to alternatives. Not once have I seen a positive solution or even idea reported in the main stream. It's always how bad an idea is and how following it will lead to our downfall.

We cherish our economic engine like some god and maybe that's why our enemies attacked it. They know it's our sacred possession. We've lost our way in terms of what's really important in life or what should be. These are the things money can't buy like family or a love or a kindness. So maybe it's time for a re-evaluation of where we put our priorities. A fat wallet may be nice to have but in the end it's of far less value than what it can't buy. 

No bank fails this week