Written by Tanya Free   

Many of the prophetic words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an icon and legend, resound more relevant today than yesterday. When I think about what’s going on in our country, a profound statement by Dr. King comes to mind - “God has a way of standing before the nations with justice and it seems I can hear God saying to America, you are too arrogant ....” This statement bears truth as we are fighting four wars abroad while continuing to ignore the wars right here at home.

The America of the people, for the people and by the people seems to have been taken over by big corporations that are controlling the political, judicial and media strings of this country. Think about it! Our economy is still on life support thanks to the “Too Big to Fail” financial corporations. Millions are still unemployed, losing their homes while many of those responsible for this horrific crisis continue to earn million dollar salaries and bonuses thanks to their political cohorts in Congress. These same elected officials need to do a better job of explaining their pledge to retain the Bush tax cuts and corporate tax loopholes in the midst of our trillion dollar deficit .Where are the promised private sector jobs that were supposed to trickle down from the Bush tax cuts for the rich? Why must the unfair burden of sacrifice be on the middle class and working poor who in essence have already been robbed of the American Dream while corporate America thrives and the unemployment rate continues to climb? President Obama has stated that “… our economy as a whole just isn’t producing nearly enough jobs for everyone who’s looking.” Just how long are we, the American people going to remain silent and allow corporate America and their elected cronies to destroy this country?

Let’s stop trying to be the global police force and bring our troops home so that we can focus on our domestic wars against a failing economy, unemployment and all of the other social ills affecting just about everyone who does not have the good fortune to be in the top 1% of U.S. wage earners. Then, let’s roll up our sleeves and get down to the nitty gritty and start to speak up, speak out and change the direction and arrogance that has permeated, and as of late, dominated the political landscape of our United States of America.

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