Taplin Sums it Up

I’ve enjoyed Jon’s thought exercise on the choices and conditions and players that have brought our country to it’s current state of political and economic instability (perhaps I should say ‘Unsustainability’).  Not being as well versed a student of history as he, I appreciate his insights into the roots of our current allegiance to President Woodrow Wilson’s idea to enter WWI in order to “make the world itself at last free” as instrumental in leading the country down this path.  Also, the public airing of the unspoken understanding of Congress’ and the Military Industrial Complex’s concept of ‘Weapons = Job Programs’ reminds me of my High School’s motto:  “As the Sowing, The Reaping.”

What exactly are we, as a nation, looking to harvest with our current efforts?  In the same way that a neighborhood looks unhappily at a crackhouse on the block, it is becoming more and more apparent that the world looks angrily at a country who continues to pour more than half it’s revenues into the tools of war.

The article(s) sprawl and he doesn’t reach concrete conclusions that we can move on.  But regardless, it is compelling and comprehensive indictment of our national behavior.  It also provides a valuable background to view the ideas and actions of this administration against.  I agree with many of his ideas and think that they are worth your time.  Give it a look and see what you think.  I read the articles over a period of a week or so, so take your time.