Greetings. This is my opening entry into my new web and blogging persona. Previously I had been surfing the blogosphere with my own real identity, signing my real name to comments etc., and I previously had a blog with a "humanist" and "atheist" theme, and that I posted to rarely. It seems as though I always had some rather lengthy essay type post I was putting together and never was able to finish. Plus life with my five year old boy and my nagging wife to never left me any time to do much but leave a comment on somebody else's blog. But now that I have had them exiled to Peru, I might have some time.
But now I am going to try to keep my efforts on this blog short, sweet, and regular on blog and news items of the day. And I am going to focus my commentary on politics and economics, or better said "political-economy".
But why now, (besides some free time) and why the name "Left-Wing Wacko"? Well, why not? First, I always did love that edition of This Modern World, "Are You a Left Wing Wacko?" by Tom Tommorow, first published on August 8th of 2001. Left-wing positions that are so obviously common sense are marginalized as "wacko" while the real insanity comes from un-regulated capitalism and so-called consevatives. Tom Tommorow so often hits the nail on the head in exposing our backwards political culture in this country.
Besides, the righties are gonna call anybody that for being a moderately progressive Democrat anyway, let alone a self-identifying socialist with a Marxist orientation. So why not embrace and appropriate the term? Just as gays and lesbians appropriate the terms "queer" and "fag", and African-American's appropriate the term "nigger" for their own subversive uses.
Speaking of which, recent political discourse has been somewhat aggravating lately. All this bullshit about calling President Obama a socialist and a Marxist is just absurd. Obama's policies are really only a slight move to the center on most fronts. But hopefully the right-wing in this country, by mis-directing the term, are also de-stigmatizing it. Now more than ever a genuine socialist-left is needed in this country. There are many signs of a more radical left resurgence in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Lets hope the swinging pendulum to the left can continue and infect the USA. Anywhoo, I short and sweet....that's enough for an introduction.
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obama is just crushing this countries economics
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And what do you mean by that Anonymous? Thats kind of vague.
Now I would rather spend my time criticizing Obama here, rather than defending him. But your comment is so vague I don't know how to respond.
But lets remember, Obama didn't create the present conditions we are in right now. And although Bush should shoulder more of the blame, it is even bigger than that.
Don't know how I didn't come across your blog sooner. This site is top-notch. Keep up the good work. I've added it to the blogroll at seeingredradio.org,
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