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Ameritopia by Mark Levin
After hearing the daily round table gossip on 'the View' today, I came away with food for thought in regards to the mindset of people in America. I began to reflect upon reasons why I, a writer, a woman, an avid supporter of AMERICA...Sometimes find myself asking , Have people truly forgotten what's important in our world today?

It is, for whatever reason; seemingly all about celebrity. So much so, that we have even begun to lose perspective on important issues. The Paris Hiltons/Lindsay Lohans/Nicole Ritchie becomes the focus for many of us, and that is all good when we want a laugh, a jab, a slight reprieve from our oftentimes mundane day to day existence. I mean, some of my best work have came about from the seemingly insane behaviours of celebrities...

However, that is entertainment. What really makes me want to take up my pen in absolute opinionated retaliation is hearing someone say that a candidate for the Presidential seat in the White House is catching flack from public/media/others who speak from a place of butthead, because she is not 'buff' enough! In essence Hillary Clinton is not the man about sports in the running against the 'male' gender who have exhibited their masculine/testosterone capabilities out there on the golf, basketball,tennis courts,yada, yada, yada...

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It's spring time; a time of resurrection and change. The sun rises a little higher in the sky every day to awaken flora which responds by sprouting fresh, colorful new blossoms. Critters go out in search of new mates and participate in this glorious process. In America, new elections have been scheduled and politicians are out buying votes by making empty new promises for change, if only we would elect them.

I am sitting on the porch swing watching a pretty a red Cardinal attack himself in a car mirror. With flapping wings, slashing claws and a punching beak, he flies against the mirrored glass crying out in anguish and frustration. The little bird has apparently laid claim to the breeding rights on his little acre of his and is determined to drive off any rival who dares to intrude on this domain.

Mr. Cardinal reminds me of the average American voter. Conditioned by constant exposure to a carefully scripted charade, he believes that a two-party system exists in his country. One party, he is told, will protect and defend him against the asserted intrusions of the other. He must therefore choose an ally to support and, of course, an enemy to fight against by default. Then, having chosen, he is to proceed to beat himself into a stupor hopelessly trying to solve a problem hidden beyond his ability to comprehend.

Behind the looking glass, however, both imaginary parties have merged and aligned themselves with a third to form a syndicate which operates solely to serve its own interests and not those of the American voters. The syndicate, led by a handful of international bankers and financial speculators, appoint career politicians to positions of power and use a network of private banks to control them. Every few years, the voter is presented with a two-ringed circus and allowed to vote for, and be ruled by, a set of politicians who owe their allegiance to the syndicate that placed them in positions of power.
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