Friday, April 9, 2010

Kyrgyzstan Model for US?

E-Mail to Congress:

EIN News says, "Kyrgyzstan Capital Bloodied, Looted and Chaotic After Overthrow of Bakiyev. The popular revolt in Kyrgyzstan that toppled Bakiyev two days ago was so sudden and ferocious that nobody has had a chance to give it a name yet. But it would be plausible to dub it the fir tree revolution - after the presidential shrubs taken and loaded into taxis. (guardian.co.uk)".

In some ways, this reminds me of the basis of other revolutions. The French Revolution started with physical violence against the King and his Administration and extended to the beheading of all those living high on the hog and generally referred to as nobility. The various Banana Republic revolutions were again directed against existing self-serving governments, generally by insurgent groups rather than the people as a whole. The American revolution was directed against the Crown by a split populous, again for financial reasons through taxes Are the TEA parties and other rantings against taxes and government control precursors to physical violence? They may be. The American people are human like other people of the world and can be driven just so far against the wall before they emotionally react.

Congress already has a bad reputation with the American people, but it still has the power of government. It can take the people's side against the Obama Administration. The quicker it does so, the less likely that the US will fall into anarchy.

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