In response to an article about the way parents are now taking on loans to send their children to school (not a big surprise to me, as parents are reaching out to me in desperation), a FSLDM supporter made this pithy remark:
"One of the Founding Fathers' greatest fears was the existence of an American aristocracy. Now we're sliding into a situation where only the rich can access education and health care without penalty. This country's devotion to rampant privatization of education and health care and the middleman industries that come along with it is literally destroying us, and we're falling behind the rest of the world. Who cares what our GDP looks like when most of us are suffering. What a stupid system."
Having a familiarity with various forms of populism, I am heartened and surprised by those sentiments being expressed by so many supporters. Guess what, folks? There is a new form of populism in the air, and I am glad I'm a part of it.
Let's keep marching and growing. Mr. President, our numbers are nearing 240,000 - when will the White House begin to take notice?
Maybe it's time to start another party? Hmmm . . .
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