What Kind of Changes for America And How Will Those Changes Come? – Solidarity America – -By John Funiciello – BlackCommentator.com Columnist

Even in countries with no tradition of what The West calls democracy, the people have managed to change the direction of their nations just by the force of their massed presence and because they made it clear that they knew who the oppressors were. In the U.S., there is a tradition of democracy and, for many observers around the world, it seems inconceivable that a nation of 310 million could be fleeced of their living standard and allow the wealth to be concentrated in the top 1 percent. It is just that kind of imbalance that has caused disruption and revolution elsewhere in the world.

Americans are at that time and place in which, had he lived to see this era, Kennedy might well be warning that the people can only endure so much before there is a response or a reaction to their treatment at the hands of the rich and powerful. Those who call it class warfare only when the people call them out might well go back and read what Kennedy was talking about, because there were plenty of petty dictators and tyrants (most of them supported by the U.S.), who had oppressed and exploited their people. In our time, their role is played by CEOs and a majority of politicians.

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