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I can't help but think we are repeating history -- Michael Parenti's book, "The Assassination of Julius Caesar," parallels our current path -- in Roman times, as per Parenti, Caesar was the last in a line of reformers trying to save the Republic from dictatorship.

With the recent 5 - 4 decision by the US Supreme granting corporations full rights to "free speech," including allowing these virtual entities to contribute unlimitlessly to US elections -- and Obama's weak attempt to stem the tide looks to me like the end to the Myth of Democracy in America -- all hail the dollar and the rise of the Corporate State....