July 04, 2009
Palin, Cloward, Piven and Kafka
What happened to Sarah Palin is a political game changer on the national level. It also may be a preview of what every American may face in a few years.
The 18 ethics charges filed since she rose to prominence in Republican circles might be the first time the left has successfully used the Cloward-Piven Strategy to stop an individual politician on the national level.
For those who do not know, the strategy was developed in the late 1960s by two sociologists at Columbia. In a nutshell it seeks to “hasten the fall of capitalism by overloading the government bureaucracy with a flood of impossible demands, thus pushing society into crisis and economic collapse”.
It was implemented in NYC where activists on the left lobbied for new social programs then worked to fill the rosters. By the early 1970s there was one person on welfare for every two working in NYC. This nearly resulted in NYC declaring bankruptcy in 1975, averted only by a federal emergency loan.
In the case of Sarah Palin, political opponents overloaded her with a flood of complaints and consequent legal fees, thus pushing her toward a personal financial crisis and her exit from the public arena. Like NYC she may come back, but the rules of the game have changed.
Complaint alleging interference in a job hiring was filed under the name of Edna Birch, a busybody character on the British soap opera Emmerdale. Palin’s attorney, Thomas Van Flein, said no one by that name could be found living in Alaska and the filer refused to use a real name, so the complaint was dismissed Feb. 20.
Forget about the fairness or irrationality of this complaint. The mere fact that she had to engage an attorney to respond to it means anyone with a computer, printer and a few stamps can force a politician to incur thousands of dollars in legal fees. And while these sort of Kafkaesque tribunals have normally been reserved for prominent Americans, we might all get to participate in the future.
TARP, the Stimulus Bill, GM/Chrysler Bailout, Cap & Trade and Healthcare reform will create hundreds of new bureaucratic tribunals and czars with the power to investigate and punish those who are found to be non-compliant. You don’t need to hire a lawyer to trigger an investigative process; you just need to file a complaint.
Whether it’s a politically motivated effort or just the rant of a schizophrenic neighbor we all might get to experience this sort of madness in the future
July 5th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Tom, Your are one of Satan’s imps that doesn’t give anything good back to society. Palin will stand tall because she is a child ot God. I know people like you have never read the Bible, but God is remembering everyone part in haressing His child. Believe me, God won’t leave you out when it comes to the payday for hurting one of His children.Palin will come out on top, just keep blowing you horn and dig yourself deeper in a hole you can’s crawl out of.
July 5th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Tom: A great insight on what Governor Palin has been through since she was tabbed to be the VP candidate. The left has no scruples, morals, or compassion. They care only about themselves and their twisted agenda to ruin our beloved country.
Another thing—WHAT is the previous poster (Jeanette) trying to convey in her post? Makes no sense to me. Perhaps she should have read yours in it’s entirety.