by Brian Burns

Created on: June 27, 2008

John McCain and the Faux-Patriots

It's unfortunate that a great portion of Americans are enjoying the present state of our union, and are actually hoping for more job losses, more war, and more of our earnings being dumped into the health and welfare of foreign nations. These are the anti-Dems - the faux patriotic mass who love projecting their bitterness onto Democrats and the "Liberal Left". Those who raise the American flag the highest and who like to believe that Republicanism automatically instills patriotism, are backing the "war hero" John McCain, whose ideals are proving that he has anything but a love for our country.

Though championed by many on both sides at their inception, both NAFTA and CAFTA have proven to be major elements playing to ruin middle-class America. Because these agreements allow for the exploitation of the poorest people in countries throughout North and Central America, the only benefits that come from these go directly into the coffers of the corporations who hold the freedom to do what they want, where they want. Corporatists could say, "We're creating jobs where there weren't any before," without telling you that American workers are out on their ear since their jobs have been outsourced to places where the workers will work longer hours for little income. The bonus for these corporations is that they do not have to uphold any moral standard, since they no longer have rules or regulations to follow, and they surely don't have to provide benefits to their employees. They call it "globalization" and they tell us we need it to keep pace with the rest of the world. Yet, when a person claims that America may no longer be number one at everything we do, and hints at the possibility that we may be losing pace with rest of the world, we're chided by those faux patriots whose views on reality are being blocked by the stars and stripes. McCain, not only believes strongly in his support for NAFTA and CAFTA but goes even further to say that we should allow free trade with any country except those which may cause a security risk. Obviously, McCain doesn't think the exploitation of foreign workers could spark an uprising that could easilly become a "security risk".

Currently, many Mexican and Central American migrant workers carry the attitude that America should open the borders to anyone who wants to cross into America to work for better pay, and it's hard to blame them when these agreements make it perfectly legal for American corporations

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