THE REALIZATION by Joe DeRosa

Our friend Joe DeRosa, who has been serving a life sentence since 1988, wrote the following essay in 1991. He sent it to me in 1994, and every year it seems more remarkable. Vyz was also amazed by the piece; he read it on The Grassy Knoll a couple of weeks ago. We've posted the clip HERE. Many thanks to Vyz for giving us permission to excerpt his program.

THE REALIZATION

by Joseph DeRosa

THE PRELUDE

At first, it seemed as though the American system of democracy would be successful. Throughout the mid-nineteen hundreds technological advancement--and the standard of living in the United States--soared to its highest levels. The people beamed with the ideology of the free enterprise system. Capitalism was at its peak. Most people were happy. Little did they know that the "LEADERS" were merely affording them a taste of luxury, only as a means of increasing initiative, and therefore production. Once a saturation point between the advancements in technology and the maximum levels of productivity had been reached, things started to change. The masses of workers saw less and less of the good life that they had become - accustomed to. Things got difficult and the expanded middle classes of the bygone era, dwindled into the abyss of the turning century.


THE STORY....


THE REALIZATION
Back in the epoch of the late part of the twentieth century, while people were still largely unaware of the conspired existence of the Democratic and Republican parties, the forefathers of our present majority movement, were forming the coalition that was to create the union that we now recognize as the "legitimate" Government of the American People.

The North American sector of the New World Order, which, ironically, is called the "Union of Soviet Americans" (U.S.A.), did not come about quickly or without resistance from the proletarians and the commonowners. It was not until the late 1990's when the vast numbers of oppressed people (who were improperly called the "Minority" although they were the largest part of the populous that made up the Nation that was then known as the United States of America), started to realize the extent to which they were being manipulated and exploited by their Government. Back then, most of the people had believed, since the American Revolution, that the leaders of the Nation were concerned with the idea of freedom, liberty, and opportunity for all. At first, it was easy for the rulers of the capitalist oppression - the "Elite". They deceived the low-class majority into thinking that they were going to be treated fairly. Nationalists were high on their belief in the American Way! And as the "Elitists" controlled the workers for over two-hundred years, they had set up an elaborate system of brainwashing that coerced the people into thinking they were functioning in a democracy. Most of the workers actually believed: that there was a sort of equal opportunity for advancement to a richer caliber of life; in the existence of a bicameral legislature; and, in a diverse political arena, where separate parties presented candidates for free elections. The people actually thought that they had a part in what went on in the country.

The system was set up in a way that cultivated an image of various advanced levels of class structure, of which were thought ascertainable by even the average man, through hard work and the painstaking efforts needed to gain the knowledge and skills of the high ranking social groups. And though not often expected, success was always possible.

We know now, of course, that the stratification structure was nothing more than a carefully equated diversion used to cause the workers to feel that there was a true incentive behind their labor efforts; that wealth and prosperity could be achieved through the sweat of hard labor, and the exhaustion of their inner selves. Seeking the "American dream", they gave earnestly and prostituted themselves towards individual goals of financial success, notability, and inevitably, a higher class ranking.

As the new technology of the twenty-first century advanced, so did the amount of profit that the Elitist Corporate Raiders could exploit from the workers. In the name of world peace and democracy, they gradually indoctrinated the people with the concept of an all-powerful centralized government. The term New World Order was tested on the people by respected high ranking officials, and the abridgment of long cherished Constitutional Rights was commonplace -- in line with the over preached need for domestic public safety. As the modern day Government came of age and gained their stronghold, little did the regular people know that statistics were being juggled and crime, drug abuse, and violence were being induced by the very sources that were fabricating a need to control them. Worldwide, many senseless wars were fought as the military perfected its weaponry. Here at home, with the birth of the "information highway", Government Agencies were formed to patrol domestic communications and high-tech surveillance techniques were sharpened. up to this point, throughout the country's growing stage, there still existed a large middle class population who, more or less, received adequate compensation for their labor. However, after technological advancement reached its saturation point, the need to create a worker incentive diminished and along with it, the hitherto existence of the middle class structure was gone. The hidden truth was that the only necessary separation of standards of living became those between the impecunious masses of workers, and the affluent "Elitists" who ran the nation. The fact was that given the advanced system of automation that was available, there was no longer a need for a "middle-man" in the work force. So, the lifestyles of the average citizens deteriorated; poverty was widespread and the need for health care was, as far as the Corporate Raiders were concerned, non-essential. As more and more control had to be relinquished to the Government, conditions worsened.

To appease the workers the shrewd Elitist Raiders had incorporated many convincing fallacies into the organization of "things". The biggest of these shams was the "Placebo Government", said to be. . . run by the people, and with the core of its legitimacy arising from the "free" election system. A multiple party campaign was designed to nominate candidates for office, by the "vote" or "choice" of the people. The idea that the workers were allowed, even encouraged, to vote for their choices of leaders (through the existence of political parties that reflected the aspirations of the masses), fostered a feeling of responsibility and importance among the people. They actually felt like they were in charge of the country; at least partially responsible for their own destiny. This charade of politics was played into the existence of a bicameral legislature where the House of Representatives and a Senate gave the illusion of a system of checks and balances, derived to assure the people an effective democracy. All this was, of course, a well staged performance which actually self perpetuated by making use of the idealism that working people were able to take part in the system, and sometimes even run for public office.

Quiet as it had been kept, and as real as the roles might have seemed, they were nothing more than the recitations of the scripts and acts of a big play. A performance that was solely created and directed by the handful of "Elitists" who were, from back stage, and out of the limelight of American politics, running the country.

Up until the shortest hours, just before the coup d'etat that seized outright control of the nation, we had thought that the Democratic and Republican Political Parties actually existed as real and diverse groups with separate platforms and ideas. Had it not taken us so long to realize that these parties were set up merely to create an illusion of political choice, we might have been able to handle things differently. Unfortunately though, it was not until too late, that we realized that this country's two main political churns, the Democratic and Republican Parties, were one and the same. They were created and controlled by a powerful governing group of capitalists who owned all the major sources of production. This group of America's most Corporate Raiders consisted of only a few hundred members, none of whom would have been recognized by any of the average working class people of the United States. They were a secret formation consisting of the world's most powerful. A dictatorship comprised of hidden faces whose interests were nothing other than personal prosperity and the ultimate power that comes from total control. They sought to maintain a position of international supremacy above all other interests; they were "gods" who ruled over all. Often, they would experiment with those subject to the system they had created. Sometimes intentionally causing shortages of food and resources, introducing crime and corruption, or even arranging wars and invasions. They amused themselves with the means to practice domination and display their absolute power. They were the masters and we were pawns to whatever satisfied their egos.

For years the troubled workers tried uselessly to elect an appropriate political candidate by supporting the Democratic Party, which was thought of as the Party which favored the Unions and blue collar workers' groups. As conditions worsened and their faith in the existing platform was lost, the people finally came to realize that it was only through the unity of their masses that they could climb from the depth of poverty and oppression levied upon them by the Elitist Faction. Only through a party formed from within their own origins could they rise to a level of equality. Thus, with nearly unanimous backing, the National Equality Party (NEP) was formed. The people who had been the "minorities" of the nineteen-hundreds had grown into the huge "majority" of the twenty-first century. With the great numbers of the masses now united into a common political coalition, in a democracy -- they could not fail.

Time passed, things got organized, and the NEPS chose a candidate for the coming presidential election. Support from the masses was overwhelming. The Elitists could not possibly run an effective campaign against the great number of followers that the newly formed "People's" Party, the NEPS, had attracted. Now, the common folks, the poor and oppressed, the exploited, those discriminated upon, were united together with the bond of class consciousness, waiting to cast a vote for their candidate. More so, they were ready to vote on behalf of their new party; a true majority choice! However, as the election drew near, it became frighteningly obvious to the fat-cat Elitists that their figurehead candidate could not possibly win. They were such a small minority against the now conscious masses who were united towards the common goal of electing a president from within the cross-section of their own roots. They wanted a fair and equal share of the profits; control over the means of production. They could never lose the election because unified towards the same goal, they overwhelmingly controlled the vote.

Shortly after the NEPS candidate had been chosen, the powerful Elitists announced, through their own official media, that the Presidential election was going to be canceled! When the news hit the streets, chaos broke out! The workers began demanding the right to a free election.

Opinions were clear that rebellion was immanent. Protests started and demonstrations were being staged everywhere. The Elitists well trained and equipped military sought to subdue the crowds who, in the streets of our Nation's Capitol as well as in the other major cities across the counrty, had started demonstrating for their rights. Almost as suddenly as the people's rallies had started -- the State soldiers moved in. Shots were fired into the crowds! Protesters were killed and artillery was deployed against the citizens of the United States.

The violent wrath of the leviathan dictators had finally shone its ugly face. The Raiders of the Elitist Oligarchy that had been secretly running the country for so long, descendants of those prominent for over two hundred years, had emerged from behind their cloak of ambiguity. But, it didn't really matter. America had never been free.