It's not just about NAFTA.

by: Charles Neal

NAFTA was suppose to be a free trade agreement covering North and South America. Sounded like a great idea at the time but many of us knew that anything intended to do good for the poor people in the America's would be used by our Corporate Rulers to enslave a population of the participating country.

That is what America has been about from its beginnings.

First there was indentured slaves (whites) who were brought from Europe. White men did not make good slaves unless the indentured slaves were women who could not defend themselves from their white masters.

Next there was the indians who the rulers enslaved to do their bidding. The indians proved to be poor slaves as they died being in captivity.

The next generation of slaves. Blacks from Africa. The blacks proved to be strong and survived the harsh conditions. (Many died and some were killed for disobeying or trying to escape)

Slavery was abolished after the Civil War. This only meant that the black slaves were free to starve or continue to work for little pay. Yes, they were still slaves as OL' Masa still kept them in the fields years after year as they were always working the next year to pay their debt from the previous year.

The 1800's brought the industrial revolution to America. Women, Children and Men were made to work extremely long hours for little pay. One ruler, John D Rockerfeller, took compassion on the children and let them have Sunday off to attend school. This was such a good idea that the Churches grabbed onto the idea and thus we have Sunday school in our churches to teach children about religion.

1940 America entered World War 2. President Roosevelt and Truman sought to bring equality to the work place. Good move. This united everyone to work for the war effort. Equality worked so well that Democrats in 1965 passed the Civil Rights Law giving everyone equal rights under the law.

Now this cause quite a stir. Racism reared its ugly head and the South converted from Democrat states to Republican and have remained so until this day.

In 1970's the Rulers said we are not getting anywhere with this situation of equality. Let's break the unions and where we can reduce them in power until we get our control back. The years of the 70's and 80's were years of struggle but the people did not know the worse years were still ahead.

In the 1990's along came President Bill Clinton and like a lamb going to its slaughter passed NAFTA. Naturally millions tried to stop the passing of NAFTA and to no avail. We knew what the Republicans would do with this Free Trade Law. Free Trade became outsourcing America.

The Rulers had their new slaves. Mexican would work for $4 dollars a day and live in shacks with mud floors. The Rulers did not have to worry about labor laws or those nuisance environmental laws. "OH Happy Day are here again."

Year 2000. Here comes George Bush and ask the Rulers what can I do for you. China and India just to mention a few. CAFTA. That is what we need. So the Rulers quickly departed Mexico and South America to try out their new slaves.

CAFTA was ordered perfection for the Rulers. In China a person would work 16 hours a day and 6 days a week for 1 to 2 cents per hour. They would live on site and 20 people would share a bed with one person getting up and another lying down. Great. This was beyond the Rulers wildest dreams.

I can hear the rulers talking now. "This is beyond our wildest dreams. This makes me feel sorry for Ol' Masa. He had it so rough with nothing but black slaves."

America had a few decades of light. It was called "The Greatest Generation.

Don't call after Ol' Masa. He does not hear you! He is not a patriotic American. He is a ruler of the Global Community. He has more countries to enslave.

It is up to you and I to lift ourselves up. We have to build the infrastruture and factories. We must raise our food and manage our own interest. OL' Masa is gone and he has taken everything away from us.

Obama and Clinton are just names. What we need is a movement and Obama or Clinton should step forward to become leaders in the movement.