How would you take over the United States?

[Motherland]

Mmm... Avtomat Kalashnikova...

[Hangtime]

[DMBEAR]

Most obvious way to do it would be a la Julius Caesar's takeover of the Roman Republic; convince the people that there is an outside threat that demands you take temporary complete control of the government and then never relinquish it.

I have to add that there was another leader who did this before Ceasar...










a long time ago in a galaxy far far away

[MORAY37]

I would request that $700 billion be given to me, and that only I knew what to do with it, with no strings and no accountability.

[Hangtime]

I would request that $700 billion be given to me, and that only I knew what to do with it, with no strings and no accountability.

"Ok.. if yah split it wif me, I'll back da play..."

^^^ how politics works.

[MORAY37]

"Ok.. if yah split it wif me, I'll back da play..."

^^^ how politics works.

No kidding there, Hang.

[Hangtime]

great training for recruiting car jackers too.

[E2hawkey]

I would request that $700 billion be given to me, and that only I knew what to do with it, with no strings and no accountability.

look up > Zeitgeist on you tube watch all the different segments  if ya dont buy the story at least it will be better than tv re-runs

[DREDIOCK]

Most obvious way to do it would be a la Julius Caesar's takeover of the Roman Republic; convince the people that there is an outside threat that demands you take temporary complete control of the government and then never relinquish it.

Personaly I'd prefer to be Ceasar's nephew.
I seem to remember things not ending well for the old boy. 

[SD67]

henh... I posted this about 4 months ago..


If I was a terrorist working for a terrorist government and I wanted to destroy the American way of life, I wouldn’t use bombs and bullets to kill folks. Jezzus Freakin grapefruit, that’s too damn dangerous, I could get caught or killed (or both). American Citizens are armed, alert… and angry.

So, no; hell no. Going toe to toe with the infidels will never work. The really good terroristia governments get real results and lay the blame where it can’t be found. Remember.. the Islamic terrorist manifesto is to destroy ‘western civilization’. Chucking airliners into skyscrapers live on CNN is a good attention getter; but modern terrorism isn’t just about dropping a few buildings and killing a few thousand Americans. Hell; there’s more’n 300 million of ‘em. (and more coming over their southern border every day)

So; here’s what I’d do if I was a terrorist government bent on destroying America.

Since American Presidents, Congressmen and Senators represent NOT the citizens that voted for them but rather the corporate entities and lobbyists that paid for their elections… I’d have my terrorist sponsors get control of the funds that feed the lobbyists. A few calls to a half a dozen or so interested (and wholly owned) Oil cartels should do the trick… every November we’ll own even more American Lawmakers.
 
Next, to get things rolling I’d give my puppet congressmen & women their marching orders and get legislation passed that makes it possible for foreign companies to get their products to America without them having to pay the same duties that American companies would have to pay to export their products over there. We’ll call it ‘Free Trade’.

Then, I’d make it legal for foreign government owned and subsidized businesses to compete with American companies for Defense Department contracts. This way, we can get a look at the plans for free before they even get their new radar or satellites into production…. And when they do go into production we can make sure they work like crap.

Of course, this kind of legislation quickly clears the way for the legal buy out by foreign investors of the majority of the now weakened American factories; plus we’d gain control of their manufacturing patents and machinery. You know; move the factories and the payrolls to foreign countries so there are no more good paying American factory jobs.

Then I’d sell the resulting massive foreign trade debt back to international banking cartels and finance firms owned outright by governments hostile to American interests. Anybody got China’s phone number handy?? I wonder if those gangster Russian Politicians would be interested in a little piece of the American Pie… oh, and fer cripes sakes, lets throw the Eurotards a bone too.. we’ll give ‘em those defense contracts on the new American Air Force Tanker…

This of course de-values the dollar so the price of EVERYTHING would go up even more. See?? Once we own their economy, their Tax base for the next 3 generations AND their lawmakers, we can get down to the real nitty gritty. Remember… the Mission is ‘Destroy the American Way of Life’….

Next, I’d make quality education un-affordable and public education laughable… because terrorists don’t like having educated folks around; it’s bad fer recruitment. Let’s give it a fancy stirring fanfare introduction and call it ‘No Child Left Behind’.

I’d make healthcare difficult to get, expensive as all hell and I’d make it easy for the insurance companies to deny claims and refuse treatment; let ‘em get away with outright murder… killing millions more Americans every year; but not before the foreign owned pharmaceutical and healthcare cartels soak them first for everything they own to pay for the prognosis and the meds.

And, since quality terrorism is kinda pricey I’d make it easy for my greedy wall street and corporate sponsors to make a fat profit on energy and food price speculation; doubling the cost of corn, rice, milk, meat and gas just to be sure we’re squeezing folks for every spare dime they can muster just to get to work … so they can get screwed for what’s left at the end of the week by the usurious payday loan sharks. Lets ‘de-Regulate’ Banking.

I’d make sure the borders stayed open and make it easy for illegal immigrants to compete with desperate Americans looking for a second job…. even the lowest paying hot dog jobs. Call it ‘Immigration Reform’.

Then, I’d enact legislation to intercept their phone calls, watch their bank accounts, monitor their emails and register their guns, then use THAT information to REALLY stick it to them.. We’ll call it ‘The Patriot Act’.

Of course, since the real target is the American Dream… the American Way Of Life; I’d then administer the coup’ de gras & change the ‘standard of living’ to a whole new level… they’ll call it ‘The New Standard of Desperation’… I’d run the credit card and payday loan interest rates up to triple digits, cripple the American Mortgage Banks by cutting off their access to re-insurance and then clear the way for foreign owned banks to foreclose on millions of American homes. Kick middle-class America right to the curb.

Lastly; after getting all that done, I’d give myself, my cartel & corporate sponsors and my lackey congressional millionaires the summer off, hand ‘em all a big ‘ol fat tax cut, make it permanent & sit back in the lap of luxury and entertain myself by watching the workin’ folks fight over the crumbs.

I wonder if the ‘Mission Accomplished’ banner that was so proudly displayed on the USS Lincoln 5 years ago is still available. It’ll make a nice backdrop for the keynote speaker at the Islamic Jihad International Convention in Pakistan next year.

But, you know what?? We live in the United States of America. Thank the Lord; Jeezus. And, the people that we've been electing for the last 4 decades to represent us and protect us would never EVER let anybody get away with that,, would they?   

very astute Hang!
Especially this line

the Mission is ‘Destroy the American Way of Life’

There was a Chinese guy who stayed with one of the guys I worked with while his car was being repaired. He said this exact thing.

[A8TOOL]

Economically of course but i don't think you could Just take America alone. To get it done right you'd have to destroy their supporters as well while making them fight between each other and others to lessen the battlefield and put them in debt.

First I would have to set a plan in action that within 60- 70 years would give my elitist's power over all financial transactions. Along the way I would bankrupt my enemies replacing corporations and businesses with my own. I'd definitely have to take charge of all media to keep the simple minded  occupied and out of the loop of whats really going on while i continued blaming everyone else for the worlds problems. After awhile, I'd begin keeping  the government under my thumb and heavily indebted by making them fight wars that I would finance on both sides. Over time i would find ways to raise the price of EVERYTHING while keeping wages capped, bankrupt even more corporations and exert even more power.. Once the people had enough I would submit help but only enough to sustain them while weakening them further.  Then from behind the scenes I would once again destroy everything they built putting an extreme amount of stress on the world economy before making them fight each other.  Neighboring countries, allies and their whole society would be Bankrupted until only hope was left. Then i would step in as savior but on my conditions  feeding the millions upon millions while rebuilding government. In the end it would be about 7 10th's of the world under one government having only one currency. What's left of the world would either be slaves nations or underground societies that I would find and crush.


Hope nobody's doing that already because I'm getting old and just started today.

[Hangtime]

You don't need force of arms.. power in washington is MONEY. If every workingman in this country that was in debt declared bankruptcy in the next month; the government would fall.

If the rat bastardos in washington bail out the corporate debt, then americans should bail out on their debts too. The government now owns AIG.. the bankruptcy's would have to be absorbed by the feds.. via AIG since AIG insures those loans and the credit card debt.

Better than a Tax revolt.. bankruptcy is legal.


 

[E2hawkey]

well we have arrived at the foundation. after the empire large & small reaches greatness then crumbles all that is left is where it all began
 can we stop it even knowing full well what is to pass? nope
 people are  too divided  to defend what truly matters.......
  the existence of humanity   {mother earth will clean her house}

[Chalenge]

You got it all wrong all of you...

You start by giving women the vote. The fall is inevitable from there.

[rpm]

Buy an election. Seize an opportunity to play the fear card and indoctrinate the weakminded. Syphon off all the money I can, as fast as I can.
Throw a smoke grenade behind me on the way out.