mysticjbyrd
Golden Member
In reality, there is one party, the corproatist party! Those are the people the US politicians represent.
Our democracy is dead, we live in an Oligarchy!
"The central point that emerges from our research is that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy," they write, "while mass-based interest groups and average citizens have little or no independent influence."
Still not convinced? Here is President Jimmy Carter telling you the truth!
Here is Bernie Sanders, a man who has been in politics for decades, telling you how the legislative actually branch works! It's a total myth that Democrats and Republicans hate each other! That isn't why things the people want don't get done!
Here is Bernie further explaining the system as it stands, and attacking SHillary for the corporate shill she truly is. Here is another from Bernie attacking Shillary.
One core problem is that the establishment has very successfully divided the US population, and created an adversarial relationship among the separate halves. As Bernie says, they use the media to propagate this myth that the two sides hate one another. They have use bicker over pointless issues, gay marriage, gun legislation, etc.. It's a puppet show for the population at large, and while we are all watching the puppet show, we completely forget about the puppeteer behind the scenes that's really in control.
There is a great quote from a movie I saw a few years ago, the usual suspects, and I think it accurately and adequately illustrates the current situation.
As a general rule,
The republican candidates aren't conservative!
The democratic candidates aren't progressive!
There are exceptions to these rules of course, Elizabeth Warren and Ron Paul, for instance, but they are quite rare. There isn't a right left dichotomy anymore! There is only right, and slightly further right on issues that matter.
As for a solution, well there isn't one, at least not a good one. We essentially need to elect Bernie Sanders, and then hope several of the corrupt supreme court justices die, or retire, so they can be replaced. Heck, even that is only a start. However, if that fails, and anyone else becomes POTUS, then any hint of our remaining democracy will be gone.
Our democracy is dead, we live in an Oligarchy!
"The central point that emerges from our research is that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy," they write, "while mass-based interest groups and average citizens have little or no independent influence."
Still not convinced? Here is President Jimmy Carter telling you the truth!
Here is Bernie Sanders, a man who has been in politics for decades, telling you how the legislative actually branch works! It's a total myth that Democrats and Republicans hate each other! That isn't why things the people want don't get done!
Here is Bernie further explaining the system as it stands, and attacking SHillary for the corporate shill she truly is. Here is another from Bernie attacking Shillary.
One core problem is that the establishment has very successfully divided the US population, and created an adversarial relationship among the separate halves. As Bernie says, they use the media to propagate this myth that the two sides hate one another. They have use bicker over pointless issues, gay marriage, gun legislation, etc.. It's a puppet show for the population at large, and while we are all watching the puppet show, we completely forget about the puppeteer behind the scenes that's really in control.
There is a great quote from a movie I saw a few years ago, the usual suspects, and I think it accurately and adequately illustrates the current situation.
What people need to understand most of all is that the enemy of my enemy is not your friend! For decades now, we as a people have been voting the lesser of two evils, and this is responsible for creating the current system!
As a general rule,
The republican candidates aren't conservative!
The democratic candidates aren't progressive!
There are exceptions to these rules of course, Elizabeth Warren and Ron Paul, for instance, but they are quite rare. There isn't a right left dichotomy anymore! There is only right, and slightly further right on issues that matter.
As for a solution, well there isn't one, at least not a good one. We essentially need to elect Bernie Sanders, and then hope several of the corrupt supreme court justices die, or retire, so they can be replaced. Heck, even that is only a start. However, if that fails, and anyone else becomes POTUS, then any hint of our remaining democracy will be gone.
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