Monday, October 22, 2012

For change - Now




“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.” - Karl Marx






 Voters are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with te current political system. They think corporations have too much power. Voters believe that billionaires and corporations have come to dominate our political process, and they think the President has very little ability to affect their economic future. They have a point - government by and for the wealthy.  Voters now doubt that any President can or will do very much to help them. A resounding majority of voters believe that neither candidate’s economic policies will help them. But they’re still pretty convinced the rich will benefit from them. Voters think that wealthy people are greedy and dishonest. The plutocracy usually wins, because it usually runs unopposed. Both parties push its policies and the public is left dissatisfied and voiceless.

If you are still harboring any illusions about the present American electoral process is a lever for change, forget it. Democracy has been bought and paid for.

The lesser evil crowd are impervious to facts, immune to evidence, and unmoved by reality. The lesser evil crowd embraces reform because after all, change can't happen overnight. For those who genuinely care about the future of all life on the planet: Just how much time do you think we have?

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