It's A Structural Problem, But So What?

[Rebkeh]

The status quo diffuses perception so much, no one is held to account. Corruption seems inevitable when it's not, when will we put an end to it? "Everybody does it" is not an acceptable excuse.

3/10/16

(The Nation) But the Clinton campaign seems to be blind to the fact that a large swath of the Democratic base is up in arms precisely because they perceive the party to be a fundraising machine that’s become too beholden to corporate interests. It’s a structural problem: Union money has declined as the cost of running a competitive race has skyrocketed. That’s the reality. And even if some of the criticism is only landing because of a baked-in suspicion of Clinton’s corporate ties, when you look past the heat of a primary campaign, it’s a net positive for the progressive movement that the compromises and inconsistencies of Democratic Party politics are being exposed to the light of day. (emphasis mine)

Read full article: http://www.thenation.com/article/hillary-clinton-is-exposing-the-dark-underbelly-of-the-democrats-money-machine/

[Kip Humphrey]

1. "its a net positive for the progressive movement that" Bernie Sanders is leading by example.

[AtticusInd]

2. It's an excuse

While they have their hands firmly in the money pot, everyone says every single issue is structural. It's a defense mechanism.