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In reply to the discussion: "The Hard Left are no different than the Hard Right" [View all]YoungDemCA
(5,714 posts)and the way the government works.
Helpful tip: The people and the government are not the same, and "We the People" only elect a small number of federal officials (537-the President, Vice President, and the Congress) out of several million people who work for the government. And of those 536, exactly two of them are accountable to ALL of the voters, once every four years. And half the population doesn't bother, for whatever reason, to participate in electing the head of state AND government of the most powerful country in the world. This, of course, is without mentioning the role of the Electoral College, congressional gerrymandering, unequal representation in the Senate, the role of the Supreme Court and all the other parts of the judicial system, concerns over federalism and states rights and local control, the role of the mass media, the role of money in politics, and so many other factors that make enacting a progressive/left-wing/liberal agenda-even if it's popular with the public, as you and others have noted-so damn difficult.
I understand your frustration-really, I do. I share many of your concerns, believe me. But that doesn't mean we can ignore the reality of how our political system works.