Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: What do you think is the biggest threat to our liberties? [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)+ the Corporate Owned MSM. I just feel it all filters down from the Corporate Owned Media as to why average Americans are so dumbed down that they never hear issues discussed because that will hurt one corporation or the other that they need for sponsors or their very Own Corporation that Owns them.
Without an "Informed Public" you get the crap that passes for "News" in the MSCOM and voters and the public vote without even knowing the issues and in many cases even the Candidates backgrounds because of the Money allowed by "Citizens United" Decision by the Supremes to manipulate them even more with advertising which confuses them because there's no "counter" to that crap stuff these corporations put out in ads and in what passes for "discussion" on Faux News, CNN, MSNBC and the Network Nightly News Roundup. Even PBS is guilty of this in the past two decades.
All of these issues you mentioned are important. But where is the money going to come from, these days, to push back?
That's why I hope the younger internet savvy can sort out what we are unable to fix either through voting, legislation or contributions in small amounts we can afford to give that really just pay for postage for those constant donor solicitations and maybe a lunch for staffers for the Two Party Campaigns. This is just used for us to feel good if we send them some money that we feel we are "Participating" when we aren't really able to these days because our small donations aren't where the influence is.