Our electoral process has become corrupted beyond redemption.

[KlatooBNikto]

It is time to abandon them and simply not lend any legitimacy for the frauds who suck us into the charade of democracy in action.

[Dem Agog]

1. Yeah umm okay...

I've abandoned them and I am not lending any legitimacy to them...

Somehow they don't seem to care that a thirtyish house-frau has abandoned them.

What else can we do?

[KlatooBNikto]

3. I think we need to concentrate on winning local and state elections.

If we can win sufficient elections and gradually move up the food chain while hammering the national Congresspeople and Senators, witholding all financial support for them, and also boycotting the oproducts and services of the corporations that support Republicans, we can surround them and defeat them.Admittedly it is a long range strategy but what is the point in keeping on losing election after election when we know the game is rigged against us?

This is the strategy Mao used to defeat superior forces in China and Walmart used to defeat the retail giants in this country.

[wurzel]

2. our country has become corrupt beyond redemption

[PlanetBev]

4. Klatoo's got the right idea

Pour your energy into your states and localities. Rebuild the grassroots. We can't sit around and hope that some leader on the Federal level will come along and rescue us. That is like waiting for Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. We really have to "parent" ourselves for the time being. Daddy Federal Government is at the present moment, mentally ill.