There is no damn alternative.

[Ripley]

And that's what makes America suck so bad. We American citizens live in a plutocracy not in a democracy as so many want to keep believing. The Dem/Rep left/right blue/red binary charade is simply there to keep people distracted from the real way our government works and why each blames the other for the looting.

Bill Moyers says it well:

http://www.truth-out.org/bill-moyers-money-fights-hard-and-it-fights-dirty64766

In a true Democracy there would be more than 2 candidates to choose from and the richest man wouldn't hold all the aces.

[ejpoeta]

1. george carlin had it right too. he talks a lot about how the two party system is meant to give you

the feeling of having a choice.

[tavalon]

9. I'm reading the People's History of the US

I'm barely a third in and I've found out that the two party system was set up just to neuter any dissent. This ain't new folks.

[TheWraith]

2. Because apparently there's no difference between Bush and Gore--err, Obama.

And the sky is bright pink with yellow polka dots. :eyes:

[RKP5637]

3. We're now a country where one often just buys the election. And the top wealth

of the country dictates to the politicians. With Citizens United we will see what democracy was left fade as a lost memory. And generations to come well might not know the difference, they will be living under financial dictators, yet we will call it freedom and a democracy. And most will live in a third world nation.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

6. And what of the coming corporate wars.

[RKP5637]

12. It will be not which party, but which corporation do you support. I can imagine the

espionage in coming elections between corporations for who is out funding whom and their agendas. What an absolute F'en mess has been created in this country.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

4. So now you know the problems. Whats the cure? Had enough?

Any thoughts?

[Ripley]

7. The cure begins with treatments

1. End the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not limited withdrawal. But full withdrawal of troops.
2. Cut the war machine BIG but precisely where it needs to be cut. Not veterans affairs but war contractors like KB&R and private warriors like BlackWater/X or whatever they're called now.
3. Stop Corporate Welfare to war profiteers like Boeing etc.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

8. Now your singing my song.

[Ripley]

10. Well why don't you help me elaborate this orchestra

If the disease is known let's find the cure...

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

11. I'm with you, it's about joining our voices, we are not the only ones

singing this tune, use this site to educate and spread the movement.

[Vinee]

14. The winner take all election prevents third parties from gaining representation.

There's probably no curing that without a revolution.

[Buzz Clik]

5. I know that quote. It's from a book talked about on the movie, Shallow Hall.

"Things Losers Say"

Giving up, are we?

[Shagbark Hickory]

13. Kinda makes you wanna protest for democracy, doesn't it? nt