Reply #40: important point

[Two Americas]

"President Obama said something similar over and over during his campaign. He wants to follow our lead, we need to participate."

In a representative democracy the politicians follow the people, the people are not supposed to follow the politicians. The calls here for us to follow the politicians sabotages the process, and that is being done in order to drive the party to the right. When we don't lead, then the wealthy and powerful few have no opposition and will control the politicians - the wealthy and powerful few will lead. Then we follow the politicians, the politicians follow the wealthy and powerful few, democracy collapses, and conditions get worse and worse.