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In reply to the discussion: I am bone-tired defending President Barack Hussein Obama... [View all]cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)When we started considering a person who garnered more votes than another to be a person who is to be exalted somehow, we lost sight of the reason for DEMOCRATIC governance in the first place.
I am not "insanely" glad to have a single person serving in our "democratically elected" government.
We have 535 people governing us who by virtue of their office are part of the 2% vs the 98% and now tell us how we should live from the time we wake to the time we rest our heads on our pillows.
After their last meeting to "avert" the "fiscal cliff", Pelosi and Boner took separate LIMOUSINES from Point A (The White House) to Point B (The Capitol Building) MINUTES APART. Yet, us LITTLE people are given "car pool lanes" for doing what THEY want us to do. Am I the ONLY person who sees MAJOR THINGS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
Our ELECTED OFFICIALS are PUBLIC SERVANTS, or so the story goes. Yet, they vote their OWN pay raises, fly in PRIVATE jets provided by the US Government via the military, ride in LIMOUSINES, and live better than 98% of us could EVER hope to live.
Fuck 'em ALL. It's THEM who keep us down.
They (the privileged ones) have convinced US that we're being oppressed by the people who bought their offices. Oh, the IRONY.