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rhett o rick

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38. I see only one viable solution. The torches and pitchforks is romantic, so to speak,

Tue Apr 22, 2014, 05:31 PM

Apr 2014

but wont fix anything. In a violent revolution the people would need the help of thugs to win and then the thugs would take over.

But I go along with your other choice. Elite Theory says that you will always have rule by the elite. There is no way around it. So we just need an elite group to understand that it is in their best interest not to let the masses get to the violent revolution stage because the ruling elite will most likely be worse off after such.

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Study: American public has ‘virtually no influence’ over politics in face of wealthy interest groups [View all] Triana Apr 2014 OP

How does it make you feel America, to learn that your votes means next to nothing ladjf Apr 2014 #1

Damn it all to hell ...we're going to vote for Hillary! That'll teach em! L0oniX Apr 2014 #4

I'm going to vote for her if she is the Democratic candidate, but, ladjf Apr 2014 #6

Why on Earth would Hillary want to change anything? Maedhros Apr 2014 #22

I must have been too vague in my post. ladjf Apr 2014 #46

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Apr 2014 #67

That'll teach us! erronis Apr 2014 #63

Voting meant something in 2008,10,12 and it will mean something in 2014. kelliekat44 Apr 2014 #44

It matters where I live in a very blue district and affects the state and nation. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #54

Unless we vote in overwhelming numbers WhiteTara Apr 2014 #2

Won't matter. Whoever we vote in will be either blackmailed or bought off. Katashi_itto Apr 2014 #9

Sounds like it's time WhiteTara Apr 2014 #10

Let's call that Plan B. merrily Apr 2014 #12

I was responding to the poster WhiteTara Apr 2014 #16

I thought you were despairing. merrily Apr 2014 #19

Well, I do feel a bit of dispair and articles like WhiteTara Apr 2014 #43

The point and it is a point that cannot be avoided to coddle folks is TheKentuckian Apr 2014 #55

Well, I am in the running for JP in our county WhiteTara Apr 2014 #73

Meh. Where you live is not a huge barrier to voting. merrily Apr 2014 #77

self loathers? nt WhiteTara Apr 2014 #79

Who knows? Neither of them is a rocket scientist, except merrily Apr 2014 #81

And consistently, too. merrily Apr 2014 #11

When your choices are Corp-Thing 1 vs. Corp-Thing 2, it dont matter what the numbers are. rhett o rick Apr 2014 #32

We did in 2008. The corporate rule marched on Doctor_J Apr 2014 #33

Winner of the "No shit Sherlock" medal ...awarded by Capt. Obvious. L0oniX Apr 2014 #3

You beat me to it! kath Apr 2014 #8

The corporate state is maturing. Next goal? Sport. Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #65

And the only people who can change the system... Ron Obvious Apr 2014 #5

And, they wonder why so many don't bother to vote. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2014 #7

+1 LittleBlue Apr 2014 #13

Well, with Black Box Voting and other bullshit, the US doesn't have anything even close to free and kath Apr 2014 #49

This is, though simple and obvious, the most important issue in politics today BrotherIvan Apr 2014 #14

Here are a couple charts that illustrate this very vividly DanTex Apr 2014 #15

All three branches of the government. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #17

This is why we don't want Hillary Clinton. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #18

However Doctor_J Apr 2014 #34

You're saying that like it's up to us. Some of us feel that as long as we get rhett o rick Apr 2014 #35

You will be pilloried. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #36

Just as long as it aint Hillary'ed. Sorry, sorry, couldnt pass it up. rhett o rick Apr 2014 #39

... Enthusiast Apr 2014 #45

"we?" progressivebydesign Apr 2014 #70

We have a government that is by the rich, of the rich & for the rich MrScorpio Apr 2014 #20

Wake up, America. You no longer have anything to lose. 1000words Apr 2014 #21

The problem is organization.... dharmamarx Apr 2014 #23

I agree dreamnightwind Apr 2014 #59

They needed a study? WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2014 #24

and the right wing RandoLoodie Apr 2014 #25

I see only two viable solutions.... mike_c Apr 2014 #26

How about a new startup government moondust Apr 2014 #28

I'll drink to that. pangaia Apr 2014 #60

I see only one viable solution. The torches and pitchforks is romantic, so to speak, rhett o rick Apr 2014 #38

Neither will happen Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #75

We need to write to our Congressman to inform them, LOL Corruption Inc Apr 2014 #27

The public has to be educated or shouldn't vote. Shoulders of Giants Apr 2014 #29

It won't happen but dotymed Apr 2014 #30

The United States is a government of, bought by, and operated and for benefit of plutocrats indepat Apr 2014 #31

It's a rigged game.... davidn3600 Apr 2014 #37

It's the golden rule that has been in effect for millenia. MohRokTah Apr 2014 #40

Yup, just the way that lying goat-fucker, John Roberts, planned it. 11 Bravo Apr 2014 #41

K&R G_j Apr 2014 #42

There's more $$ than there are voters. Thus, the math is easy-peasy. WinkyDink Apr 2014 #47

k&r Duppers Apr 2014 #48

"Hope!" "Change!" "Win The Future!" blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #50

If you stay home on election day in the face of the money Historic NY Apr 2014 #51

There's a lot of truth to that... defacto7 Apr 2014 #57

Look at the recent "health care debate" where two-thirds of the public ... slipslidingaway Apr 2014 #52

Or immigration AngryAmish Apr 2014 #61

I don't know what to do, ZombieHorde Apr 2014 #53

A-duh. DeSwiss Apr 2014 #56

Well, duh. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #58

In other news.... AnneD Apr 2014 #62

Vitally important study. Octafish Apr 2014 #64

marking this for a later read. progressoid Apr 2014 #66

Well. Duh. People really do get what they pay for. raouldukelives Apr 2014 #68

This is why the administration is wisely trying to get them to like us, woo me with science Apr 2014 #69

change come thru social movements, not the ballot box. KG Apr 2014 #71

MSNBC citing the study as well: Triana Apr 2014 #72

... pffshht Apr 2014 #74

Then it's fascism Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #76

K&R n/t handmade34 Apr 2014 #78

Our vote is the only democracy America has left. People better vote like their life depends on it. Sunlei Apr 2014 #80