Reply #172: Hi Lydia!

[scarletwoman]

I actually do check into the Minnesota forum now and then (as a silent lurker), the 12/28 gathering just wasn't possible for me with my current work schedule.

Anyway, 2004 burned me out on politics big time. I dutifully voted straight Dem in 2006, like I've done every election for four decades. But I honestly don't much care about electoral politics anymore. It's a rigged game, the Money People will always make sure they come out on top. I think it's foolish and naive to put ones hopes into it.

Things aren't going to change until we build a movement outside of the entrenched power structure, which means outside of electoral politics -- except on the local level.

It's certainly discouraging to me to see so many people being fooled. And the worst is seeing so people who are willing to be fooled, because they simply cannot bear to let go of their illusions.

sw