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Dustlawyer

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21. Voted Other. I did that because the Plutocrats control both parties. You don't get to be either
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 07:51 PM
Sep 2014

parties nominee unless you have the Wall Street/corporate seal of approval. Democrats throw us more bones than Republicans, but they still perpetuate the system. It would be much worse under Republican rule if they had both houses and the Presidency, but not a lot of difference if they didn't.

I am fed up now and wish the country would catch up with me. Part of me wants the sh*t heads to win it all so as to get people fired up enough to force the much needed changes! the sooner the better. Climate Change cannot wait and it will not be properly addressed until we have Publicly Funded Elections (PFE's), outlaw campaign contributions, and bust up the media and bank oligopolies. That's a tall order, and one which will take a long time, if ever to come about.

As to the commenter above who said that people here at DU are big on kicking posts, but not so much on calls to action, I couldn't agree more! As most of you know I have been pushing PFE's for some time now and even set a date for protesting during the midterms to show what these candidates have raised and then asking them, "What do you have to do for all of that money?" I got crickets chirping. Most people do not believe our government is controlled by the rich. I have trouble understanding why because when you make bribery legal, what do you expect happens next?

OK, they suck. But... [View all] MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 OP
So, go DO something about it... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #1
Actually, complaining on a keyboard is doing something.... daleanime Sep 2014 #2
Not much else going on around here... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #3
I have noticed that also Andy823 Sep 2014 #9
Yea, on the old DU ratfucking was strongly discouraged after Labor Day in an election year. JTFrog Sep 2014 #13
Well that should tell you something. zeemike Sep 2014 #16
Well Andy823 Sep 2014 #25
Well believe what you want. zeemike Sep 2014 #38
Ya but the OP's other poll got 300 votes! Amazing! Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #32
. MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #41
Apparently easy enough Union Scribe Sep 2014 #37
And i do. TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #43
The GOP always seems to control the House and Senate leftstreet Sep 2014 #4
99.9 percent agree. KamaAina Sep 2014 #5
Other Martin Eden Sep 2014 #6
Pass. ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #7
dem party is sadness pile in a failure bowl KG Sep 2014 #8
Kicked and recommended. That's the idea, Manny. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #10
KICK. nt Homer Wells Sep 2014 #11
And a kick K&R 99Forever Sep 2014 #12
Critical. The parties aren't as different as I'd like, but they are different enough to vote Dem. Scuba Sep 2014 #14
i strongly agree. barbtries Sep 2014 #15
As a Republican, I strongly agree. I think we need an Elizabeth Warren or a Bernie Sanders .... marble falls Sep 2014 #18
Other - Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #17
Exactly vi5 Sep 2014 #33
K&R n/t proReality Sep 2014 #19
Things are not getting better with the Democratic Party. They may, for some, slow down the rate whereisjustice Sep 2014 #20
^^^^THIS^^^^^ n/t 2banon Sep 2014 #24
... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #28
everything you said justabob Sep 2014 #47
Voted Other. I did that because the Plutocrats control both parties. You don't get to be either Dustlawyer Sep 2014 #21
Basically a damned if you do damned of you don't situation. Phlem Sep 2014 #22
Kick for the MineralMan Sep 2014 #23
Unless there is a real change back to the kind sadoldgirl Sep 2014 #26
I think the best we can hope for in 2014 is Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #29
We are at the point where Democratic Party promises to kick the can farther down the road whereisjustice Sep 2014 #36
Vote Democratic! BillZBubb Sep 2014 #27
Starve later, rather than starve sooner? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #31
I don't agree that the Democratic Party is awful, TBH. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #30
"work from the inside" again? MisterP Sep 2014 #34
Other...again. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #35
Our party staggers like drunken JoePhilly Sep 2014 #39
Et tu Brute? nt MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #40
It looks that way Go Vols Sep 2014 #42
Well BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #44
K&R for Andy823 bahrbearian Sep 2014 #45
Nothing new here. Hissyspit Sep 2014 #46
That is a really impressive Progressive dog Sep 2014 #48
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