Reply #98: I think,

[dotymed]

the majority here can agree that our nation is run by an entity other than our supposed elected officials.
If we have any hope of ever restoring a true Democracy to America, we must stand as one and "do it." All of the resistance against this happening is coming from those who control our country and ultimately, us.
IMO, this has to be done non-violently and very, very soon. There is a "point of no return" and hopefully we are not there yet.
I also understand that by just sitting here, typing this, I am doing very little to accomplish this resurgence.
Even my RW friends agree that there are "TPTB" (for lack of a better term), that control our country and most of the world. Most of them are very comfortable (economically) and therefore have little interest in rocking the boat.
IMO, our main hope lies with the economically disenfranchised, and our ability to organize and act.
That is the basis for "the class war" that we are losing terribly. TPTB understand that the threat lies with the disadvantaged. By increasing the economic pressure on us, it sure makes it harder to concentrate on what needs to be done. That strategy may backfire and cause the majority, because of the extreme duress, to act out of survival mode.