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In reply to the discussion: Yes, Ron Paul is bad. [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)because that is such a ridiculous statement on the face of it it doesn't even deserve comment.
no problem with those who put their own financial or political gain ahead of country in wars or arrests or destruction of families. that's okay, apparently.
I don't know that Obama is a prohibition-loving president.
I do know that our nation has no one who represents the MAJORITY in this nation on a host of issues. If those majorities stay home because they don't have the candidate that matches their political beliefs, the more regressive candidate wins.
Those who are motivated to get out and vote, or to get out the vote are people with an issue, generally. That's why the religious right has had such traction since the 80s. They NEVER get what they want at the federal level but they keep voting anyway - and give us even worse national candidates on economic and drug war issues.
The change the American people want has to come from state and local politics because we don't have true representative govt and we don't have enough people who bother to vote to create positive change b/c they don't believe it's possible via the ballot.