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In reply to the discussion: We Are Just A Selfish Stupid Ass Nation That Deserves What We Get. [View all]Junkpet
(40 posts)...the election system is a farce. The American vote doesn't mean much when the candidates are pre-selected by big business. GOP congresspeople, if not on the payroll, are just as influenced by the fear of being targeted and having a well funded, well trained, connected opponent put up against them by e.g., the Koch Bros. ("the Kochs will unveil a new plan to recruit and train political candidates who will advance their free-market worldview." http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/koch-brothers-donor-retreat-agenda-hispanic-candidate-recruiting)
...but it doesn't stop there, they need to also control the message (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/business/media/koch-brothers-making-play-for-tribunes-newspapers.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0).
Until we get money out of politics (i.e., publicly financed elections), "we the people" don't have a chance at controlling our own political destiny.