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In reply to the discussion: Let’s abandon the Democrats: Stop blaming Fox News and stop hoping Elizabeth Warren will save us [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)I get that it is almost a requirement with the current CORRUPT system forces so many to play by these rules that they themselves didn't put in place.
But what I and many here don't accept is that these rules can't be changed or shouldn't be changed, which seems to be what so many corporate sympathetic Democrats want to push on to us here. And I do believe that there are many with money that are decent people that if they see enough of a group of people that would work to take money out of politics, then they would be the ones that might replace the corrupt corporate dollars lost to certain politicians that stand up to say they want to fix the system. Because if these candidates' words will get out, that message WILL be well received by all segments of the population except the very wealthy that will understand that their power will be challenged then.
Fortunately, we don't yet have the rules where our government is run like a business where people get more votes with more monetary assets that they own (the way stock works), and we still have the potential for the masses, if we can find ways to get the word out, to vote more for their interests instead of the rich in control of the system of corruption we have now.
What is wrong with Democrats is that too many that have seized control of the party from the right fail to understand that it isn't just about "winning" to get people to vote for them and to work for them to "win", but that they need to have a message and commitment to work for those that are voting for and working for them, not for those that buy the politicians.
The bottom line is that for people to get motivated to take part in the political process again, they want to hear from those candidates from one of the two major parties how we are going to throw out the corruption we have in our system now, not how the lesser of evils MIGHT help them if they win. Voters have gotten tired of those lines that has not gained them anything in substance of what is done for them, and many have just given up until someone finally says that they will work for them, and not pretend to work for them but really work for the rich and powerful.