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In reply to the discussion: Broken Government [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)7. Great post, even though I don't agree with the overarching premises.
I agree that our government is broken, but I don't think it is because of the Nixon era. I think that we tend not to take in events much beyond in time those we experienced. We tend not to take the long view when we look back and we tend not to take the long view looking forward.
Since Jamestown, government was intended to be of the rich white Western European male, for the rich white Western European male and by the rich white European male. And, from that, so many evils have flowed, even until today. The question is how do we finally move away from it? If I knew the answer, I would make billions. However, I think taking as long a view as possible and not framing solely in partisan terms are necessary to working toward the answers.
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KingCharlemagne
Dec 2015
#44
Great post. I believe a lot of us (not just at DU) know that the monsters are gaining ground.
BlueJazz
Dec 2015
#5