Do you really make yourselves believe you are governed by a democracy? If that were the case, as we have been made to believe over the years, why is that candidates - both democrats and republicans - spend billions of dollars to win elections? You know, it's interesting how we think we are better than others, when that is not the truth. Three books to read if you love politics: 12 Hour Work Days-Helicopter Parents-Serving One Purpose and Abandoning the Other, Why It Is Easy To Control People When They Are Afraid - Trump's Motivation of Power and His Admiration of Putin, The Numbers Game.
We cannot celebrate our freedoms if we can't afford a slice of bread, work our fingers to the bone for a single meal, while the United States members of congress, house of representatives go on a rampage, running billion dollar campaigns, and behave as though they are under no obligation to raise minimum wage, vote to confirm Merrick Garland, etc, that is a problem. Democracy cannot be bought with any amount of money, no matter how small. Democracy must be free, and citizens get to decide who leads them.
What happens when there's so much money involved in the political process is that the very concept of democracy, true democracy, is diminished. Those that spend their money on financing their candidates get the final say, whether or not it is in the best interest of the middle-class.
The working-poor were written-off before they ever got here. Every country across the globe - big and small - are corrupt and ineffective. Their leaders care nothing of their citizens, but themselves. Thinking of some countries as civilized... others not... buys you into their narrative of corrupt governing methods where whoever is with the most money has the loudest voice.
It is through putting and end to private campaign donations will genuine change take root. Nothing will change if we keep tolerating greed, corrupt campaigns, loud-mouthed politicians, tough talk, partisan politics, no oversight of any sort, and etc.
Democracy is when each person casts one vote for a candidate they believe is highly qualified, not duped into casting a vote for a candidate whose spending methods are shady, dubious, and mafia-like. It doesn't make sense to cast a vote for a gangster-like government, where the safety and well-being of the citizens is a non-starter. Trump and Clinton, really? What an embarrassment! Then there's Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, both with Alzheimer s-like symptoms! Are you freaking kidding me?
I don't understand why our voice does not account for anything any more. This year's election's broken records in terms of polarization, hate, division, discrimination, and etc. That must change; let's get back to the basics - respect, discipline.
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