Socialist Progressives

East India Company
Governors appointed by the King
John Hancock
slave traders and slave owners, including Washington and Jefferson (the guy who wrote the initial drafts of "all men are created equal&quot
A Constitutional convention that supported slaveowners and mistrusted ordinary voters, even though the voters then were only about 6% of the population

The Gilded Age


"Making the world safe for democracy?" Remember the Maine Lusitannia? Did anyone over 40 really buy either one of those then, any more than we bought "bringing democracy to the Middle East" from Bushco? I have my doubts.

When was America NOT an oligarchy?

But yes, since the 1980s, lobbyists at the state and federal levels have definitely increased exponentially. The rich keep getting richer and getting more and more power.

Talking about the government taking back power doesn't resonate with me. The government has always had power. That's why lobbyists flocked to government. What really has to happen is our elected representative have to stop selling out our interests to big business.

What are we to do about it? Call our Congressional Representative? Okay.