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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

KT2000

(21,060 posts)

1. woke up this morning

Reply to whereisjustice (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2015, 04:50 PM

Apr 2015

with the a clear understanding of this. I saw the popular election is burlesque - candidates performing for the crowds to get the votes while promising the corporations their pot of gold for donations. We will vote because there is not much else we can do. And even so - Republicans are still worse.

I consider us about the same as the Soviet Union was when the people gave up on ideals and settled into cynicism. Their authority was the party and ours is the corporate world and their wealthy. Our hope is with the immigrants who still believe in the dream.

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The difference between yesterday and today? Corporate run government. [View all] whereisjustice Apr 2015 OP

woke up this morning KT2000 Apr 2015 #1

burlesque - that's a good metaphor, our election system is becoming much like soviet/chinese style whereisjustice Apr 2015 #2

I'm ready for someone else.... 840high Apr 2015 #13

k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Apr 2015 #3

I'm already apathetic about this country but thanks for helping my apathy. L0oniX Apr 2015 #4

I think it helps to understand that the source of apathy is easily tracable. History repeats whereisjustice Apr 2015 #11

If You Don't Vote, You Don't Count QuestionAlways Apr 2015 #5

LOL ...you vote and the 1% still run everything. L0oniX Apr 2015 #18

Just vote! Then what? Voting is important. So you vote, your candidate wins. What next? sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #23

Excellent post...I could not agree more. zeemike Apr 2015 #6

Well said ! ROYDOG999 Apr 2015 #7

Welcome to DU. 840high Apr 2015 #14

" Social justice and economic justice goes hand-in-hand" - well said. whereisjustice Apr 2015 #15

Why turbinetree Apr 2015 #8

Diebold machine - couldn't agree more. Even the mechanics of an election is now a huge conflict whereisjustice Apr 2015 #22

There are two entities to blame for this travesty of a political process...Republicans and SCOTUS libdem4life Apr 2015 #9

Russ Feingold tried to rally Democratic leadership to challenge citizens united and was tossed whereisjustice Apr 2015 #12

Well, you can pick it apart, yet it's hard for these who are already there to go back. I'm not libdem4life Apr 2015 #17

It's possible you just didn't recognize the threads calling for corprorate money... $300,000 whereisjustice Apr 2015 #19

No, hadn't seen them. Got kind of overwhelmed with all the political/Hillary threads. libdem4life Apr 2015 #21

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #10

K & R !!! Thespian2 Apr 2015 #16

Thank you! So well said. Needs to be shouted from the rooftops! bbgrunt Apr 2015 #20