I am in complete agreement with endlessness. Voting might be worthwhile if we actually had a democratic government. A polito-corporatecracy is a perfect way of putting it. Your vote does nothing but shift around the PR agents for the major corporations. They are the ones who make the decisions and hold the power. Politicians are controlled by them; they don't actually do any real decision making without approval from the corporatecracy. The situation is no different here in Canada.
How successful can he be? That's my question. He is one man with meager means, going up against some very rich and powerful men who will stop at nothing to ensure that their profits do not decline. Hence why I hinted at assassination; if he is elected and does what he says he will do, he will put himself in serious danger.
To address Nathanial's question, I mostly vote with my money. Like Continuum already said, that holds much more value in our society than an election ballot. I deliberately spend my money with local businesses and shy away from forking over any of my money that might even slightly benefit a large corporation. I even do my best to keep away from the big banks. I have attended protests and marches in the past, so I do practice some activism in that way. I just don't find it very efficient.
While I may not agree with thymamai about the firearms, I do agree about the heart
I do everything I can to encourage others to act and speak from their heart, from love, and to promote connectedness rather than separation. I do everything I can to help those in need in my local area. But I also am finding myself on the internet more and more trying to spread this same ideology. I think how we'll bring about real change would be from grouping together, finding affinities, forcing the political system to change just from the sheer numbers of us no longer willing to participate in a sham government.
I'm going to assume you're talking about Bernie Sanders. This may sound cynical and a bit jaded, but I think things would not really change that much with him as president. Unless he was assassinated or something equally horrifying and the American people finally had enough and found ways to retake the country from the corporations and the bankers. I do look with fascination on this man because he is a very unlikely politician. He seems to genuinely want to help his country and do away with a lot of things that probably should've been changed some time ago, or maybe should've never been allowed to happen at all.hug46 said:
How successful can he be? That's my question. He is one man with meager means, going up against some very rich and powerful men who will stop at nothing to ensure that their profits do not decline. Hence why I hinted at assassination; if he is elected and does what he says he will do, he will put himself in serious danger.
To address Nathanial's question, I mostly vote with my money. Like Continuum already said, that holds much more value in our society than an election ballot. I deliberately spend my money with local businesses and shy away from forking over any of my money that might even slightly benefit a large corporation. I even do my best to keep away from the big banks. I have attended protests and marches in the past, so I do practice some activism in that way. I just don't find it very efficient.
While I may not agree with thymamai about the firearms, I do agree about the heart
I do everything I can to encourage others to act and speak from their heart, from love, and to promote connectedness rather than separation. I do everything I can to help those in need in my local area. But I also am finding myself on the internet more and more trying to spread this same ideology. I think how we'll bring about real change would be from grouping together, finding affinities, forcing the political system to change just from the sheer numbers of us no longer willing to participate in a sham government.
