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kentuck

(111,102 posts)
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:18 PM Apr 2015

America's political system is broken.

And it is not going to be fixed with more money going into our elections. In fact, that may be the root cause of most of our problems?

And it is not going to be fixed by either of our political Parties. The majority of them are into self-preservation and power. They look at their jobs as a "career". And most of them are always looking to further their "careers".

What is the solution??

So long as the nation is divided by political Party, we are vulnerable to the "divide and conquer" strategy. With the help of the propagandists on television and radio, they (the ones with power) have a fairly easy time dividing this country.

As a general rule, Republicans cannot see themselves as similar to "Democrats" and Democrats could never see themselves as "Republicans". When, in fact, they are all in the same boat. The problem seems to lie with the consciousness of the American people. They have "allowed" themselves to be manipulated by the media propagandists.

What should be done?

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mother earth

(6,002 posts)
1. The revolving door & a failure to reform campaign finance, secure the voting process, all of these
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:29 PM
Apr 2015

things led to today's oligarchy. All the economists are saying it's true & it is not a question of dem vs gop, it is a question of the hijacking of gov't. Both sides are serving the oligarchy interest...both candidates are multinat'l, corporate owned. It took TPP to wake up the masses, hell some are still asleep & cheerleading despite their better judgment.

Money, money, money, it's a rich man's world....

K & R

 

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)
5. A poster I cannot remember has a great sig line to this effect:
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:39 PM
Apr 2015

"The system isn't broken - it's fixed."

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
4. "What should be done?" Decentralize power back to the states.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:39 PM
Apr 2015

To start. The federal government is too big.

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