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PotatoChip

(3,186 posts)
Thu Dec 11, 2014, 07:06 AM Dec 2014

Legalize Democracy

I don't know if this has been posted here on DU before, but it well worth the watch for those who have not seen it.

Run time: 30 minutes.



(Partial) YouTube Description:
Published on Jan 27, 2014
Legalize Democracy is a documentary film by Dennis Trainor, Jr. about the movement to amend -- why it is needed, and how you can get involved.

Produced by Move to Amend, Directed by Dennis Trainor, Jr., financed by grassroots donations.

Dennis Trainor, Jr. (director) is a writer, director and new media activist. He directed the critically acclaimed documentary the Occupy Wall Street movement, American Autumn: an Occudoc ("calm and smart, offsetting its stridency with discussion, music, even humor, while issuing a call to arms."- New York Times ; "as well made as any Hollywood blockbuster."- MichaelMoore.com ). Currently, he serves as the producer and host of The Resistance Report, which can be seen daily at PopularResistance.org . His work has been featured on many outlets including Truth Out, Huffington Post, Op-Ed News, Fire Dog Lake, The Real News Network, and many others.

Move To Amend http://movetoamend.org
Formed in September 2009, Move to Amend is a coalition of hundreds of organizations and hundreds of thousands of individuals committed to social and economic justice, ending corporate rule, and building a vibrant democracy that is genuinely accountable to the people, not corporate interests.


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Legalize Democracy (Original Post) PotatoChip Dec 2014 OP
K&R raouldukelives Dec 2014 #1
I'll Ask Again... panfluteman Dec 2014 #2
The Heading of your post, "Legalize Democracy" speaks pretty much for itself! Johnny Rash Dec 2014 #3

raouldukelives

(5,178 posts)
1. K&R
Thu Dec 11, 2014, 10:43 AM
Dec 2014

Every dollar in Wall St is a dollar against democracy. It is no secret at this point. There is no one attached to it that cares more about open, fair democracy for all people than money.

panfluteman

(2,072 posts)
2. I'll Ask Again...
Thu Dec 11, 2014, 12:06 PM
Dec 2014

Has anybody done a survey on all these movements to reverse Citizens United and overturn corporate personhood? How do they differ from each other, and what are the strong and weak points of each? Which of these movements is the strongest, and has the largest following? Which is the most likely to achieve the cherished goal of restoring power to the people? Of course, we should get behind the best, the biggest and the strongest of these movements, and back the winning horse, so to speak.

To make a play on words, the citizens of this great nation must be united if we are to restore our democracy and end corporate personhood. The ruling plutocrats know only too well how to divide and confuse us. We must be of one single mind and will.

One thing I like about Move to Amend is that its goal is to get to the root of the whole corporate personhood thing, and overturn even the previous Supreme Court decisions that led up to and set the groundwork for Citizens United. It's like pulling an ugly weed out by its deepest roots, and leaving nothing remaining.

 

Johnny Rash

(227 posts)
3. The Heading of your post, "Legalize Democracy" speaks pretty much for itself!
Thu Dec 11, 2014, 01:24 PM
Dec 2014

Today, you can't live in North America without having heard a single debate on "Democracy".

This video clip is one more proof, that the debates on "Democracy" are still raging on.

However, is "Democracy" simply a Social Construct cooked up by the Academicians of our times?

If it is, then I think the time has come, we put into practice what we have learned so far.

Again, this video clip is an excellent place to start doing something about getting this country back on its feet.

Now, if only I knew how we can accomplished this impossible task?



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