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After the Citizens United case do we now have elections or auctions? (Original Post) kairos12 Nov 2014 OP
We have yet to see skepticscott Nov 2014 #1
The Answer Is Self Evident cantbeserious Nov 2014 #2
we have usspicard Nov 2014 #3
Welcome to DU, usspicard! calimary Nov 2014 #5
Neither even in an Auction You have options. what we have is a puppet show Heather MC Nov 2014 #4
 

skepticscott

(13,029 posts)
1. We have yet to see
Sat Nov 1, 2014, 09:10 AM
Nov 2014

a single vote in any election cast by a corporation. Money gives you the opportunity to try to convince people to vote a certain way. Not to force them to vote that way and not to cast multiple votes.

calimary

(81,335 posts)
5. Welcome to DU, usspicard!
Sat Nov 1, 2014, 10:34 AM
Nov 2014

Glad you're here! I WISH we had mass use of magical spells (also known as the use of words to manipulate people). We don't. We have the best ideas but the shittiest ways of pushing them, describing them, meme-ing them, FRAMING them. The bad guys have shitty ideas but they are MASTERFUL at communicating. They can make any steaming pile of Ebola-infected shit sound like a bouquet of flowers, long enough to fool enough voters, and also KEEP them fooled into thinking that sweet fragrant bowl of comfort-porridge they've been serving over the term of office - is just another steaming pile of Ebola-infected shit.

I'm STILL stunned by the CONS who had the nerve to state that their abusive, intrusive anti-woman agenda that includes forcible insertion of hard plastic dildo-shaped rods into the vagina or mandatory ultra-sounds (sounds like state-mandated RAPE to me, frankly) - is "HELPING women."

HELPING WOMEN??????????????

 

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)
4. Neither even in an Auction You have options. what we have is a puppet show
Sat Nov 1, 2014, 09:36 AM
Nov 2014

Each contestant seems to be operating with their own will, but behind the scenes, big money is controlling the strings.

Don't believe me. Answer this question, why is tge Obama adminstration actively making plans for 30 years of war???

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