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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts)
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 04:19 PM Feb 2016

How many of you are sick and tired of the puppet politicians?

I'm tired of them, especially Hillary...

12 Numbers Which Prove That Americans Are Sick And Tired Of Politics As Usual

The American people are increasingly waking up to the fact that nothing ever seems to change in Washington D.C. no matter which political party is in power. In fact, as you will see later on in this article, an all-time high 53 percent of all Americans believe that neither party “represents the American people”. Over the past several decades, we have sent a Bush, a Clinton, another Bush and an Obama to the White House, but the policies coming out of Washington have remained pretty much the same the entire time. The mainstream media would have us believe that the Republicans and the Democrats are constantly fighting like cats and dogs, but the truth is that the Republicans want to take us to the same place that the Democrats want to take us – just a little more slowly perhaps. And behind the scenes, Republicans and Democrats have a good time with one another and they are ultimately controlled by the same set of oligarchs. The Americans people are really starting to recognize what a sham our system has become, and the numbers show that they are quite fed up with it.

I truly wish that things were different. When I was much younger, I was actively involved in politics and I enthusiastically campaigned for certain candidates. But then when they got to Washington D.C., they never did most of the things that they promised to do during their campaigns.

I was quite bewildered by this. At the time, I concluded that we just needed to send even more “good politicians” to D.C. and then things would finally turn around.

But things never did turn around. No matter which party had the upper hand, the same garbage continued to spew forth from Washington.

Ultimately, like millions of other Americans, I have come to see that there is not really much of a difference between Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi on one side, and John Boehner, John McCain, Mitch McConnell and Jeb Bush on the other side.

Sure, if you listen to their campaign speeches you might be tempted to think that they were polar opposites, but when you watch what they actually do there is not that much that really separates them.

Fortunately, large numbers of Americans are starting to see through this disgusting charade. Most of our politicians are con men that tell us what we want to hear during their campaigns, and then after they are elected they forget all about us. Dissatisfaction with these politicians has risen to unprecedented levels in recent years, and that could be a good thing. The following are 12 numbers which prove that Americans are sick and tired of politics as usual…

#1 A national Rasmussen Reports survey has found that an all-time high 53 percent of all Americans believe that neither major political party “represents the American people”.

#2 According to a Real Clear Politics average of national polls, only 29 percent of Americans believe that the country is heading in the right direction.

#3 According to a Real Clear Politics average of national polls, Americans disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing by a 52.2 to 43.7 percent margin.

#4 According to a Real Clear Politics average of national polls, Americans disapprove of the job that Congress is doing by a 77.6 percent to 14.2 percent margin.

More here:http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/12-numbers-which-prove-that-americans-are-sick-and-tired-of-politics-as-usual

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How many of you are sick and tired of the puppet politicians? (Original Post) Playinghardball Feb 2016 OP
This is exactly why I have always liked Bernie Sanders! ViseGrip Feb 2016 #1
Americans always say that and then vote for them anyway. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #2
That is the most depressing thing about it... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #3
Yes, indeed. It is a slick operation. They have unlimited tax payer money to spend on it. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #5
Kicked and recommended a bazillion times! Because fuck this shit! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #4

TTUBatfan2008

(3,623 posts)
3. That is the most depressing thing about it...
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 04:27 PM
Feb 2016

People are too easily fooled by slick marketing campaigns and the Cult of Personality game that the corporate-controlled Two Party system tries to ram down our throats.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
4. Kicked and recommended a bazillion times! Because fuck this shit!
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 06:55 PM
Feb 2016

I see the American citizens as victims of abuse by the insurance industry, the financial services industry, the pharmaceutical industry, a corrupt legislative branch, a corrupt judicial branch and the military (intelligence) industrial complex.

Stop abusing us! You MFers!

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