The MOTHER OF ALL questions? Is your government by the people?

Nimrod2005

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Mon Feb-20-06 11:03 AM
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Poll question: The MOTHER OF ALL questions? Is your government by the people?

Edited on Mon Feb-20-06 11:03 AM by Nimrod2005

and for the people? Do you feel this view applies at all anymore?

I am thinking people in powerful positions, such as big corporations, lobby groups, politicians...etc. run the country, the people have no say at all. I don't even think the people who voted and put the majority in power have a voice in how things are running in America.

The people would not approve of our debt levels, less health care for people, lower wages, more poverty, less security, more deaths and destruction...etc. But, nobody is doing anything about it. I can count on one hand the number of people who are working to facilitate a better quality of life in America.

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bryant69

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Mon Feb-20-06 11:07 AM
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1. Have you given up yet?

Are you a quitter? If you aren't you must be a moron. Those are the two options Democratic Underground presents today. You can be a pathetic cowardly quitter or a deluded naive moron.

Take your pick.

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Nimrod2005

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Mon Feb-20-06 11:20 AM
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3. I fell like a coward quitter naive moron today!

How about that...

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AverageJoe

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Mon Feb-20-06 11:16 AM
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2. It's a combo

I'd like to vote for democracy in America being fraudulent and * destroying America. Since I see fraudulent democracy as a subset of *'s destruction of America, I voted for the latter.

I don't think American democracy has always been fraudulent, though it has always been extremely fragile and not nearly as effective as our civics books would like us to think--treatment of blacks, native Americans, women, gays, etc., anyone? * has broken our democracy, just like he's broken everything he's ever touched.

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Nimrod2005

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Mon Feb-20-06 11:21 AM
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4. Amen to this you said:

Edited on Mon Feb-20-06 11:30 AM by Nimrod2005

* has broken our democracy, just like he's broken everything he's ever touched.

The question is when will the country wake up? When will anyone wake up?

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Callalily

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Mon Feb-20-06 12:57 PM
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5. Sad to say but

I voted for Democracy is America is a fraud!!! I think it's just a smoke and mirrors game.

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Nimrod2005

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Mon Feb-20-06 02:00 PM
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6. I agree - Wasn't W. who was the first ever to raise $100 million

for his campaign, and he raised the money in record time? only because he dady had access to donors with some huge balls? Money put him there, money gifted him a presidency of what used to be the greatest country in the world!!!

What democracy>?

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Nimrod2005

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Mon Feb-20-06 09:34 PM
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7. Getting the night crew's view on this? n/t

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Telly Savalas

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Mon Feb-20-06 10:17 PM
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8. Big corporations don't vote. People do.

If they voluntarily abdicate that responsiblility or vote for an idiot because they aren't willing to spend just a little bit of time to critically study the issues of the day, then they have nobody but themselves to blame for getting a shitty government. The shame is that the millions of us who do pay attention and vote have to suffer the consequences too.

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Nimrod2005

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Tue Feb-21-06 11:38 AM
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9. Right on - agreed.

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