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"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
i know people aren't interested in hearing this ... but it's gonna take a major overhaul ... the system has been thoroughly corrupted ... it will take an egyptian/libyan type uprising and sadly - i am dead serious ...
Yep.
BUT... does the people of this country actually have it in them to take to the streets? Sadly, the majority either don't care enough or are just plain lazy.
i know people aren't interested in hearing this ... but it's gonna take a major overhaul ... the system has been thoroughly corrupted ... it will take an egyptian/libyan type uprising and sadly - i am dead serious ...
If it's thoroughly corrupted, than it's because of corrupt individuals that the American people put there. We don't need an uprising, we need to vote the right people in. Even if there was an Egyptian/Libyan type uprising, what makes you think we Americans wouldn't put the same type of people back in power?
because said uprising would overhaul the electoral system ...
And after everyone goes Egyptian, guess what people are going to want? elections. And they'll vote the same people in because a large chunk of voters are swayed by shiny things and false messages that bring them comfort. Money will buy the shiny things and the corporate candidate. The whole ball of wax doesn't need to be changed, but money needs to be much less in the equation.
that can't happen right now because if you're a moderate candidate, you don't stand a chance. both sides pander to the extremes. as much as politicians are the problem, so are the morons who support the extreme ideologies.
I'd say Obama is a moderate. The Republican candidates are more extreme, first of all to differentiate themselves from Obama, and second, because were all supposed to be in a panic and they are going to save us.
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Here's a bit of comforting thought: It could be worse-- D.C. could be full of hemorrhoids instead of assholes. Assholes at least serve a useful purpose!
Oh, now wait... I know what you're thinking...
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"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
Yep.
BUT... does the people of this country actually have it in them to take to the streets? Sadly, the majority either don't care enough or are just plain lazy.
And after everyone goes Egyptian, guess what people are going to want? elections. And they'll vote the same people in because a large chunk of voters are swayed by shiny things and false messages that bring them comfort. Money will buy the shiny things and the corporate candidate. The whole ball of wax doesn't need to be changed, but money needs to be much less in the equation.
I'd say Obama is a moderate. The Republican candidates are more extreme, first of all to differentiate themselves from Obama, and second, because were all supposed to be in a panic and they are going to save us.
Godfather.
This conversation is so 2006.
Oh, now wait... I know what you're thinking...
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"