ttystikk
Well-Known Member
This is getting poisonous enough to drive away people who want to talk issues and policy.
Like, for example, me.
I posted an article about this very subject, the Democrats and the working class, just a day or two ago. Its point was that the Democratic party has been trying to outdo the Republicans at attracting campaign money, instead of appealing to their base, and that base either stayed home or voted for Chump- for whatever reason.
Where the Democrats have all but elevated economic austerity to untouchable status, like the Republican party has historically positioned itself, there's no room in the conversation about other options, like helping unemployed workers get jobs.
There's a lot of unemployed Americans these days, some who are homeless, many more who are living a marginal existence and certainly aren't contributing to the continued prosperity of our nation. Why? I refuse to believe we suddenly got that lazy. No, the wealthy have sucked all the economic growth up and there's none left for the average Joe.
This is why I advocate for higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy, a higher minimum wage and the use of the government as the employer of last resort to deliberately support higher wages for everyone.
Our system is no longer acceptable, let alone reasonable or equitable. It's fraying at the edges and one can see the fabric of society starting to shred everywhere you look;
Military hardware in the hands of civilian police, BEING USED REGULARLY.
Food assistance and Medicaid for people who have jobs.
No meaningful system for caring for the inevitable fraction of society who are disabled, mentally ill, etc.
Open warfare on the streets of many areas across the country- yes, even Chicago.
The legalized abolishment and state sanctioned looting of pensions and retirements.
The state sanctioned destruction of unions, coupled with a mad media disinformation campaign to turn public opinion against their own labor representatives.
The organized, military style assaults on protest movements like Occupy Wall Street, compete with coordinated media disinformation campaigns and FBI infiltration and smear jobs.
The increasing occurrence and severity of 'falling down' events where someone just goes nuts and tries to kill as many people as possible before dying in a hail of bullets.
A Federal Government that has handed itself the power to violate the citizen's constitutional rights at will, for no reason.
Endless wars for reasons of profit rather than subduing enemies that actually threaten to destroy us.
A military budget that rivals that of the rest of the entire planet, COMBINED.
Corporations that have more influence over our government's activities than the people themselves, power used to start wars, destroy the environment and concentrate wealth into ever fewer hands.
I could go on, but I think i've made my point. This isn't a few isolated incidents. Our country is coming apart.
The direction has to change or we'll find ourselves in an irreversible spiral of self destruction. Some say it's already too late.
For the right leader with the right platform, the ground is ripe for sowing the seeds of real change. Somebody better, and soon.
Like, for example, me.
I posted an article about this very subject, the Democrats and the working class, just a day or two ago. Its point was that the Democratic party has been trying to outdo the Republicans at attracting campaign money, instead of appealing to their base, and that base either stayed home or voted for Chump- for whatever reason.
Where the Democrats have all but elevated economic austerity to untouchable status, like the Republican party has historically positioned itself, there's no room in the conversation about other options, like helping unemployed workers get jobs.
There's a lot of unemployed Americans these days, some who are homeless, many more who are living a marginal existence and certainly aren't contributing to the continued prosperity of our nation. Why? I refuse to believe we suddenly got that lazy. No, the wealthy have sucked all the economic growth up and there's none left for the average Joe.
This is why I advocate for higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy, a higher minimum wage and the use of the government as the employer of last resort to deliberately support higher wages for everyone.
Our system is no longer acceptable, let alone reasonable or equitable. It's fraying at the edges and one can see the fabric of society starting to shred everywhere you look;
Military hardware in the hands of civilian police, BEING USED REGULARLY.
Food assistance and Medicaid for people who have jobs.
No meaningful system for caring for the inevitable fraction of society who are disabled, mentally ill, etc.
Open warfare on the streets of many areas across the country- yes, even Chicago.
The legalized abolishment and state sanctioned looting of pensions and retirements.
The state sanctioned destruction of unions, coupled with a mad media disinformation campaign to turn public opinion against their own labor representatives.
The organized, military style assaults on protest movements like Occupy Wall Street, compete with coordinated media disinformation campaigns and FBI infiltration and smear jobs.
The increasing occurrence and severity of 'falling down' events where someone just goes nuts and tries to kill as many people as possible before dying in a hail of bullets.
A Federal Government that has handed itself the power to violate the citizen's constitutional rights at will, for no reason.
Endless wars for reasons of profit rather than subduing enemies that actually threaten to destroy us.
A military budget that rivals that of the rest of the entire planet, COMBINED.
Corporations that have more influence over our government's activities than the people themselves, power used to start wars, destroy the environment and concentrate wealth into ever fewer hands.
I could go on, but I think i've made my point. This isn't a few isolated incidents. Our country is coming apart.
The direction has to change or we'll find ourselves in an irreversible spiral of self destruction. Some say it's already too late.
For the right leader with the right platform, the ground is ripe for sowing the seeds of real change. Somebody better, and soon.
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