Vested Interests Take Over US Politics

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“It's important right now for the world to understand how dysfunctional Washington has become and to take this development seriously. At the same time, there have never been greater opportunities to influence Washington,” writes Frida Stranne, guest researcher in the U.S.

For a long time, the world has watched the political game in Washington and been amused by its premises and how the power struggle between the president and Congress, the influence of lobby groups and money, and the complex parrying of state autonomy with federal laws often leads to debacles and problems. But these days, it is no longer a laughing matter.

Now it is serious; the world needs to understand how dysfunctional Washington has become. We need to take action against the conditions that have come to be and that have strayed far from the ideas the American system was founded upon. It isn't a political show for our entertainment anymore — it's a farce that's starting to become seriously dangerous for both the U.S. and the world around it.

Initiatives here are no longer about building long-term, sustainable and sound strategies that guarantee even America's own security, détente interests and economic stability. Instead it's about short-term, populist decisions that can lead to re-election (for the individual) and appease the extremes. Attempts at compromise and balanced dialogue on the complexity of reality are gone. Instead of discussing what, to voters, needs to be discussed in order to handle various challenges and help form opinions, they become hostages of radical elements with a lot of money.

http://watchingamerica.com/News/233965/vested-interests-take-over-us-politics/

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