Just posting this because it seems an apt summary of American Politics c:2016

[Armstead]

An old George Carlin rant....but seems even more timely today.

We had an election season that started out with the possibility that there might actually be progressive reform and an actual contest of ideas and issues. The chickens have come to roost after 35 years of relentless suppression of liberalism and participatory democracy -- and the pendulum in prime position to be pushed left towards an actual center.

But despite public pressure for change, we're back to the same old, same old....With the only difference being that the GOP has a candidate who is even worse than usual.

Otherwise.......

[rjsquirrel]

1. Yeah those damn voters

What right does the winner of millions more votes have to the nomination?

So undemocratic. The revolutionary vanguard should be able to declare itself the winner no matter what voters say.

[NurseJackie]

2. Exactly!

[Armstead]

3. I stand by Carlins words above -- It's been the illusion of choice, Same folks in charge.

[rjsquirrel]

7. Well I guess you can disagree

with 15 million voters then.

They're such dupes huh? We could have a perfect socialist state if they just saw what you see so clearly.

[Armstead]

10. Whatever you say

Don't much care to argue about it, if you really think we have fair and open elections with a free exchange of information and ideas on a level playing field.

Have fun with your election campaign. Trump is truly an awful man.

[Lizzie Poppet]

4. Screw it. Hope is for losers.

[Armstead]

5. Careful for what you wish for....

Carlin has some doozies on the cosmic level too.

[felix_numinous]

6. K&R--Just like the empathic world support

that was squandered after 911, the nationwide enthusiasm and willingness to participate and build a future by PEACEFUL MEANS has been squandered by more neo cons who think they can lead better through ruthlessness. It's very Kissingeresque.

Yes, they are owners and takers, not leaders.

[rjsquirrel]

8. Only the pure at heart

can see the Truth.

The revolution lives! Screw the voters !

Lol

[Fumesucker]

9. WMDs, bomb carrying drones, mobile anthrax factories, yellowcake, aluminum tubes, Saddam,

Yep, only the pure at heart can see the truth.

[Armstead]

11. My little kick for the victory celebration

Don't worry...I'll soon move from bitter and angry to apathetic.

[MohRokTah]

12. After the first time I heard that bullshit come out of Carlin's mouth,...

I considered him a complete and total fucking idiot.

[Armstead]

13. I'm sure you would because everything is just peachy keen

[MohRokTah]

14. Nope, I did because Carlin was being a complete and total fucking idiot about it. eom

[Armstead]

15. Whatever....

He fits the mood I'm in at the moment.

[MohRokTah]

16. If I felt the way Carlin describes things, there would be absolutely no reason at all to be involved

His rant is basically saying go be a hermit because it's hopeless.

That's fucking idiotic bullshit right there.

[Armstead]

17. I won't get into a long debate about it with you but....

If you think things through we have fucked things up big time.I'm not just talking about this primary or this election. That's just a symptom.

I'm not advocating being a hermit -- but ultimately we have sold ourselves out, and we have ceded control of our lives and communities to handful of elites and the immoral corporations and financial gangsters who don't give a shit about us.

I could give you countless examples but why bother?

We can distract ourselves, focus on good things in out personal spheres to find happiness, ignore the big picture and fool ourselves. But we are owned lock, stock and barrel -- and we foolishly did it to ourselves.

[MohRokTah]

18. I could not disagree more.

CArlin describes something that is not real, has never been real, and never will be real in this coountry.

Nothing is fucked up. Everything is functioning as designed in the constitution.

It's a beautiful thing to behold and naysayers like Carlin can just go fuck themselves as far as I'm concerned. I don't want to know them. I don't want to listen to that bullshit because life is too short to waste even a second on that sort of negative bullshit that has no meaning whatsoever any way.

[Armstead]

19. Then you agree with the post above -- Everything is just peachy keen

Will you feel that way if it's Trump who is sitting in the WH?

[MohRokTah]

20. Everything is messy. Everything is cloudy. Everything gets to be a jumble of different rules in

in different states. Everything requires hard work and effort to move change along slowly. Everything results in setbacks along the way. Some times your side wins. Some times your side loses.

EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED IN THE CONSTITUTION!

And it's a BEAUTIFUL THING!