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Jackpine Radical

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10. Yes, you've been entirely consistent on that theme.

Reply to Dustlawyer (Reply #8)

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 09:33 AM

Sep 2013

And I doubt that anyone here actually doubts that you are right. However, bringing it off is somewhat difficult since it requires people who are deeply embedded in the money-drenched system of American politics to vote against their own financial interests.

Most of the people at the levers of power are totally sold out to the machine that they operate. We can count the few exceptions on our digits without having to remove more than one shoe.

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Who is fooling who here? [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 OP

Who/what are you referring to? darkangel218 Sep 2013 #1

Class warfare. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #2

They spend most of their workhours fundraising and connecting. (Not kidding!) DetlefK Sep 2013 #3

Probably this story at HuffPo (LINK): pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #4

Just think how much more time they would have for serving us LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #6

That is what I have been posting daily for over a year now! Keep it up and in 10 years we Dustlawyer Sep 2013 #8

Yes, you've been entirely consistent on that theme. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #10

I don't expect the politicians to ever do it (vote to end their money machine), I hope that Dustlawyer Sep 2013 #13

There is no doubt that only systemic change will mitigate the corruption in the system. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #17

Money is Power Cryptoad Sep 2013 #18

That is correct. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #19

The only person who could spearhead it is Obama LiberalLovinLug Sep 2013 #20

I'll say it again Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #12

Yes, but the objective of the GOP is not to solve problems, but to create more of them. Haven't Cal33 Sep 2013 #15

Simple Solution: formercia Sep 2013 #16

Sadly, the Republicans manage to consistently irisblue Sep 2013 #5

And the Democrats manage to fool another 45%... Larry Ogg Sep 2013 #9

So the democrats secretly want to cuts jobs and pay and trash the economy bhikkhu Sep 2013 #21

Please add ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2013 #7

Ain't that the truth! Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #11

I'll grant you ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2013 #22

There are some who resist the corruption. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #23

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2013 #24

heh Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #14