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In reply to the discussion: I'm really annoyed that someone people have JUST discovered the consequence of gutting the VRA [View all]libdem4life
(13,877 posts)I do blame the SCOTUS and those who appointed them. Now a contribution of $47 is nothing to a 6 figure haul. No wonder many just got disgusted and stopped participating. We have become a close parallel to Kleptocracy.
That, IMO, is why there is truly no real Democrat/Republican, left/right, liberal/conservative, et al. It is Establishment (i.e. Corporatocracy or Kleptocracy or 1%...whichever one prefers) vs. the 99%, and especially the 50%.
Any of the above voting-type dyads can fall in either category so the distinction between them is a moot point. We see it every day here on DU. Because, as opposed to the Republicans, we have two candidates who truly represent both sides of that chasm.
This is the Democrats Come to Jesus Time. The Republicans have that too in How to Get Rid of Trump. And the only similarity between Sanders and Trump and why they are causing such a ruckus is they are Outside the Establishment.
It's going to be brutal weaning almost all of our politicians off some form of that SuperPac money freely flowing in to the "right" candidates. I pray Bernie has good personal security.