People still want CHANGE. They haven't seen any, so they'll try the other guys. [View All]

[scarletwoman]

People see their jobs still disappearing. People see their homes still getting foreclosed. People see the Banksters and Wall Street still living high on the hog.

So what do you do when you see so much stuff that pisses you off still happening? You go out and vote for CHANGE. Change from the party in power that hasn't done shit to help you out.

THAT'S the "message" that was sent by the Massachusetts voters. CHANGE.

They didn't get change in 2008, instead they got worsening unemployment, more foreclosures, Wall Street and Bankster bailouts, and an expanding war in Afghanistan.

They still want CHANGE. So what choice do they have except to vote for a different party than the one that failed to deliver what they want?

All the finely honed political arguments about ideological differences don't mean SHIT. People want things in this country to CHANGE. They're sick of being fucked over.

They may not have a damn clue about HOW and WHY and by WHOM they are being fucked over, they just know they're being fucked over. And when they perceive that the fucking over is still going on under the party that's in power, they'll turn around and vote for the OTHER party -- because in our ossified two-party system, that's the ONLY option they have.

People sure as hell notice that jobs aren't coming back. People sure as hell notice that foreclosures haven't stopped. And people sure as hell noticed the Wall Street & Bankster bailouts.

The fucking over of the working class in the U.S. isn't privileged information, they KNOW they're being fucked. And with the Dems in power, that's who the fuckees will look upon as the fuckers.

They don't like what they're getting so far, so they'll go the other way. The whole of our political system is stuck in a rut. If you don't like what one team is doing, what choice do you have except change sides?

There's no subtlety in backlash -- all people have is their vote. And all people have to vote for is either this team or that team. If you're unhappy with one team, your only way to express it is by voting for the other team.

People don't actually believe in politician's promises, they're not THAT stupid. They simply react in the moment -- either they feel good about what's happening and want to stay with the team that's doing what they like, or they DON'T like what's happening; in which case they can't do anything except switch teams.

It's not rocket science.

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