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for all candidates, for all parties, and especially for all issues--detailed, "pin-'em-down" debate and discussion, for as long as it takes, as a condition of their license. I'm frackin sick--the country is sick--of their narrow political spectrum, and their narrow parameters of debate, skewed way over to the right in favor of fascists and corporatists. It's time to take back the airwaves from these corporate monopolies, and use them to repair our sick and dying democracy.
In this specific case, Dennis Kucinich challenged them in court. He's taking the trouble to do that. If the others joined him, then they could argue their rights as well, and benefit from a favorable ruling. Why do you want to saddle HIM with their lack of interest or inaction?
If they're going to sit by, like lambs, and not challenge their exclusion, then it is not our problem, nor Kucinich's. But when someone stands up and fights back against the marginalization that Kucinich has suffered at the corporate news monopolies' hands--marginalizaton that, of course, makes it nearly impossible to raise funds and gain traction--I think it's great, and I fully support it. It's clearly time for new ideas in this country. We're going down, like the Roman Empire. Can democracy--and a free exchange of ideas--save us? Maybe it can. Thomas Jefferson thought it would.
Cuz otherwise it's just about money. How deadening! You got the bucks from your rich pals, you get included, no matter what mush-brained nonsense you spew. Good ideas don't count. They are worthless. Only with money do you get to convey your ideas; only with money do you have a chance to be seen and heard. And then, what are your ideas? Covering up for "organized money," as FDR called it. Covering the asses of thieves and war criminals. Towing the corporate line; not rocking the boat, cuz you don't want to jeopardize all that money and access and power. And your ideas become sugary pablum. But someone like Dennis Kucinich comes along, who has nothing to lose, and doesn't give a crap about money, and sees through the delusions of BushWorld, and THAT is exciting, as Kucinich has shown time and again, in debates. People are stimulated, and feel connected to what he's saying.
Do we want a citizenry that feels stimulated and connected, or one that is soothed by platitudes? Don't you think we need new ideas? Do you like these corporate-shaped debates, and airbrushed candidates? To me, it's sickening. But Kucinich riles them up, and challenges them on fundamental principles. One of them is likely going to crowned emperor. They should be given an intellectual challenge before that happens. The candidates themselves need to shaken out stupor, as well as the rest of us. That has great value. When and if they are given the scepter, will they even remember that we were once a great democracy?
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