vtsnowedin wrote:Newfie wrote:Does it really matter which egomanic old fart is President?
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Going by the differences in the economy between one old fart and the present one it really does.
It would be nice to have the parties all jump down to candidates in their fifties, left center and right so we might have a chance of them truly being competent during a crisis.
Both parties massively overspend and put the rich ahead of everyone else.
Democracy is a system of govt. where the wealthy have all the power. In a dictatorship, it is possible that the dictator can take on the rich- but this is not an option in a democracy where money controls elections.
I am not advocating dictatorship- simply uncovering that
democracy is really just a more pleasing name for oligarchy. The US is ruled by oligarchs and corporations- not by the people. We engage in a massive game of pretend b/c a deep realization of this fact by the masses would lead to revolution or collapse from disengagement by the public.
Once the Republicans are eliminated as a national party (which will happen in a decade) then the real battle will begin between corporate Democrats and socialist Democrats. The Socialists will not be dispensed with as easily as the Republicans were, as they organize well and punch above their weight in primary elections when most people don't vote. Plus they have real inroads into academia, the media and unions.
A very viscous battle is coming.