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Instead of worrying about who you will vote for in November, let's take a few days to ponder how little power you have over the elites and how there is no Democracy and it is merely a spectacle at this point.
Starting with the basics:
Visualizing what "the median net worth" means
Visualizing what "the median net worth" means
What the top 10% of the net worth means.
This is the net worth of the top 10%
If the senate were really representative, we would have 0 senators in the Top .1% 1 senator in the top 1% and 4 senators in the top 5%.
But, we have 50% of the senators in the top 5% of the total wealth!
But, we have 50% of the senators in the top 5% of the total wealth!
The house is pending. Obviously, the class character of the legislative bodies means that basically there is 0 representation for the bottom 90%.
Literally 0.
Literally 0.
Yes, congressional incomes put people in a higher income bracket...but getting $160k a year does not magically translate into having $40 million net worth unless a) it was there before
Or
b) we have tons of questions about how the wealth was accumulated.
Or
b) we have tons of questions about how the wealth was accumulated.
Before the French Revolution, each "estate" were allocated a certain amount of representation...
It would be interesting to see if we are worse off than pre-revolution France or better off.
It would be interesting to see if we are worse off than pre-revolution France or better off.
Anyways, each estate had a legislative body so 1/3 of the representatives came from the 3. Of course, this meant that it didn't matter what the peasants thought.. The other two estates could always overrule the peasants because they got more representation.
While we are waiting on the exact number crunching, let's see if it is even possible with the current system for there to be an actual
"house of commons"
"house of commons"
First Establishment retort: "Bernie Bro,why don't you get involved in politics in the local level? Change comes from the bottom up. Run for city council"
Ok, fair enough. Let's see what happens in cities where the progressive city council raise the minimum wage.
(She is a D)
Ok, fair enough. Let's see what happens in cities where the progressive city council raise the minimum wage.
(She is a D)
Democratic mayor... vetoes minimum wage hike in DC.
vOtE bLUE nO maTTEr wHO
Then there is this joke. How much does rent cost in Chicago?
What comes after "all politics is local and you need to get involved in the local level?"
In re Democratic Establishment condescension?
In re Democratic Establishment condescension?
The first is: "We'd love to but daddy GOP won't let us"
And of course, we debunked that on all levels. Democrats will always kill any pro-worker bill if there is no daddy GOP.
And of course, we debunked that on all levels. Democrats will always kill any pro-worker bill if there is no daddy GOP.
"Why don't you challenge the GOP and flip more seats?"
Ok. so districts that are GOP a) larger b) much harder to canvass c) therefore much more expensive.
For example, @JDScholten district has a GOP but it's larger than some European countries.
Ok. so districts that are GOP a) larger b) much harder to canvass c) therefore much more expensive.
For example, @JDScholten district has a GOP but it's larger than some European countries.
Herein lies the treachery. The Democrats primary purpose is to prove that even moderately leftist ideas are not "electable"
So they will act like an opposition party to make sure you don't win to prove that you are not electable.
So they will act like an opposition party to make sure you don't win to prove that you are not electable.
Here is @downwithtyranny explaining how DCCC refuses to help progressives. https://www.google.com/amp/s/crooksandliars.com/2018/08/dccc-still-refusing-back-progressive/amp
The DCCC promising to attack all progressive candidates around the country https://theintercept.com/2018/03/05/dccc-laura-moser-california-democrats/
"The oppressors of generations who have kept you down with myths of opportunity"
Me... in relation to the lies of the Demoratic-Capitalist party.
Me... in relation to the lies of the Demoratic-Capitalist party.
Oh right... back to the poor person... now... running in a district that's red is expensive..
So if you are a poor working person... you can't just look through your phone book and raise $200k or $2 million like the DCCC wants.
So.. right there...true working class filtered
So if you are a poor working person... you can't just look through your phone book and raise $200k or $2 million like the DCCC wants.
So.. right there...true working class filtered
If we are making Imperial France analogies, the third estate got 1/3 of the representatives. We get... 0.
But you say, "congressman x,y,z was poor, on welfare blah blah."
But, if they had to raise money from the top 1%, do you really think the top 1% would fund someone who would liquidate them as a class?
So what you have is mere tokens who offer no challenge to power.
But, if they had to raise money from the top 1%, do you really think the top 1% would fund someone who would liquidate them as a class?
So what you have is mere tokens who offer no challenge to power.
And if they do offer a challenge ... Their district magically gets gerrymandered out. https://www.npr.org/2012/03/08/148214447/the-nation-whats-lost-when-dennis-kucinich-lost
"But But GOP... you claim"
But I say Well.. Well...DOJ ... Eric Holder..could have used the VRA but he chose not to...
Why?
Kucinich was the last holdout from enacting Romneycare.
But I say Well.. Well...DOJ ... Eric Holder..could have used the VRA but he chose not to...
Why?
Kucinich was the last holdout from enacting Romneycare.
