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Tbh honest I don& #39;t expect any of the fundamental problems in the US to be addressed by any of the parties, ever! R& #39;s have gone too far into Fascist ideals and the D& #39;s are too busy fighting the old guard within their party who want the old status quo to return.
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Tbh honest I don& #39;t expect any of the fundamental problems in the US to be addressed by any of the parties, ever! R& #39;s have gone too far into Fascist ideals and the D& #39;s are too busy fighting the old guard within their party who want the old status quo to return.
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Setting up taskforces to work on a problem usually results in minor changes meant to appease as many as possible with real change/improvement being minimal in application.
The only way for real improvement to happen is for the old ways to be totally scrapped.
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The only way for real improvement to happen is for the old ways to be totally scrapped.
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Who cares what the 2nd assistant dog-catcher& #39;s political affiliation is or their gender, religious beliefs, racial identification? For example, only those who& #39;s predujices rule their lives.
The blanket banning of ALL lobbying and associated actions AND the absolute banning
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The blanket banning of ALL lobbying and associated actions AND the absolute banning
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of ALL use of Religion in any political discussion or Political promotion would go some way towards removing some of the most pernicious and toxic aspects of politics/government - You& #39;d see US elections switch to more issues based just by doing those 2 things for starters,
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And remove a large number of people from politics who are elected purely because of these things. Maybe you& #39;d even start to see real change and improvements for all rather than the few, as it is now.
This would also have the added bonus of defusing the power of extremists on
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This would also have the added bonus of defusing the power of extremists on
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all sides of the political divide.
US politics needs to switch from it& #39;s current form of personality/idealogical to policy based.
Would you back rather back a politician that changes their views based on how much the big donors are willing to pay or one that wants to make
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US politics needs to switch from it& #39;s current form of personality/idealogical to policy based.
Would you back rather back a politician that changes their views based on how much the big donors are willing to pay or one that wants to make
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the country better for ALL it& #39;s inhabitants by supporting policies that do so at the expense of the big donors?
The real point of this thread is to point out to those who read it, that a fundamental part of the American Declaration of Independance is most often ignored....
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The real point of this thread is to point out to those who read it, that a fundamental part of the American Declaration of Independance is most often ignored....
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"Government of the People, by the people" or more exactly " Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"
This means people power not Corporate or Relgious power!
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This means people power not Corporate or Relgious power!
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So most people want some form of Universal Health Care, most people want Science to guide the response to Climate change and Pandemics, most people want equality for all and removal of an unfair system of justice, most people want the 2nd amendment to be applied as written,
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most people want to be allowed to live their lives without having to worry that some religious faction or corporate special interest will penalize them and cause them to suffer.
Unfortunately the US (and a number of other countries incidentally) seems wedded to the idea
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Unfortunately the US (and a number of other countries incidentally) seems wedded to the idea
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that a religion or corporation knows best what is good for them.
I can just imagine the newspaper headlines and the fake anger that would be fermented if anything like I& #39;ve suggested was announced.
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I can just imagine the newspaper headlines and the fake anger that would be fermented if anything like I& #39;ve suggested was announced.
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