Holy goddamn this is what youtube is starting to feel like. Not all of it, just the most prominent/promoted parts. Attractive, hyperactive (post-)millennials speaking eloquently about some incredibly forced, made up situation, and it's heavily monetized and intended to build personal brand.

Half of this video was her talking about a problem that doesn't exist for real people and the rest was advertising for squarespace. Now that Bernie Sanders doesn't look like he'll be allowed to get money out of politics, he should get money out of youtube.

@blankfist

i would be totally on board with a massive re-structuring of the corporate charter.

might i suggest we return the clause "for the good of the people"?
and force responsibility financial and otherwise when a corporation causes damage to either the enviroment or society at large.

adam smith said"only with absolute liberty can a free market truly exist".
we do not have absolute liberty nor a free market.
we have a protectionist government which serves the needs of the corporate elite.
and those needs simply translate to :less competition...for them.

which is the point i think you were trying to make and on that note i agree.
but i think the leviathan is a far larger beast and will not be dismissed so easily.

power begets power and seeks only to retain its power.

we have to get money out of politics.
money should never equal free speech,yet sadly that is where we find ourselves to day.

corporations spend billions towards influencing legislation favorable to their bottom line.i read somewhere that for every dollar spent they receive 22,000 from the beneficial legislation.

so not only is out government bought and paid for...they are more trashy than the 10 dollar crack whore.

the only thing that has ever worked to change things...ever.
is the people.
social movements.
we need to starve the beast.

in my opinion the very first step to even BEGIN to make that move forward is we need to fix our fourth estate,or at the very least ridicule and dismiss the fucking circus that we know as corporate media news.
its not news.
its propaganda.

i really think that most people would agree to an extent on what your saying blankie but the reality does not reflect the dream and may be why some people dismiss the notion as silly.

@JiggaJonson brought up a good point and is actually a great way to start to starve the beast.
civil disobedience in the form of refusal to participate in the system.
dont file your taxes.
dont buy car insurance or register your vehicle.
cut up your credit cards and dont pay them.
buy local,from family owned establishments (so your money stays local).

but in my experience most americans do not like being uncomfortable nor afraid and doing these things will bring both to your doorstep.

i always said the american revolution will commence the moment they take away their cable tv.

Did you watch the video? His strongest point was, "There is only one issue in America: getting money out of politics." He never said Dems don't spend money. He never blamed Republicans. Corporations happen to overwhelmingly support Republicans over Dems, especially now after Citizens United, so Dems are never going to win again. That's what he's saying.>> ^bobknight33:

Democrats gets lots of money also.. Quit blaming the other side both are terrible. Eliminate the money.

Some of you people are clearly dreaming. As much as I would like to see the party of stubborn ignorance die a horrible death, the fact is that the Democrats are not all that much better. The complete lack of effective leadership and unity in the Democratic Party is quickly dissolving any momentum that Obama had coming in from his historic election. This is partly due to the lies that the Conservative Zombies believe without thought, but more due to the inability of the Democrats to pick a plan and just go for it.

I only voted for Obama because I knew he would do less damage to our once great nation than "Five Plane" McCain and Governor Barbie. But I am still amazed at how he is actively trying to rebuild the Republican party by insisting that they have a say in legislation that they have no way of stopping. Add that to the unsurprising fact that no administration will ever prosecute the crimes of their predecessors (or face diminished power and the threat of their own legal grilling later) and it becomes painfully obvious that modern politics is nothing but a high stakes version of the WWE. Every match they come out spewing hateful slander to get the crowd riled up, but none of them would ever get what they truly want without a plausible contender. And the only people really profiting are the show's producers behind the scenes, which in the case of the American political system is corporations and billionaires.

Mark my words, there will be no change until we can get money out of politics. And since everybody is focused on healthcare, wars, abortion, religion, socialism and other bullshit puppet shows, I don't see any changes coming anytime soon.

The media is probably one of the biggest opponents of getting money out of politics, since they are usually the ultimate recipients of most of that money.

Our government can establish a "Channel One" that could be a free forum for all qualified candidates. They could do the same thing with radio. And of course, they could do it super easily with the internet.