The poor feel disenfranchised, well they're just the poor, not like they can do anything right?

Replace the word poor with ' United States citizens' and your question suddenly takes-on some real meaning.

'ACTual' history will verify Obama to have been one of the most dangerous and shameless pieces of shit leaders in the history of the United States presidency.

bush was considered the worst president and so many liberal minded people would openly criticize his actions and policies.

and rightly so,bush was a disaster.

but now we have obama,who has not only continued the same bush policies but EXPANDED them.
and only now are the rumblings of discontent in regards to obama policy are being heard from the more left leaning populace.

yet BOTH presidents were/are products,creations to be sold as a brand to the population,in order for the business class to profit i.e STEAL.

in america you have 32 flavors of ice cream to choose from,30 kinds of tissue to wipe your ass but only TWO choices in regards to who formulates policy and laws.

and both work for the business class.

it is the choice that is the illusion.

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Maybe try voting for a third party candidate then.
You claim that 'choice' is an illusion, as both 'choices' are relatively identical. I counter that the illusion is that there are only 2 choices, an illusion you have apparently bought wholeheartedly and are now trying to sell. If people would vote for the candidate that supports ideas and methods they support instead of voting against what they feel is the worst of their 'two choices' we might get better representation. Voting for one bad candidate solely to thwart the 'other' terrible candidate shows a lack of knowledge of the system (there aren't only 2 bad choices) and is an example of how fear based actions are usually disastrous, and rarely offer the results that are hoped for.

Clinton is worse than Obama. Kicking people off welfare, supporting one genocide and enforcing another. Clinton was way worse.

@newtboy
while appreciate the sentiment and ideology behind your commentary,i just do not see it play out in reality.

i was going to post links to convey just how broken our democracy is,and those links are legion.the data is incontrovertible and to be quite honest...depressing.

i tire of people making this about libs/repubs.
that is NOT the argument,though it IS the argument that is presented to all of us.
no.
the REAL argument is about POWER and POWERLESSNESS.

the only true power the people have is they,themselves and the ability to form associations,to group up and put pressure on those who wield power.to create institutions which force..by sheer numbers..those in the ivory tower to hear the voices of the common folk.

but those institutions and associations have been dismantled and the people marginalized.

would you like scumbag A or dirtbag B?
and maybe a possible third party candidate,which leads to the inevitable "lesser of two evils" argument you are alluding to.

all of that does not change the fact we are getting our clock cleaned by the elites who only seek to further their own interests.

we lost.plain and simple.

but i cannot ignore the optimism in your post.
i just wished i shared it.
in my opinion the only path we have left is mass uprising.
to grind the gears of the machine to a halt and force those in the ivory tower to come to the bargaining table.

i do not share you enthusiasm and trust in a totally (in my opinion) broken political system that threw us all overboard 40 years ago.

that is playing THEIR game by THEIR rules.
and that game is rigged and in their favor.

i think the evidence of that has become abundantly clear to anybody who has been paying attention.

its like gambling in vegas.
yes..there are a few who win big but the majority lose their shirts but the illusion that maybe...juuust maybe..you too might win big keeps people coming back to the table.

they have stacked the odds in their favor and to play the political system is no different.
either way..the house always wins.

so why play a rigged game?
why play by rules that have been instituted to benefit the elites and fuck us all over?

the time has come to change the game and create new rules.

i apologize for the lengthy rant.
i truly wish i could share in your optimism newt.
i do realize there are those who are doing their best to fight this inequity and corruption.
so there is hope....a tiny..slim..sliver of hope.

and on that note i hope right along with them.

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