Yup. There are good moments but something has changed. The landscape of politics is working against the 99%. I heard an activist say once that the sound all of us makes to get any attention from politicians is like one mosquito buzzing. Not heard. They spend most of their time trolling for money @nd climbing into sugar daddy pockets. …
Yup. There are good moments but something has changed. The landscape of politics is working against the 99%. I heard an activist say once that the sound all of us makes to get any attention from politicians is like one mosquito buzzing. Not heard. They spend most of their time trolling for money @nd climbing into sugar daddy pockets. I’m 74 this year. I’ve been both sides. Now I’m no sides. It’s sad.
Congresscritters don't even bother to include my concerns in their replies anymore when they tell me they're just going to vote however /they/ feel is "in everyone's best interests."
at least a couple decades ago they'd go to the trouble of quoting or reiterating my concerns before they'd tell me to go sit and spin.
Just boilerplate form letters. Don’t even square minimally with my concerns. The senators are the worst. Useless bunch of stuffed criminal, I mean career politicians.
absolutely. and the form letters via email could be sent 100% unattended with autoresponder software.
I've not had any better luck with House "Representatives" or state legislators/governors either.
the only ways I see to currently participate in state/national politics and have any effect are:
1) sell your soul and get bought by a corporation (or group of them) to run for office yourself, or go crowdfunding to run and get blackmailed/assassinated by the aforementioned corporate powers in the unlikely event you look like you'll win.
2) protest and risk jail/beating/worse for a little media exposure, unless you can get a few hundred thousand friends together to help, then you only risk jail/beating/worse for the possibility of one referendum style change. that should last until the next omnibus bill which includes hidden subparagraphs voiding the progress made only to pacify protestors.
3) overthrow the government, for which you'll need a few million associates instead of a measly few hundred thousand, and be prepared to give up everything including your own existence for your cause.
4) dream on.
ugh.
but I maintain hope that the system will somehow grind the powermongers between the gears of the Machine and spit out the greasy remnants, so we can have another slim chance of actual representation... and maybe even enough actual representation to clean up some of the more obvious corruption.
Yup. There are good moments but something has changed. The landscape of politics is working against the 99%. I heard an activist say once that the sound all of us makes to get any attention from politicians is like one mosquito buzzing. Not heard. They spend most of their time trolling for money @nd climbing into sugar daddy pockets. I’m 74 this year. I’ve been both sides. Now I’m no sides. It’s sad.
re: mosquito buzzing.
Congresscritters don't even bother to include my concerns in their replies anymore when they tell me they're just going to vote however /they/ feel is "in everyone's best interests."
at least a couple decades ago they'd go to the trouble of quoting or reiterating my concerns before they'd tell me to go sit and spin.
Just boilerplate form letters. Don’t even square minimally with my concerns. The senators are the worst. Useless bunch of stuffed criminal, I mean career politicians.
absolutely. and the form letters via email could be sent 100% unattended with autoresponder software.
I've not had any better luck with House "Representatives" or state legislators/governors either.
the only ways I see to currently participate in state/national politics and have any effect are:
1) sell your soul and get bought by a corporation (or group of them) to run for office yourself, or go crowdfunding to run and get blackmailed/assassinated by the aforementioned corporate powers in the unlikely event you look like you'll win.
2) protest and risk jail/beating/worse for a little media exposure, unless you can get a few hundred thousand friends together to help, then you only risk jail/beating/worse for the possibility of one referendum style change. that should last until the next omnibus bill which includes hidden subparagraphs voiding the progress made only to pacify protestors.
3) overthrow the government, for which you'll need a few million associates instead of a measly few hundred thousand, and be prepared to give up everything including your own existence for your cause.
4) dream on.
ugh.
but I maintain hope that the system will somehow grind the powermongers between the gears of the Machine and spit out the greasy remnants, so we can have another slim chance of actual representation... and maybe even enough actual representation to clean up some of the more obvious corruption.
obviously, I choose #4