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In reply to the discussion: This gerrymandering HAS GOT TO STOP! ( The 20 Most Gerrymandered Congressional Districts) [View all]Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)I can personally attest to that.
I have never, not even for one day in the last 50 years, been represented by my government. I have always had a choice between authoritarian pro-business candidate #1 and even more authoritarian pro-business candidate #2. Gore Vidal is just one of the hundreds of thinkers that have pointed out the indisputable fact that America has one political party with two right wings. There have been a few liberals that found their way into office from time to time, but I've never been lucky enough to be one of their constituents.
From the perspective of tens of millions of Americans, we have, and have never had any voice in our own nation.
Even if every single eligible citizen voted in every single election, we would still not have any say in how our nation is run because the game is rigged. Only two players are allowed to play and both players are paid by the same owner. American politics is the Harlem Globetrotters and the Washington Generals but the teams swap uniforms every few years.