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In reply to the discussion: Apparently this is the breaking point, [View all]dotymed
(5,610 posts)to choose who we we want for president and begin a real grassroots campaign to elect him/her.
That sounds really simplistic, but it can be if we begin immediately. Personally, I would love a Sanders/Warren ticket. Of course, we would need their commitment. We could raise money (of course) and educate the 99% about the accomplishments of Sanders and the idealism of Warren. These are two real public servants whose goals are progressive (like the majority of Americans). Of course, they would be considered to be "spoilers" of the "chosen for us" candidates.
Those are the "party first" crowd. Lets change the paradigm to people first. I feel confident that with leaders like that, we could make America the best country in the world.
Of course, I am just a lone idealist. It would take people united in their desire to really change the status quo, in a very positive way. Like our founding fathers, we could have our own nominating committee and then work our asses off to change our country.
The vast majority of people admit that our system is broken. we can change that, but we must be united and act quickly. If we wait, then in 2016, we will be voting the "lesser of two evils" again.
We could actually have a "bloodless coup."