Has anybody considered the possiibility that this is what the powers that be want?

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46. Absolutely. The Conservative powers at least.

Conservatives, today, abhor change of any kind. They like the game they have and they like the rules as they are because they know how to manipulate the rules (regulations, oversight, government in general -- take your pick) in their favor. So on top of having an instinctual resistance to change, they have no personal or professional motivation to allow or accept change. Thus, they will resist any and all change and progress with every single dime at their disposal.

The sad fact is, on the Liberal side there's enough idiots who are also hooked into the game and don't want to see it change much either.

In short, the broken system we have is profitable for those in power and they'll want it to stay that way so they can continue profiting off us. By keeping us fighting left vs. right like some nasty trench war, we're preoccupied and never notice the out right theft that's happening behind the lines.