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In reply to the discussion: You tell me OWS is dead.... [View all]Dustlawyer
(10,494 posts)they get divided on too many issues and are not addressing the ROOT CAUSE! THE ROOT CAUSE of these problems is not Wall Street per se, but our campaign finance laws that allow Wall Street banks, corporations and the 1% to OWN our politicians. We will never be successful until we have OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN OFFICE. They buy the politicians, who spend more time "Fund Raising" than they do legislating, just like Wall Street bought the NY cops with a $20 million dollar "donation" to the NY Police Pension Fund. The politicians represent the monied , not "We The People!"
You asked, "What are you doing that matters more?" I wouldn't say I do near as much, or sacrifice as much as your son, but I do what I can now and will be able to do more later. All that I do, besides just talking to folks and explaining what is really going on here, is to post here multiple times a day like this to try and spread the word that we need to focus on COMPLETE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (CCFR)!!!! I am sure some here are tired of seeing it, and I get frustrated that it does not seem to be catching on with very many. I wish the people here at DU, when they read the various post about a plethora of different issues, that they ask themselves if that issue could be solved or helped by politicians that are free from obligations or threats by the Banksters, corporations and the 1%! Thanks again to your son, I have one about the same age that helps in his way, and I am proud as a lucky father of a good kid should be! For those of you who read this far down, please help spread the word and fight for COMPLETE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (CCFR)!!!! Lets get control of our government back so we can turn this country, and this world around!!!!!