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Dustlawyer

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3. We lost our Democracy years ago. The politicians represent the Donors who keep them in office.

Reply to madokie (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 14, 2014, 09:30 AM

Aug 2014

The corporate media has been manipulating us for decades with their propaganda.
As long as we allow campaign donations of any kind we cede our government to corporate control.

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If we don't get this Media Thingy under control we lose our democracy madokie Aug 2014 #1

We lost our Democracy years ago. The politicians represent the Donors who keep them in office. Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #3

No of course not! Why would anyone think that? Rex Aug 2014 #2

K&R me b zola Aug 2014 #4