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In reply to the discussion: People vote when they have something/someone to vote FOR. [View all]certainot
(9,090 posts)the feeling that a vote doesn't count is directly related to the lack of progress.
the left has been getting its ass kicked for 25 years because they let a bunch of think tank scripted radio carnival barkers scream over them and turn the voice of the 1% + the 10% of racists and psychos into what looks like 50%.
the 1% and their 1200 radio stations are short circuiting the feedback mechanisms a democracy needs to function.
that factor has been completely ignored by the left. considering the time lost on global warming it's the biggest mistake in political history.
any answer to your question that doesn't include that factor is not going anywhere- anything we try just gets yelled over (see OWS). you'll just have to wait for things to get so bad we're all camping in the street. then the loudest voices will still be coming from those same radio stations.
the left won't get any major reforms until they get serious about the fucking radio.