Chafee and Webb announced.

[nadinbrzezinski]

94. The differences are academic in big picture policies

not all of them mind you, like minimum wage, but in others it truly is.

We have been seeing the privatization of literally everything under both democratic and republican administrations ranging from city hall and on up.

See charter schools for example, or "competitiveness" for city services, which is code to privatize. This is going on everywhere, not just in Wisconsin.

Yes, there are some differences, like minimum wage... but not as significant as they used to be.

As I said, this goes well beyond just party platforms, and it goes to who gives money and in what amounts. We cover city hall, and county and we do policy. That is what we do. I will not bother with the horse race beyond announcements and who wins and loses, because I cannot compete. I can educate people on the crisis of democracy though, and once people get it, that really gets them pissed, and mobilized.

And I will never, ever tell you, don't vote. I will just add the caveat, if all you do is just vote, you will get the government you deserve. We need to MOBILIZE people, and what both parties have been doing is demobilizing the voters, because mobilized voters usually do more than just vote.

It is not just me that sees this. I get it, I grew up in an oligarchy that worked slightly differently, so they bought votes... because large majorities translated into legitimacy. Here, due to the legal system, you do not need those large majorities, bought with a torta and a coke, but just 50+1 of the pool of voters that actually show up.

I am just giving you food for thought. Just don't be too surprised that not just me has figured this out. I will tell those voters who have figured this out here in the states, GET ANGRY, VOTE, and DO MORE THAN JUST VOTE. But I will not tell them to get excited about any candidate. I know I will be there in November, but who I vote for, is my business at this point.

And yes, I am a member of the fastest group of voters in California, decline to state, with good reason.

Ed. Clarity