“Utter insanity and stupidity”: Ex-Reagan adviser unloads on GOP

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2. Wow, lays it out there pretty clearly!

I think this is a big reason many Americans are utterly fed up with electoral politics -- the bulk of the real power seems to lie with the large corporations, so even if you manage to elect somebody who says what you like to hear, it is unlikely they will end up doing much other than what those corporations want.

Unless you can find someone who is really willing to buck the trend and get a large-scale popular movement going that can actually change the system via direct action like strikes and boycotts.

IMHO