What if the Religious Right allied with the Working Left?

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24. common good

Both Bernie and the Pope are referring to focusing on helping the poor and addressing climate change. Both the right and the left have lots of poor and both have those interested in climate change. If we come together on things we agree on, and choose to put those agenda items on the forefront we could come together.

I think we could do that and still not leave other things to the states. Those areas where we disagree with the other side would still be addressed, but not at the same time. We fight for them too. Just don't let our disagreements keep us from solving problems we can agree on.

The corporations ruling use these differences to divide and conquer and it works very well. They would lose power if we came together. When right wing economics don't work for the middle class they tell their side it is because 'other people' are taking their jobs. That shifts the blame away from them and keeps them voting against their own interests.

The gridlock is ALL due to big money backing campaigns. If the polititions had to answer to the voters they would get things done. If we don't let them divide us, and if we quit hating the other side the problems would get solved.

We are all getting propaganda. The right is being told we want to kill babies and just want to sit around and get free stuff. They are being convinced to hate us all as part of the plan. Then we are being taught to hate them. The laws are written by the corporations, not the voting public. The bigotry is promoted by the media to keep us from wising up and working together to regain control of our politics and our lives.