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In reply to the discussion: Corporate party A and Corporate party B [View all]dtom67
(634 posts)This post is a fair assessment of our situation. Why do you think Obama is trying to run without corporate donations?
If being confronted by an idea like this makes you stay home instead of voting then good riddance. This post should be food for thought. Chomsky is not interested in our bi-cameral system . He really isn't concerned with being a "Liberal", either. He is a utopian thinker who believes that grass-roots movements are the key to winning a just society. He really has nothing to do with political discourse within our political system( i.e. he is neither a Democrat, nor a liberal. He is, however, a populist. This makes him OK in my book.)
His Quote being posted here should be seen as an attempt to keep us honest; If any among you believe that corporations don't write policy in Democratic administrations, than you are truly naive. It is an issue we must address before both parties really do become the same.
Posts that promote endless fist-pumping about how we are gonna "destroy Romney in november " are far more likely to make people stay home on election day than posts of dissent. Why vote if Obama is a shoo-in?
Of course, he is not a shoo-in.
We have to keep pushing to raise awareness and get out the vote.