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4. Knowing our condition isn't hopelessness. It just means we have to

Reply to shebornik (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 14, 2014, 11:35 AM

Aug 2014

stop doing what we're doing. We have to stop fanning the kings.

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Pic Of The Moment: How Much Impact Do Ordinary Citizens Have On America's Policy-Making Process? [View all] EarlG Aug 2014 OP

Uh, we already know it. nt valerief Aug 2014 #1

That's what they're counting on, hopelessness. shebornik Aug 2014 #2

Knowing our condition isn't hopelessness. It just means we have to valerief Aug 2014 #4

I will keep repeating this, until we rise up in mass and demand Publicly Funded Elections and Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #18

Power, whether in the form of money or otherwise... elzenmahn Aug 2014 #37

That's is exactly it! They control our whole government and have spent decades and lots of Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #38

Pray tell - how? I'm ready. 840high Aug 2014 #41

True. But we did elect (twice!) a better President then the one we had. So, small as it may be... FailureToCommunicate Aug 2014 #3

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #5

So how do we get that number up? Because if We the People Autumn Aug 2014 #6

how many times did BF Skinner's rats have to pull the lever before he let them out? (hint: he didn't MisterP Aug 2014 #23

Positive- negative reinforcement if I remember correctly. We don't vote for them if they are bad Autumn Aug 2014 #24

they did it in Canada (though the BC NDP's failed), they did it in every country in Latin America MisterP Aug 2014 #27

We've tried GOTV. Time for...... Hotler Aug 2014 #45

Result - packman Aug 2014 #7

GOTV! whatchamacallit Aug 2014 #8

Sure are a lot of people ignoring this very important OP Autumn Aug 2014 #9

The article (and attention to it) Especially being front paged - denotes a true SAD state of affairs laserhaas Aug 2014 #15

It's so sad that this doesn't have hundreds of replies and recs. Autumn Aug 2014 #16

Concur! laserhaas Aug 2014 #20

Well, yes, but lark Aug 2014 #10

The key term you're missing 'lark' - is YET... laserhaas Aug 2014 #17

See post#30.... truebluegreen Aug 2014 #31

K-and-fucking-R YoungDemCA Aug 2014 #11

This is the result of treating government like a business.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #12

HEY- EarlG - FIX the title to fit Twitter (please)? laserhaas Aug 2014 #13

The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Aug 2014 #14

Yup. Here's some FACTS for ya! Romney = Bain = Clear Channel = Limbaugh, Hannity, Glenn Beck. laserhaas Aug 2014 #21

has Xe (formerly Blackwater) changed it's name again? from Blackwter, Xe, now it's Academi? 2banon Aug 2014 #35

Erik is now head of Frontier Resource laserhaas Aug 2014 #39

So how do we change this sorry state of affairs? YoungDemCA Aug 2014 #19

NO - that's NOT what tale is being told here! It's the individual who has little/zero effect. laserhaas Aug 2014 #22

I'm in SoCal - a good place to have Progressive discussions; BUT laserhaas Aug 2014 #29

Whoa! That is one of the best graphics EVER! Zorra Aug 2014 #25

I figured less than zero. kairos12 Aug 2014 #26

Big surprise there. nt Nay Aug 2014 #28

What's even worse about this study truebluegreen Aug 2014 #30

Inside the Whale. Mc Mike Aug 2014 #32

ZERO impact. The 1% is unloading our savings & retirement accounts, distracting us with whether blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #33

And this in a government supposedly where, Hubert Flottz Aug 2014 #34

Do the Math... HoosierCowboy Aug 2014 #36

Knew it. 840high Aug 2014 #40

Well that's depressing... SoapBox Aug 2014 #42

"GOP Seeks to Further Weaken Campaign Finance Laws" adirondacker Aug 2014 #43

Well, an ordinary American w/o Wall St investments has a near zero level. raouldukelives Aug 2014 #44

Lot of Americans vote against their interest polynomial Aug 2014 #46

Sad K&R. But is this more of the GOP campaign to make sure less people vote? Overseas Aug 2014 #47