Reply #42: yes

[Two Americas]

However, Kucinich pays a price for that by being shut out of power in Congress. He plays a constructive role.

I don't think we will ever be able to reform the politicians. We could reform ourselves, however, and stop acting as unpaid (?) public relations agents who promote the careers of politicians, and instead start organizing outside of the power structure - speak truth to the powerless and build strength to fight back. "Speaking truth to power" and "taking baby steps" for "progressive" causes - all held tightly within the partisan context of promoting the party and the politicians - is a weekend feel-good hobby activity for the relatively well-off, it is not serious politics.


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