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You Tell 'Em, Bernie
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You Tell 'Em, Bernie
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/05/se...1-percent/

Quote:“Today, while it is projected that 60% of the electorate will not vote in the next national election because they don’t see much to vote for, the top 1% will be spending hundreds of millions to elect candidates to make them even richer,” Sanders continued.

“Remember the Declaration of Independence: ‘…… governments are instituted among Men (and we would add Women), deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that when any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it….’”

“Now is the time to alter our government,” Sanders remarked. “Now is the time to stop the movement toward oligarchy. Now is the time to create a government which represents all Americans, and not just the 1%.”

My guess is that the knuckle-draggers won't listen.
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RE: You Tell 'Em, Bernie
And this is why conservatives spend so much time attempting to disenfranchise Democratic-leaning voters, or at least maximizing the difficulty for Democratic-leaning voters. When people turn out, progressives win. We're about 25 years past the point where conservatism represents anything that America actually stands for.

Perhaps what this country needs is to make voting mandatory.
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RE: You Tell 'Em, Bernie
(July 6, 2014 at 3:12 pm)Ryantology (╯°◊°)╯︵ ══╬ Wrote: And this is why conservatives spend so much time attempting to disenfranchise Democratic-leaning voters, or at least maximizing the difficulty for Democratic-leaning voters. When people turn out, progressives win. We're about 25 years past the point where conservatism represents anything that America actually stands for.

Perhaps what this country needs is to make voting mandatory.

Making voting mandatory has led to stupidity. Think about all the ignorant people that just vote for the candidates that look nicer.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you

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RE: You Tell 'Em, Bernie
Yeah, I've always felt that voting isn't one's duty. Taking an interest is. So, if you really try but can't come to a self-honest conclusion about who or what to vote for, then stay away from the poll station.
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
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RE: You Tell 'Em, Bernie
(July 6, 2014 at 5:32 pm)c172 Wrote: Yeah, I've always felt that voting isn't one's duty. Taking an interest is. So, if you really try but can't come to a self-honest conclusion about who or what to vote for, then stay away from the poll station.

Actually I'm pretty sure it is a civil/citizenship duty, but it is not mandatory. I always vote but many times I vote blank if I don't agree with any candidate, voting black in my country will work as a vote against all parties so it makes their lives harder, not voting will just give votes to everyone and make it easier for corrupt parties to win
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you

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