RE: John Oliver...Spotlight on Johnson and Stein
October 18, 2016 at 7:19 pm
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2016 at 7:25 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
That's not entirely true. There's this notion that the power of government arises from the consent of the governed. Voting for them, (and at some point..even -against- them) gives government this legitimacy. Without it, they cannot effectively goivern....which is why we're treated to the "2 party" con in the first place. It's basic decorum that even the govern-ing feel compelled to play out. That we accept less and less to satisfy that minimum bar year by year makes it easier for them....we keep voiting for smellier turds, and so they say "fuck it", and present an even smellier one next time. The less they actually have to do or give, the better. They're human beings after all.
Except for us, ofc, doesn't make anything better for us. A visible non-fringe show that a supposedly representative government is no longer representative...that we won't even play along for the spectators, would make it -very- difficult to govern us. Think of it like this. If your local burger king could sell cat meat as an all beef patty, they would. They wo';t -stop- selling cat meat as all beef patties until you stop buying them. They will stop, then, because they like to get paid. I know, I know..."but we voted for the chicken sandwich!". Jokes on us, also cat meat.
Except for us, ofc, doesn't make anything better for us. A visible non-fringe show that a supposedly representative government is no longer representative...that we won't even play along for the spectators, would make it -very- difficult to govern us. Think of it like this. If your local burger king could sell cat meat as an all beef patty, they would. They wo';t -stop- selling cat meat as all beef patties until you stop buying them. They will stop, then, because they like to get paid. I know, I know..."but we voted for the chicken sandwich!". Jokes on us, also cat meat.
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