John Oliver...Spotlight on Johnson and Stein

[Whateverist]

I'm not sure what people think we are supposed to do to change the situation we currently have.  Electing lower officials who are sane won't change the 2 party system at the top.  Since it's all set up, we CANNOT vote our way out of it, nor get out of it by refusing to vote.  

I'm seriously asking. I keep hearing people say, we need to change the system.  Well duh, it sucks, our votes pretty much don't even count in 90% of the country anyway. The whole things is shitty.  What I don't hear people saying is what we are supposed to do about it, that actually might cause change.  They just bitch and moan and insult people who are active in the current system at all. (Not directed at people in this thread so much as what I'm seeing on social media).

P.s. Bernie '20.  I don't care if he's on a ventilator, he's got my vote already.

I hear ya.  The separation of powers is basically a straight jacket and I agree we'll never vote our way out of it.  (But then I never thought the USSR would ever go away given its design so the political shit I know isn't so great.)

Even if Bernie is alive in '20 I'd prefer Elizabeth.  No more men presidents, okay?  Stop us before we screw things up worse.  Please.