(November 18, 2014 at 10:43 pm)Aractus Wrote: A lot of it is down to the fact that it isn't regulated properly. I mean pharmaceuticals are to me one of the most obvious ones - why can you buy government subsidised drugs at a goddamn petrol station??
Why? America is no longer a democracy, that's why. It hasn't been one for some time. The actual term for our government is "oligarchy" or perhaps "plutocracy".
Those who are wealthy enough can buy our representatives. Those who aren't bribed with campaign contributions can go to work in the private sector with cushy jobs once they've done their service in the government catering to corporate America. Don't worry if you get voted out of office. If you've been a good little Senator or Representative, you'll be rewarded with a soft landing and a nice job somewhere.
The corruption has gotten so bad that it's not even hidden anymore. It's all done in plain sight. Pretty much you know which candidate is bought out by which special interests. They might as well wear corporate decals on their suits as they debate. Voting is often a matter of picking the candidate that has sold out to the interests you're more comfortable with.
Our media is also owned by a few major corporations. No abuse by anyone playing along with the powers that be are ever held to account. At most, if things really get bad and there's enough public outrage, you'll hear the "both sides" narrative played out. Our media will discuss vague things like "how Washington is broken" but no names will ever be dropped and no specifics ever discussed.
I'm a Democrat not because it's a great party or it's not filled to the brim with the spineless and the sell-outs but because the GOP has gone so insane that they have to be voted out of power no matter how bad the only alternative may be. Politics isn't a matter of hoping for anything better anymore but just holding actions against the truly insane from ever getting to the levers of power like they did in the W Bush administration.
No wonder our turnout was only 35% of eligible voters this last election. It's obviously not a good thing. Nothing will get better with the voters staying home. We've got to find a way to rally ourselves for the next one in two years.
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
