Yet comedian Lewis Black says that BOTH parties are "bowls of sh*t."
Why?
Because Democrats feed from the same trough from which the Republicans feed. Hillary Clinton's $47 million treasure chest was filled by a handful of billionaires. So was Jeb Bush's $114 million.
It means that the billionaires win no matter who gets elected. Like Bush, Hillary has been purchased by a handful of billionaires. Former President Jimmy Carter said it best: "Now it's just an oligarchy, with unlimited political bribery being the essence of getting the nominations for president or to elect the president." He could have added "or any senator or representative or the dog catcher" for that matter.
The thing is, that most Americans wonder if we have any alternative. "We are still the greatest country in the world," the "pundits" say. Anyway how do you fight the Supreme Court? If the Supreme Court says corporations are people and that money is speech, that's what it is. 32They could declare that a jockstrap is a hat, and their proclamation would make it true. And nothing short of hanging them can change anything.
Corruption may be the status quo, but the status quo for most of us is better than chaos. Most Americans are not yet ready for blood. Most of us still live comfortably despite the fact that the system is crumbling.
Then there is Bernie.
Bernie Sanders refuses to feed from the billionaires'' trough. He says that there are two primary sources of power: organized money and organized people. He is trying to organize people into a grass-roots movement" into an American Spring that would put an end to oligarchy. About a week ago, more than 100,000 supporters gathered in 3,520 private homes all over America to hear his ideas.
Many Americans are intrigued. However, most Americans fear the power of the billionaires. They are not convinced that organized people can defeat oligarchy.
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