Independent third-party candidates were censored out of the duopoly debates, of course, as is the norm in the "land of the free." However, an independent debate did occur over at FreeAndEqual.org, where you can catch the replay online. A second debate between Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian frontman Gary Johnson will occur on Tuesday, October 30th, at 9pm EST/6pm PST. It will be broadcast on various independent outlets such as RT America (Russia Today), RT.com, and on Youtube via the Free and Equal website.
I'm not sure how self-described "progressives" expect real change to occur when they vote for the same old imperial / Wall Street shills time and time again. Obama has proven himself -- to Wall Street -- and after raising more than $700,000,000.00 in 2008, Obama is set to top $1Bn this term, having already cashed checks for "$988 million" (Chicago Tribune, 10.25.12). That kind of money buys a lot of immunity from prosecution. It installs people like Geithner and Summers in the top financial spots of his administration. It buys a lot more war, too. Their money, your vote. Whom do you think is represented more in this equation?
I've suggested to Green Party members how to more quickly increase their numbers and build momentum. This strategy is in line with David Cobb's priorities to make the party a legitimate alternative to corporate/elite-sponsored fascism, over the long haul. Let's hope Americans agree and wipe the sleep out of their eyes, turn off their X-Boxes, look up from tapping on their phones about nothing, and smell the collapse all around them. Further, let's hope they decide to do the right thing. Support the alternative you want to see, not the criminals who claim to have you by the balls. Grow a backbone, for God's sake. It's about more than Election Day; it's about every other day in between. You're going to have to work for it if you want to reverse a decline this severe, this dangerous, this overtly unlawful and steeped in fanciful myths about ourselves and our place in the world.
I'm voting Green and FOR Jill Stein, which is a bit of a luxury living in California where a vote for the others wouldn't matter in the slightest. In a swing state, I would probably have to recalculate my tactics, knowing that these are simply tactics. I might even just consider expatriation more seriously (I love you, Iceland, and your brand new Constitution). I would, however, register in the party that represents me best and encourage others to do likewise. Anything else is betrayal, a betrayal of conscience, of values, of one's own ethics. Make your presence matter and reject the elite's call for obedient sheeple. That's not you. You're better than that. This nation is better than that.
Joe Giambrone is a filmmaker and author of Hell of a Deal. He edits The Political Film Blog, which welcomes well-written submissions and features articles from over 60 fine writers. Reach him at: polfilmblog at gmail.
I'm not sure how self-described "progressives" expect real change to occur when they vote for the same old imperial / Wall Street shills time and time again. Obama has proven himself -- to Wall Street -- and after raising more than $700,000,000.00 in 2008, Obama is set to top $1Bn this term, having already cashed checks for "$988 million" (Chicago Tribune, 10.25.12). That kind of money buys a lot of immunity from prosecution. It installs people like Geithner and Summers in the top financial spots of his administration. It buys a lot more war, too. Their money, your vote. Whom do you think is represented more in this equation?
I've suggested to Green Party members how to more quickly increase their numbers and build momentum. This strategy is in line with David Cobb's priorities to make the party a legitimate alternative to corporate/elite-sponsored fascism, over the long haul. Let's hope Americans agree and wipe the sleep out of their eyes, turn off their X-Boxes, look up from tapping on their phones about nothing, and smell the collapse all around them. Further, let's hope they decide to do the right thing. Support the alternative you want to see, not the criminals who claim to have you by the balls. Grow a backbone, for God's sake. It's about more than Election Day; it's about every other day in between. You're going to have to work for it if you want to reverse a decline this severe, this dangerous, this overtly unlawful and steeped in fanciful myths about ourselves and our place in the world.
I'm voting Green and FOR Jill Stein, which is a bit of a luxury living in California where a vote for the others wouldn't matter in the slightest. In a swing state, I would probably have to recalculate my tactics, knowing that these are simply tactics. I might even just consider expatriation more seriously (I love you, Iceland, and your brand new Constitution). I would, however, register in the party that represents me best and encourage others to do likewise. Anything else is betrayal, a betrayal of conscience, of values, of one's own ethics. Make your presence matter and reject the elite's call for obedient sheeple. That's not you. You're better than that. This nation is better than that.
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