So, what does it all mean? The Democrats will cheat to push a candidate of their corporate choice. They will never allow voters to vote truly independently or as socialists under the Democratic flag. The Democrats, like the Republicans, are private organizations with private rules, and not really beholding to public demands. They are corporations like Coke and Pepsi, and tough doodles if you want to run as Dr. Pepper or 7 Up. Ralph Nader and Howie Hawkins will always be seen by the Left as spoilers of votes -- that should have gone their way. The Right allowed a populist to take over the party with disastrous results. All in all, the message is that corruption abounds and there's no apparent urgency to fix anything. We could use a Ralph Nader or even a Bernie Sanders right about now, but we seem content to stay corporate right to the cusp of Climate Change, after which they'll never be democracy again. As it is, Freedom House, a non-profit organization that ranks the world's democracies has the US dropping to the 83 on their list, now right there with Romania and Panama. Depressing.
E pluribus unum, out of many one, sounds good as a flute toot in a marching band, but we grow more and more fractured. California talks of seceding from itself (as only California could do). Texas is at it again with reminders of its Lone Star past and intimations of said same future. The Southern states, if the January 6th clown show is any indication, are getting 'uppity' again. More like E anus plutobum these days -- plutocrats talking sh*t out they ass.
Well, we can't fix it if we can't identify it. And as long as we allow the corporate MSM to massage our messaging (h/t Marshall McLuhan) we will continue to miss the reality of Coke versus Pepsi choices we make. If activists can tune in to the problems at the state level we can address them in smaller practical steps".or we can just go the way of Estonia (ahead of us in the Freedom House rankings), which does all its voting online. Why not just throw in the towel, No Mas! and let Facebook or Twitter conduct the elections -- instantaneous results for an immediate gratification society. You can vote from the toilet. It'll be like a bowel movement.
The reader is strongly urged to read Greg Palast's How Trump Stole 2020. The process he describes so clearly and entertainingly is on-going , and relevant to the moves legislators in Georgia and Arizona have made recently to make it easier for Republicans to steal future elections. If Palast's easy prose is still too cumbersome for you, you can read the Ted Rall comic book inserted into How Trump, which is a graphic version of his spirited words. Both are free from the Palast site. Here's How Trump Stole 2020 and here's Ted Rall's How to Steal an Election.
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