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The Audacity of Hopelessness -- Only We the People Can End "Futilism"

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-- What if there WAS a political independents movement focused neither on left nor right, but on actual rules of fair and transparent governance?

-- What if there were a "wiki politiki" where individuals and groups from all sides could aggregate the best ideas and approaches to empower a true citizens movement?

-- What if there were an actual "citizens union" -- similar to Consumer Reports -- that became a true neutral convener and reliable media source for all sides?

-- What if conversations were convened nationally and locally, across ideological lines, so that we the people could do an "intervention" on a corrupt system incapable of transforming itself?

-- What if there was a verifiable site where every citizen could have a voice and a vote -- so that the powers in power could see exactly where the vast majority of Americans stand on key issues?

-- What if our government became a "rubber stamp" for the wisdom of the people, instead of a "robber stamp" for special interests?

Now you might be thinking, "Whoa ... you are proposing a sane world. You must be crazy."

Only if we are crazy enough to imagine something different, will we achieve the sane governance that America's founders envisioned, and enjoy government of, by and for the people ... that does OUR bidding, not the bidding of the highest bidder.

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Steve Bhaerman is a writer, humorist and uncommontator who's been posing as cosmic comic Swami Beyondananda for the past 20 years. He is the author of seven books including Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future and a Way to Get There From (more...)
 

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