Citizens United was a tipping point. If corporations are people and can give without limit to political campaigns, then only corporate choices will win. The others won’t even make the ballot. It is 100% a fix.
Was there democracy before Citizens United? Maybe. Certainly more than now.
I’m not super knowledgeable on American donation laws, are there limits to how much a “person” can donate to a campaign? In Canada it’s limited to around CAD$3000-$5000 but I guess if corporations (sorry, “people”), can dump tons of cash into campaigns it means there’s no limit in the US?
It does.
However, corporations are not people when it comes to consequences.
It’s yet another classic example of socialize the risk, privatize the profit.
This. Corporations on paper should have consequences like a person. In practice, they can do whatever they want, because the US Government worships capitalism. More so than the people.
I honestly might make a non-profit that just makes everyone resisting this regime into a corporate entity.
I’ma dumb-fuck so help is needed.
No, you aren’t, and haven’t been for my entire fucking life.
The U.S. has never been a democracy, never mind within our lifetimes. If voting is all that’s required to be a democracy then so are both China and Russia.
Gerrymandering, the practise of drawing funky voting districts to skew the results has been a practise since the early 1800s. Even so, votes don’t count on an individual basis.
In essence, politicians can manipulate districts to ensure that they come out as a majority despite having a minority base. If your vote loses in a district, it essentially doesn’t count. Further, if you win, it doesn’t go towards a presidential candidate, it goes to a some dipshit electorate who is meant to represent your voice in a separate vote, but they could decide to vote against your interests anyway. Then there’s the whole two party system aspect.
I get why people don’t vote. It’s entirely pointless because the system is a sham. The only winning move is to break it down and build something new.
Um… no
“No.” Responds everyone that tired of stupid fucking question like this- in place of actual action.
Shit or get off the pot- ALL OF YOU.
If you’re asking this stupid fucking question you’re already too late. These people live on a different planet
Yeah, let’s no longer discuss it. The oligarchs won. Accept it, losers. Stop talking about it and go about your lives. Discussing it just makes you look like you’re a real idiot! Give up already. America is no longer a democracy. Stop expecting it to be. Pay attention, understand what’s happened, and then let that be as far as it goes for you. There is no point. We have no power. Roll over and die.
We are fighting harder than I hope you ever have to. When your city is under siege and 3000 masked criminals are running around the streets you grew up on UNCHECKED murdering and kidnapping your friends, then come talk to me. Motherfucker I’ve looked these fuckers in the eye and been trampled and gassed. We are bringing shit to people who are in hiding full on Anne Frank style. And you have the temerity to come on here, make assumptions, and tell me I’ve given up?? Why don’t YOU do something other than talk? Rot in hell. My issue is with someone asking if we are still a democracy. From where I’m sitting that is an asinine question. Fascism is already here. And I don’t really feel like hearing from anyone who is still leaving us here to deal with it on our own. And don’t call out my attitude, I no longer sleep or eat and couldn’t give a fuck.
Why aren’t you getting violent?
Fuck off
Maybe try hugging the Nazis? Sternly worded email? You know that’s how Hitler got taken down.
This is what did it for you, Bernie? Not the Princeton research? Not the genocides? Not the decades of unauthorized wars? Not the 100-mile zone? Not the “enemy combatant” designation? Not free speech zones? Not the WikiLeaks revelations? Not the Snowden revelations? Not the disaster capitalism? Not the commitment to invade The Hague if ever brought up on charges?
A $10M donation did it? That’s what makes you wonder?
I mean, for decades every time shit like this happens he makes the same or a similar statement. He’s been constant with his messaging.
Bernie fully understands. He’s giving speeches to try to wake people the fuck up. He’s just trying different angles with the hope that something sticks for enough stupid Americans.
I dunno Bernie. Maybe you could have given that some forethought because treating elections that Trump was running as a game.
