At least at this point. The Corporate Uniparty has a death grip on the whole political system.
I'm reading "Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny" by Theresa Amato (2009). She was Ralph Nader's campaign director twice. It is an excellent study of just how undemocratic, closed off and -- yes -- tyrannical the current system is. It explains why a third of eligible voters don't bother, and I don't blame them. When your choice is between a cat turd and a dog turd, why bother.
Sounds an interesting read. I’ll look it up, the mainstream media viciously destroyed politicians that didn’t come from the establishment. I imagine she discusses it, on the positive note folks increasingly get their news from alternative sources, such as this one. That’s a step in the right direction. I rarely watch CNN or MSNBC. Getting rid of Citizens United is a must.
She writes about the smearing and demonization that has been done of Ralph Nader by the Democrats and media. As a one-time print journalist, I have no faith in mainstream corporate media. The accelerating censorship of alternative media is just beginning. I had this piece recently:
"CENSORSHIP: A Glimmer Of Good News About The Bad News Of Suppression Of Speech" ... The corporate fascist powers that run the West are feeling a little unsettled. A little nervous. A tad goosey. There is a dawning awareness their power may not be as assured as they have assumed.
The hypocrisy of the Dems is off the charts. It gets more and more disgusting by the day. It's depressing that so many people are drunk on the Kool Aid and are blind to it all.
It realty is. If you watch the short Due Dissidence video of delegates mocking the priestess it shows the cruelly cynical stare of the Corporate Democratic Party. This morning I awoke thinking of the young Black man in that video mocking the protesters reading off the names of dead Palestinians. Dead brown people. Imagine what Martin Luther King Jr. would think of that. Of course we have a minority candidate out of the administration continuing the genocide.
Democrats/Republicans ... the difference between a burp and a fart.
I did see that video, and it was horrible. And, as you say, we have minority candidates chiming in. As Cornel West says, not all skin-folk are kinfolk.
Awesome video, if Tik-Tok took it off, which is more tolerant. I'm surprised it's still on YouTube.
Chris Hedges is great, if Jill can get 5 percent of the vote, probably she'll set the stage for a third party. The Mexican progressives did it in 40 years, and they took on an entrenched oligarchy that owns the country. It can be done but I don't see a leader that has the charisma and gumption.
Me too. I'm guessing if it breaks out beyond my limited circle perhaps they will come after it. Fanny did such a good job with it. She had not done an AI video before, but fiddled around and it up in a couple hours.
Unfortunately, the obstacles against third parties are welded into the machinery of the state political system. I think things will have to get lots worse for real reform to happen. It'll happen.
When I try to watch the Stayin Alive video on you tube, it shows up, but its just perpetually loading and unplayable. (Meanwhile the Chris Hedges video plays just fine, so it's not my computer or browser.) Censoring without censoring. Awesome :(
You got me thinking, the viability of a third party approaches 0.
At least at this point. The Corporate Uniparty has a death grip on the whole political system.
I'm reading "Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny" by Theresa Amato (2009). She was Ralph Nader's campaign director twice. It is an excellent study of just how undemocratic, closed off and -- yes -- tyrannical the current system is. It explains why a third of eligible voters don't bother, and I don't blame them. When your choice is between a cat turd and a dog turd, why bother.
To change it will take a revolution.
Sounds an interesting read. I’ll look it up, the mainstream media viciously destroyed politicians that didn’t come from the establishment. I imagine she discusses it, on the positive note folks increasingly get their news from alternative sources, such as this one. That’s a step in the right direction. I rarely watch CNN or MSNBC. Getting rid of Citizens United is a must.
She writes about the smearing and demonization that has been done of Ralph Nader by the Democrats and media. As a one-time print journalist, I have no faith in mainstream corporate media. The accelerating censorship of alternative media is just beginning. I had this piece recently:
"CENSORSHIP: A Glimmer Of Good News About The Bad News Of Suppression Of Speech" ... The corporate fascist powers that run the West are feeling a little unsettled. A little nervous. A tad goosey. There is a dawning awareness their power may not be as assured as they have assumed.
https://mark192.substack.com/p/censorship-a-glimmer-of-good-news
Thanks for sharing, that’s disappointing. We are screwed. I’m speechless, back to the dark ages. It’s resembling a feudal society.
Mark,
When you have time, these guys are something.
https://youtu.be/a6ivQMgpKSw?si=kUw3O6Ox5vRyhsly
The hypocrisy of the Dems is off the charts. It gets more and more disgusting by the day. It's depressing that so many people are drunk on the Kool Aid and are blind to it all.
It realty is. If you watch the short Due Dissidence video of delegates mocking the priestess it shows the cruelly cynical stare of the Corporate Democratic Party. This morning I awoke thinking of the young Black man in that video mocking the protesters reading off the names of dead Palestinians. Dead brown people. Imagine what Martin Luther King Jr. would think of that. Of course we have a minority candidate out of the administration continuing the genocide.
Democrats/Republicans ... the difference between a burp and a fart.
I did see that video, and it was horrible. And, as you say, we have minority candidates chiming in. As Cornel West says, not all skin-folk are kinfolk.
OMG, the perfect response!
Awesome video, if Tik-Tok took it off, which is more tolerant. I'm surprised it's still on YouTube.
Chris Hedges is great, if Jill can get 5 percent of the vote, probably she'll set the stage for a third party. The Mexican progressives did it in 40 years, and they took on an entrenched oligarchy that owns the country. It can be done but I don't see a leader that has the charisma and gumption.
Me too. I'm guessing if it breaks out beyond my limited circle perhaps they will come after it. Fanny did such a good job with it. She had not done an AI video before, but fiddled around and it up in a couple hours.
Unfortunately, the obstacles against third parties are welded into the machinery of the state political system. I think things will have to get lots worse for real reform to happen. It'll happen.
Fuck Isreal and democrat b.s
When I try to watch the Stayin Alive video on you tube, it shows up, but its just perpetually loading and unplayable. (Meanwhile the Chris Hedges video plays just fine, so it's not my computer or browser.) Censoring without censoring. Awesome :(
Hmm, I just now went to the post and was able to successfully play the video.
Maybe close out the page and call it up and try again?
I tried it again, and you're right it worked this time. Gremlins, I guess.
Hoo-Ray!!!!
Gremlins visit me all the time.
So you can save it in case it gets pulled
https://downloaderto.com/engf/
Thanks, I'll check it out. I'm a tech idiot.
I hear you. This genocide is seeping across everything.