06-26-2018, 04:11 PM
(06-26-2018, 03:57 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: When I think back, looking at the court cases, I think back to the end of segregation. There was an uproar, sure, but we moved on. Same for the SSM cases. And then when we look at the EC we see the same thing with the prior occurrences. Yeah, these things play a part, but not as much as you think. This has more to do with elected officials not actually being responsive to the people than it does those two things.
This is one reason why I make an effort to move us away from a left v. right conversation. Don't get me wrong, there are some well armed DSA members that are ready to take to the streets around here, but it isn't about that concern. Both the Democrats and Republicans are guilty of the problems in our society. This is a country that is no longer of, by, and for the people. It is of, by, and for the corporations and wealthy elite. This is something that the military, police, and gun owners should also be unhappy about. This may be a Republican government and they may lean right, but their interests still aren't being represented by these officials.
For me, the whole gay marriage thing had a very easy compromise. Give homosexual couples a "civil union" that allows them the access to healthcare, tax breaks, and other benefits they sought, while not calling it a "marriage" that seems to be the crux of the argument against it. Win, win. That's where I agree with what SSF was saying. We never even got presented with a compromise that could have appeased both sides. As for the EC, it's what we have, and have had for a long time. If we abolish it, we must come up with a way that does not allow a handful of metro areas to speak for the rest of the country.
As to your response directly, I couldn't agree any more. The oligarchy is in full effect.....
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