09-23-2015, 07:37 AM
(09-22-2015, 11:28 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: I agree that the right is in fact shrinking.
However, the left is, too.
Unfortunately, I think far too many people are becoming lackadaisical and feel that the corporations with big bucks have total control.
The funny thing about if Trump gets elected is that it will force us to realize the system is severely flawed and needs a reboot.
Well, we can only hope people have an epiphany, one way or another.
This. What was the voter turnout at the last midterm? Lowest since the 40's, wasn't it? I remember that the right was saying the people had spoken loud and clear while the numbers had shown they were quiet and disinterested. I know I don't focus much on national politics because of a lack of any real substance on issues and a lack of any common sense among the candidates and officials. I put more of my energy into state and local politics and government.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
