According to the former president, Americans are now experiencing “a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors.”
According to the former president, Americans are now experiencing “a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors.”
They want you to believe voting is useless. It isn’t. It remains the only effective peaceful strategy to reform the system. But you have to vote, and you have to participate and demand representation.
i think there really is a crisis regarding democracy (especially in the US but also in europe). it is very difficult to get enough media coverage and visibility unless you are a millionaire of friends with millionaires. it’s almost like a closed club. i think what exacerbates the problem is that many americans view being a millionaire als being successful whereas in other places people who are excessively rich are rather viewed as reckless or corrupt.
I’ve been voting for 24 years. When will it start working?
Most importantly, at the local level. There are tons of things local leaders can do to affect change that isn’t feasible at the federal level. It’s also the one place where you can win with a lot of elbow grease instead of money (though you ideally have both).