Keep telling me the best way to fix the broken system is by continuing to vote in the broken system; we need actual change, not more right wing fuckery dressed up as concern and compassion.
#FuckCapitalism #RepresentativeDemocracyIsNeither
#TearDownTheSystem
#guillotine2024
#FuckRepublicans
#FuckDemocrats
Right you are!
Oil and Gas Money to Congress
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=e01&cycle=All&recipdetail=S
And their own portfolios as well!
Members of Congress Own Up to $93 Million in Fossil Fuel Stocks
As dire climate change projections mount, one in four members of Congress is invested in oil, gas, or coal interests.
https://prospect.org/power/members-of-congress-own-up-to-93-million-in-fossil-fuel-stocks/
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#RepresentativeDemocracyIsNeither
'Representative democracy' is an oxymoron that functions to maintain minority/oligarch rule.
We the people, will not find life, liberty and happiness until we wrest control of our lives from the self-serving hands of the rich.
The Economic Situation for Millions of Americans Is Still Incredibly Dire
By Stephen Semler
exerpt:
"Broad measures of the country’s economy don’t necessarily reflect the economic conditions of the people living in it.
The data we have on those conditions reveal an ongoing humanitarian crisis — one that Democrats were complicit in making, but so far refuse to acknowledge."
#Capitalism, with the support of sympathetic governments, externalize as many costs (of doing business) as they are permitted. It's the nature of the game!
Mass migration can be (directly and indirectly) an externalized cost.
Things will not change for the people or the planet, until we wrest control of our lives from the exploitive capitalists and their political class minions.
'Representative democracy' is an oxymoron that functions to maintain minority (Oligarch) rule.
#RepresentativeDemocracyIsNeither
We must #AbolishCapitalism and 'representative democracy' before it's too late!
If we are ever to gain life, liberty and happiness, we must establish a #DirectDemocracy/
#ParticipatoryDemocacy .
#SystemFail
#NoWarButClassWar
As horrifying as are the consequences of #CultureWar for oppressed groups, remember that its function is to #DivideAndConquer- so as to avoid all-out #ClassWar.
Regan's unholy alliance with Pat Robertson ushered in this era of #WhiteChristianNationalism upon which the oligarchs (by way of #RepresentativeDemocracy), misdirect and zap our limited energy and resources, and distract us from their theft of everything valuable; including planetary life.
#WakeUp people, before it's too late!
#RepresentativeDemocracyIsNeither
'Representative democracy' is an oxymoron that functions to maintain oligarch rule!
We the people, will not experience life, liberty and happiness until we wrest control of our lives from the ruling class!
#DirectDemocracy
#ParticipatoryDemocracy
#GetInvolved
#Organize
There are others, but these six books explain why (if #WeThePeople truly want life, liberty and happiness as citizens of the USA), we must replace our current form of government with one that prioritizes #LifeOverProperty.
1) The basic structure of the US government makes democracy impossible.
"We the Elites", By Robert Ovetz explains how the US constitution protects property FROM democracy.
#RepresentativeDemocracyIsNeither
2) Money is Power Corporate/Oligarch money completely undermines the people's power.
"Dark Money", by Jane Meyer explains the role of dark money in electoral politics.
"The Business of America is Lobbying", by Lee Drutman explains how money effects legislation.
3) Law and Enforcement
"Supreme Inequality" by Adam Cohen exposes the anti-democratic and pro-capital bent of the Supreme Court.
"Our Enemies in Blue" by Kristian Williams the power of the police state.
"Rise of the Warrior Cop" By Radly Balko exposes the radical militarization of policing in America.
#SystemFail
#RepresentativeDemocracyIsNeither
'Representative democracy' is an oxymoron that functions to maintain minority rule.
We the people, will not find life, liberty and happiness until we take control!
