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It seems to me that most people have been deceived to think that Trump is the problem. Meanwhile, if Trump dies tomorrow, the real problem will remain.
Trump being ELECTABLE is the problem. Super PACs are what made Trump electable. When he is gone, those "donators" will immediately do the exact same thing with someone else, and it will work.
Because when you make bribery legal, those who accept the most bribes win. They can find another celebrity to fill his role just as easily. He's not magical. He's not even clever. Who next? That Hercules dimwit? I forget his name, fuck that guy.
Unfortunately, we the people can't donate enough to keep up with billionaires and corporations and even foreign interests like Saudi Arabia and Israel; whoever wins an election is beholden to them before they ever take office.
How do we get representatives to stop taking bribes and profiteering? "You and your entire family can be millionaires" vs. "Do the right thing" isn't ever going to work.
See Citizens United, Super PACs, Heritage Foundation, and the Council on Foreign Relations for further details.
You mean it's been a class war this whole time? 0.o
Rhetoric aside, it is all really quite painful to take in. The contradictions are even more in plain sight than they've ever been before. Hard to believe anyone can ignore the flames erupting on all sides. luckily there's nothing more dangerous than a cornered jackal. The soul of the masses seem to be more and more in unison and sync. Do you believe the people can organize and act? I have doubts, but also aren't we almost beyond any influence of skepticism in this era of desperation?
The people always act, governments are mortal, too, and it's the people who kill them.
Organizing? I don't think that's a large-scale viable option any longer, due to the Patriot Act and tech. Almost all means of communication have vulnerabilities that are easily exploited; no big group can organize and communicate without a US agent present (or even organizing, sometimes).
I'm not saying to not organize, I just think that the action will be spontaneous and situational. Organized groups are just one more means of steady pressure (of many), but realize the limitations.
Them it gets the hose again.