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Originally Posted by kane
another is apathy.
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Or an intentional dumbing down. My aunt is a bleeding-heart liberal, but one thing she's been saying for ages is that when budget cuts happen, kids and education (you know, any country's future) are
always among the first to get screwed. And she's right.
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Originally Posted by kane
As for money, you can get that over time. If you start small and run candidates in local elections that aren't as expensive you can gain access and power without spending much money. It wouldn't be easy, but it could be done.
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Unfortunately, I disagree completely. In this country, virtually the only way for a politican/party to generate the kind of money needed to become a real player is to whore yourself out to the huge money interests.
This is especially true after the Citizens United ruling, which allows any person/organization to donate an unlimited amount of money to a candidate's (or any ballot initiative's) Super PAC.
For some perspective: Newt Gingrich's sugar daddy Sheldon Adelson donated $16.5 Million to Gingrich's super PAC. It would take 330,000 mere mortals donating $50 each to equal that amount.