There is no way that we’ll ever have a government for the people until we pass campaign finance reform, and the wealthy people who run the parties don’t want that to happen.
This exactly. They won’t give that up by themselves. Simple greed.
Can this even be solved democratically, i.e. without some sort of revolution?
Theoretically? Maybe. If a critical mass of people started voting in primaries for candidates who promise that then followed through with voting in the general. Then primaried them the second they veered off the path.
In reality? That’s not going to happen. Moneyed interests, entrenched systems, lying jackasses, and low information voters will stand in the way.
The thing is, if you can’t convince people to vote, you’re not going to convince them to revolt. It’s orders of magnitude easier to fill in a bubble sheet than it is to take up arms and risk your life.
This exactly. They won’t give that up by themselves. Simple greed.
Can this even be solved democratically, i.e. without some sort of revolution?
Theoretically? Maybe. If a critical mass of people started voting in primaries for candidates who promise that then followed through with voting in the general. Then primaried them the second they veered off the path.
In reality? That’s not going to happen. Moneyed interests, entrenched systems, lying jackasses, and low information voters will stand in the way.
We need a recall method. No confidence mechanism.
The thing is, if you can’t convince people to vote, you’re not going to convince them to revolt. It’s orders of magnitude easier to fill in a bubble sheet than it is to take up arms and risk your life.
Is that the only sort of revolution there is?
Is there a sort that requires less risk and effort than filling out a bubble sheet?
That’s not what I meant.
What did you mean?