11%
Sometimes, a number is so stunning that all you can do is stare.
11%
Look at it.
Think about it.
Less than one-eighth.
The most unpopular congress ever.
Obviously this reflects the American people's frustration with dems and repubs inability and (I would argue) unwillingness to end the war.
It all gets back to (what we shouldn't refer to as) the "mainstream" dems and the dems who represent very more humanist demographics. (I use the word humanist because Keith Ellison is my rep here in Minneapolis, and he represents a lot of liberals, progressives, libertarians, fiscal conservatives, and others who don't necessarily fall into one ideological construct, but DO care a lot about human life and dignity)
Obviously Keith wants the war over. I want the war over. But how much are each of us being co-opted by the party elite? My criticism of the crowd on here has always been that people are more concerned with just getting dems elected, than raising money to take on the party elite. Obviously you represent the more affluent and impassioned segment of the dem base. After effectively being told by Pelosi this last week that your voice doesn't matter, I've read a healthy release of opinion on here, but what will it translate into beyond words?
When is enough enough? Can't we stop looking at things from a partisan perspective and just form a solid movement to take on the entire establishment?
This election is proving that corporate media and pollsters can determine who wins nominations of both parties. Dennis Kucinich as well as Ron Paul have dominated many of the debates. The party bases actually identify with these candidates more than any other when you look at issues. The only conclusion I can make is that vested interests who own the polling firms and mold the questions are engineering the minds of Americans by dictating who is "electable".
This is mind control.
What really stuck out at me in the last Dem debate was how that shitheal Russert intentionally targeted Kunicing and Gravel, revealing his master's disdain for any real respect of the constitution or peace.
I started out this campaign cycle looking at Obama like the next Kennedy. Now I will likely caucus for Kucinich as well as attend the republican caucus to raise hell for Ron Paul.
This isn't about party anymore. This is about America and her constitution that has been ignored and rejected by both parties.
Let's be done with these all-encompassing ideologies, labels, and grand narratives that force us to view the world with blinders on. Let's look at issues on an individual basis. Let's stop identifying with parties and be done with this "your flag vs mine" mentality. Let's identify with human beings, not power structures. Let's make alliances with others who agree with us on the most important issues to conquer the elites of both parties and remove partisanship from America.
I can point to any state with a racist streak and demonstrate that real wages are lower because there because workers weren't able to overcome the racially divisive tactics of the ruling class. Partisanship is the ultimate divisive strategy. It fosters enough bickering on non-issues that when something important happens, we're too busy arguing over who said what on talk radio that it isn't discussed.
What did DeLay praise in his farewell speech? Partisanship.
All I wanted to stress here was the idea that we are weaker as a nation because the parties' leadership is being determined by corporations that play us off one another to achieve an agenda that is unpopular with the majority of America.