Originally posted by comprehension
reply to post by dillweed
If I read you correctly, you want a revolution, because if we don't elect RP then that's the only thing that will bring about change in the way this
country works.
What would Thomas Jefferson do?
Yes, a revolution of awareness is in order. If everyone simply stopped voting, the criminal class wouldn't be able to hide behind your blessing.
Stop condoning your slavery by participating in your master's selection process.
Getting people to stop voting is a horrible idea. There would always be some staunch core that like the way things are going, and you'd just be
giving them a large proportion of voting power.
And there is no comparison to be made between today's America and 1776 America. The British didn't have 1/10 the control over the colonists that our
current borderline police state enjoys. On top of that, we're over-pampered, over-indulged, over-entertained to the point that almost nobody would be
willing to use violence. And on top of THAT, corporate media have a propaganda-perfected method of exerting heavy influence on our delicate
perceptions.
You are right that the current system is far more powerful than any one man, even president. And a few good men in Congress, amidst hundreds of rotten
apples, can do even less. Because of this, I considered his presidential campaign doomed. I figured that even if he were elected, he'd probably be
shot by sundown. A man like Ron Paul will never sell out, that seems quite obvious considering his 35-year track record.
BUT! I came to realize that the only way real change ever occurs in this world, anywhere, anytime - is when the lower strata of society - i.e. the
lower and middle class - rise up and demand it. This requires two things primarily - increased education, awareness, and critical thinking; and
creating a common goal, a collective vision of some better place on the horizon that can be shared and embraced by everybody.
For the first time in almost a century, we have (feels spooky to type this) an Honest Politician taking center stage in front of the whole nation.
He's showing us a vision of a more enlightened America, at a time when all hope seems to be lost. And while he may not be able to exert much power as
President, he is lighting fires in people's minds with the knowledge that things don't have to be the way they are. And when enough people awaken to
this simple truth, then this long-sought-after, mythical "change", will happen all by itself, effortlessly.
