It's the Government! No, it's the Corporations! No, it's the Government!

[Ghent12]

Re: It's the Government! No, it's the Corporations! No, it's the Government!

and even tho they allowed - nay - legislated the failure of the financial system, they didnt really mean for that to happen - so we'll just BLAME THE VOTERS FOR BEING STUPID AND MISLED/BRAINWASHED BY THE LAMESTREAM/LIBERAL-RUN MEDIA - ok, i get it now.

Yes, we should blame the voters for the politicians they elect. It's straightforward accountability--voters should be held accountable for their actions. They are reaping what they have sown. We have such lax standards in voting that such a thing is inevitable. Everyone specializes to an extent in a few fields, and that also means that everyone is ignorant to a significant extent in many fields. Unfortunately, we allow people to vote who do not understand anything about our political system, our form of government, our founding documents, and even the politicians they vote for.

Term limits do nothing to stop people from blindly voting all D or all R, or to elect people who blatantly advocate Unconstitutional proposals, or from choosing the lesser of two evils, or etc. The cost of a republic is eternal vigilance by an informed and engaged citizenry, and we are rapidly coming short on our dues. We will not be able to keep the republic if voters are too ignorant to hold politicians accountable for their actions.

[gwynedd1]

Re: It's the Government! No, it's the Corporations! No, it's the Government!

Yes, we should blame the voters for the politicians they elect. It's straightforward accountability--voters should be held accountable for their actions. They are reaping what they have sown. We have such lax standards in voting that such a thing is inevitable. Everyone specializes to an extent in a few fields, and that also means that everyone is ignorant to a significant extent in many fields. Unfortunately, we allow people to vote who do not understand anything about our political system, our form of government, our founding documents, and even the politicians they vote for.

Term limits do nothing to stop people from blindly voting all D or all R, or to elect people who blatantly advocate Unconstitutional proposals, or from choosing the lesser of two evils, or etc. The cost of a republic is eternal vigilance by an informed and engaged citizenry, and we are rapidly coming short on our dues. We will not be able to keep the republic if voters are too ignorant to hold politicians accountable for their actions.

People are easily brainwashed, especially Americans. They have little history or culture to fall back on. They also are convinced they are independent and thus have a world view that large groups of people do not have predictable behavior. I know because I have people attack me viciously for "generalizations" that I make, not withstanding that my educational history includes population studies using inferential statistics where I can verify that populations can be manipulated . They don't care. They are individuals! How dare I ...

[don]

Re: It's the Government! No, it's the Corporations! No, it's the Government!

If FIRE lost in 2007, then FIRE's mad scramble to get its hands on all created wealth is its final act, estimated to take a generation or two?