Hey, @krnel.
Well said. The parties are basically different sides of the same coin, with similar goals, just a few different ways of going about it, and speeds. They rail against one another in the spotlight, then carouse with another in the darkness and cut backroom deals. The last one to be represented, if at all ever, is We, the People.
I have not been a member of any party for a couple of decades now. I used to vote for either major party political candidate, but I've stopped doing that as of this last election. I live in a very liberal leaning state, thanks mainly to three main urban areas, even though many of the people in the rural areas lean more conservatively. We haven't had anything but a Democrat governor for over 30 years.
One way or another, we need to get this ship turned around. How? Good question. It's going to take a lot more people who are like minded than what I've currently seen with a sustained effort until things change. Do we have the wherewithal to do such a thing? Not based on what I see. If not, then STATE will just simply run us over.
Yeah, Ron Paul was a good shot and making real change happen, but that never went anywhere either in the debates to have him nominated as he tried to run for the two party system. People are too wrapped up inteh false dichotomy to break out of the mind warp.
It's probably going to take someone with the money and personality like Trump, and the agenda of Ron Paul to run a third party candidacy, where he can actually get the media to come pay attention, and get a grass roots campaign up and running. When the media controls the coverage and the debate criteria (and then the Republicans run 17 candidates when the Democrats put up two or three), it's hard to fight through of all of that. You basically have to do this through social media (before they shut you down).
We need to take back a lot of things—media, entertainment, education, and then maybe try to change something in the government.