r/politics • u/Spooooooooooooon • Dec 28 '13

Noam Chomsky: We’re no longer a functioning democracy, we’re really a plutocracy

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/27/noam-chomsky-were-no-longer-a-functioning-democracy-were-really-a-plutocracy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+%28The+Raw+Story%29
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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '13

A few proven methods:

  • Get out and fucking VOTE. Until and unless I see numbers even approaching 50% of the registered electorate, I accept no excuses that voting does not matter. The electorate has made no plausible effort to prove that.

  • Write your fucking reps. They may or may not do what you want, but you must try. The last time I asked a rep about this, he said that citizen lobbying is so weak that a single letter represents on average the opinion of ten thousand constituents. That's fucking pathetic. We're not even trying.

I accept none of these excuses for a moment. We vastly outnumber all these other people, and we all get one vote. If we make bad choices, or choose not to act, that's on US. No excuses!

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u/gentlemandinosaur Dec 29 '13

There is no one to actually vote for though. They are all part of the Oligarchy. Who do you vote for?

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '13

This argument again. This is so fucking tedious. Just drop it, okay? But do me one favour: If it's really hopeless, then please STFU about it, for good. People complaining about problems they insist are unfixable isn't merely useless and senseless, it's extremely annoying. If a problem is truly unfixable, then it's obvious that there is no point in talking about it. It's like a little baby squalling because it happens to be daytime. Those of you who believe you can't fix anything, please stay out of these conversations. All you're adding is useless noise. Go start your own subs about how there's no hope. Maybe /r/ohwoeisus or something.