Thread: Occupy Dreamviews

Originally Posted by Xei

Want to stop this? Stop voting for politicians who do it.

That's not possible in the united states. The ruling class decides who can run for office, the people only get to vote on the ones they pick out for us. A congress campaign costs about two million dollars, and presidential campaigns cost even more. Only the top 1% can afford to finance those, and the require something back when they do. Bribery is legal in the usa, we just don't call it bribery, we call it lobbying. If the ruling class doesn't like someone who is running, they simply give the guy they do like suitcases full of money to saturate the market with more ads. Getting elected isn't about the views of the politician, it's about how well their marketing department is. We only get to see the political views at the very very end.

Only in extreme cases can the people actually get someone elected. Obama is the only one in a very very long time who did not accept bribes, and that was only possible due to the overwhelming Fuck Bush attitude.

On a very related note, Chase Bank (one of the one's who helped cause the financial meltdown) just "donated" 4.2 million dollars to the NYPD. The timing and the fact that they've never done anything like that before is indicative that they are trying to buy the cops to get the protesters to be quiet because people are starting to take notice.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Obama is the only one in a very very long time who did not accept bribes, and that was only possible due to the overwhelming Fuck Bush attitude.

I'm pretty sure that Obama's presidential campaign was funded by the Bank of America..

Originally Posted by stormcrow

I'm pretty sure that Obama's presidential campaign was funded by the Bank of America..

You are right, my mistake. It wasn't bank of America though. No one can run for any office without the permission / financial backing of the corporate giants.