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2010

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well Sebastian I didn't expect to be writing in support of you when you started but you made your case well. I like your picture of the Dems being the representatives of the liberal wing of the ruling class.

Those who prefer a more American mainstream observation might try William Greider explaining how the Democrats are bought and sold right now (3.5 minutes):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU8Z-Olvv30
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it flows more from the simple corruption of money than from a cultural mindset I believe - not quite the imperial view inside the country as it appears to the world outside where the rubber bullets meet the road.

Sebastian I agree the best thing we could do would be to change the party system. This is possible, and people are discussing it. Imagine multiple parties and the Australian system where you vote for your first choice and then your 2nd and 3rd, so you don't waste a vote, say, by voting Green - if Green loses your vote rolls over to your next choice, say Dems.

It's called alternative voting. I'm not big on Tom Friedman but he explains it well in the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/opinion/24friedman.html
he also mentions redistricting, and I would mention campaign finance reform, which is actually a bill in the works.

All this is possible, and will combat the actions that give rise to the appearance of imperialism. We can change America, and help the world.

Beyond this, we need economic changes, which we can best begin perhaps with Slow Money and Local Economies.

Sorry I can't get links to all this right now, gotta go - but the message is, nothing is over, everything is doable.