Ted Rall for January 04, 2016
Transcript:
Woman: We get the politicians we deserve. Man: What dung! There's a republican jerk and a democrat jerk and a third party joke who isn't allowed to win. How do I deserve them? If I vote, nothing changes. If I don't vote, nothing changes. How do I deserve that? If I march in the streets, they ignore us. If I take up arms to overthrow the regime, they jail and/or kill me. "Deserve" How can I deserve a politician I have no influence over? Woman: You must have voted poorly in a past life. Man: Stupid Weimar
Ted – When we march in the streets, they are scared. That’s the whole purpose of these year-long election campaigns – to keep us out of the streets. They listen, alright, but they pretend not to. The issue is not what THEY do but what WE do afterward. Do we build a revolutionary movement or keep begging and whining?