[Craic] Why the United States is becoming ungovernable

[Greg Gillis]

Thank you Alan for a great article!  Chris Hedges has been saying much the
same for years about American democracy that the kleptocrats have captured
the government and democracy is more illusion than reality.  This was
evident both times when the Democrats did everything in their power to
destroy Bernie Sanders' campaign.  His rallies were energetic, noisy, and
exciting with lots of hopeful young people making Clinton's and Biden's
look like "Night of the Living Dead".  They had an exciting candidate who
offered meaningful change but spurned him in order to preserve the status
quo.  Regrettably, I agree with Hedge's things are only going to get much
worse as the empire unravels.
Greg


On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 4:34 PM Allan Baker via craic <
craic at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

>
> https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/why-the-united-states-is-becoming-ungovernable
>
> This is an insightful article about the”State of the Union” in America.
> Good analysis of what is, and possible results. She writes:
> Since Democrats and Republicans act on behalf of essentially the same
> interests in office, the two-party system is a misnomer. Changes remain
> marginal and never threaten the status quo. The Democrats’ long record of
> betraying the hopes they arouse in campaigns is unlikely to be broken.
> Their claims to inclusivity, protection of workers, and defending civil and
> human rights were forged decades ago and today constitute a dwindling
> reserve of popular legitimacy as Democrats in office, like the Republicans,
> focus on neoliberal legislative and executive agendas set by those who
> bankroll them.
>
> Get out a cup of hot chocolate, and read on …..
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