Tom as much as you have enlightened many in this thread the sad fact is that people can't leave their own box. They realize if they actually do research on the two candidates or any of the 2 Party SYSTEM groups...you will see Wall Street backers and lobbyists supporters. This is about money to big business and a game similar to the super bowl for the elites.
Sadly Obama only follows the same policies as Bush with more War, More tax breaks for the rich, more money for Big Business and Banks. Nothing has changed in 4 years but those who are black need a real wake up call...a black president doesn't change White Supremacy rules.
this shyt ain't enlightenment, its willful ignorance and it's a damn shame so many nikkas subscribe to this bullshyt.
I don't think any one president can fix the problems we face, but I know letting the wrong people get into office won't help us at all. I don't know if or how much Obama cares about the people, I think he genuinely does, but as he and the rest of the world found out it's not easy to make change happen. It takes years of fighting and scraping for what we want. Our power is our voice, if you want to purposely muffle yourself, you remove all of your own power and you are stuck at the mercy of the people you didn't vote for.
No candidate of any party will change your life overnight. But they can change your children's lives. They can change your retirement situation. They can change your education situation. They can change your employment situation.
Why does public policy not reflect the needs of the black comunity? Cause we don't demand that it happens. If politicians are convinced that you stupid nikkas don't care and won't vote anyway then why should they do things to directly help you?
And to those that say "your vote only counts in a swing state" that's bullshyt too. Swing states are only that because enough people decided to vote for the other party. If you live in a heavily red state and vote democrat yeah your vote might not matter this election, but if enough people in your state stand up and use their voice then maybe next election your state could become a battleground. It's all about resources, campaigns have limited resources so they only concentrate on the most important areas, if you show them that enough people are voting against them in a state they thought they had in the bag, then that forces them to use resources on that state. So even if your candidate looses in your state, you forced the other party to fight for their votes as opposed to just walking through collecting them.
To everybody in this thread GO VOTE. we need you to. You say nothing will change if you vote but the reality is NOTHING HAS CHANGED BECAUSE WE DON'T VOTE.
The whole system toppling down cuz less and less ppl are voting
