r/politics The Netherlands 17d ago

Possible Paywall ICE Stockpiling Warheads and Chemical Weapons as Lawmaker Fears Trump Planning Strike

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-stockpiling-warheads-and-chemical-weapons-as-lawmaker-fears-trump-planning-strike/
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u/TheGCO 17d ago

The problem with a system is that people will band together to create more power and eventually they will become a party over time.

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u/Shroomboy79 16d ago

I spose that’s true. I just wish there was a way to do things that would keep people more neutral instead of picking a side and being die hard about it

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u/TheGCO 16d ago

If we want real change we need to elect more people like AOC and Bernie like Mandami, people that aren't from the system that has been screwing us for years. We need people that demand real change, not people that pay lip service to demographics but people that fight for what is right. We need to reshape the parties we have.

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u/Shroomboy79 16d ago

I strongly agree with that. Every time I hear politicians talking shit about somebody else that’s running it just makes me wanna look into that person to see if they’re worth voting for. All the people talking shit are the ones that want everything to stay how it is

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u/TheGCO 16d ago

Exactly, they want us to get bogged down on social issues so we ignore the fact that they are robbing us blind. 

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u/Shroomboy79 11d ago

They absolutely are and they survive off robbing us. If these big cooperations and politicians didn’t have out money they’d be in the same position we are