Left, right or centre, by the time they make it to a position with any power, politicians work for the oligarchs, not the people who pay their salaries and fund the wars etc that line their bosses' pockets. It's theatre, plain and simple, which is perhaps why we see so many "former" actors in high office, including Trump, Trudeau and Zelenski.
Left, right or centre, by the time they make it to a position with any power, politicians work for the oligarchs, not the people who pay their salaries and fund the wars etc that line their bosses' pockets. It's theatre, plain and simple, which is perhaps why we see so many "former" actors in high office, including Trump, Trudeau and Zelenski.
I don't disagree. But there's a reason the Dem establishment conspired to make sure Bernie wasn't the nominee in 2016 and 2020. Politicians who are truly Progressive don't take corporate donations and focus on small dollar instead. Citizens United put money in politics on steroids and is a big reason we are where we are with the oligarchy. I'm not naive, but I'm also not gonna just say the game is rigged and give up. The current insanity under Trump is exposing how corrupt and feckless both parties are, and there are plenty of Dems who will call out the oligarchy, but most only as performative theater, as you say. I'm just saying, if there is any hope to be found in our current politicians, it's on the left in Bernie and AOC. But yeah, the system is broken, no doubt... that's why we got Trump 1 and 2.0.
Left, right or centre, by the time they make it to a position with any power, politicians work for the oligarchs, not the people who pay their salaries and fund the wars etc that line their bosses' pockets. It's theatre, plain and simple, which is perhaps why we see so many "former" actors in high office, including Trump, Trudeau and Zelenski.
I don't disagree. But there's a reason the Dem establishment conspired to make sure Bernie wasn't the nominee in 2016 and 2020. Politicians who are truly Progressive don't take corporate donations and focus on small dollar instead. Citizens United put money in politics on steroids and is a big reason we are where we are with the oligarchy. I'm not naive, but I'm also not gonna just say the game is rigged and give up. The current insanity under Trump is exposing how corrupt and feckless both parties are, and there are plenty of Dems who will call out the oligarchy, but most only as performative theater, as you say. I'm just saying, if there is any hope to be found in our current politicians, it's on the left in Bernie and AOC. But yeah, the system is broken, no doubt... that's why we got Trump 1 and 2.0.
You forgot to mention the movie actor, Ronald Reagan.