>> Why? And also: What can be done to change this in the future?

Two corrupt political parties that are owned by monied interests thanks to Citizens United, decades without campaign finance reform, and rampant "gifts" and extortion.

Neither party represents the people or their needs. They take money and make money. Laws are written by monied special interests. Members of both parties have been doing insider trading for decades, but now it is on naked display, bold and unashamed, as if it to say, "what are you going to do about it?"

Drastic systemic changes are needed on the order of a Constitutional Convention, but it is doubtful that it will happen without tremendous public outcry.

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bdangubic 6 hours ago | parent [-]

tremendeous public outcry is no longer possible as the country is so divided at this point that nothing can unite the public (short of national tragedy like 9/11). that shipped has sailed for america…

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thesuperbigfrog 6 hours ago | parent [-]

I fear that you are correct.

Perhaps if people become desperate enough something might happen, but keeping people divided is a strategy to prevent resistance.

It seems like we are sliding closer everyday to George Orwell's 1984. I wonder when Hate Week starts . . .

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bdangubic 3 hours ago | parent [-]

yea… on top of it all I think we have reached a point where we no longer have politics but cultism. I have number of friends (smart, educated…) who voted for trump in 2024. I have carefully listened to their arguments in october of 2024 as to why and while I did not agree, I understood their reasoning. the arguments were well thought through and made sense.

fast forward 16 months later and literally every argument that was made (except one), not only did not pan out but the exact opposite has and is been happening.

the sane politics here would end up as “boy oh boy did we fuck this up, so much fucking up, my bad for october of 2024 when you had to listen what we believed in” but we no longer can have that, what we have is blind following of the supreme leader with an “excuse” for every fuckup (all along the “you can see the big picture and long term plan”…)

	▲	Sabinus 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		How have your smart and educated friends reacted to the Trump admin not being like they expected?