In the US, the politicians need money to be elected in the first place, and a lot of it. Lots of money comes from the big tech (to both parties), and the big tech won't give money to anyone with a plan to "rein them in."

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limflick 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

"Citizens United" might be the most ironic name in the history of western democracy.

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jappgar 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They don't need money they just need votes.

If money can buy votes then the problem rests with an apathetic and distracted electorate.

You change that by giving a fuck and telling everyone you know what you actually think.

	▲	maratc 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> If money can buy votes It's not that "money can buy votes," but for a given party money can buy facilities (offices, transportation, food, etc.) and people (activists, coordinators, etc.) and that can bring (not buy) votes. Printing one "Rodriguez 2027" sign and putting that on your front lawn can be done for free at someone's office; printing ten million of them is a major financial, logistical and organisational undertaking, all of which costs money. Printers, truckers, warehouses, coordinators don't care how many "fucks" you're giving; they just prefer being given dollars to being given "fucks." Maybe you have more ... workable (?) solutions than "let's get everybody to give a fuck and vote in a different way"?