How government in DC actually works.

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Kamala Harris and her allies in the controlled media have been working hard to rebrand her awkward cackling as an expression of joy, attempting to portray her as "America's mommy." Meanwhile, RFK Jr. has thrown his support behind Donald Trump, seeking to prevent what he views as the degraded Democratic Party from maintaining control of the White House. As we enter the final stretch before November, the political theater is in full swing. Many passionate but perhaps naive individuals believe that their party holds the key to America's future, thinking their vote will steer the country toward their preferred social outcomes. However, the partisan divide in America has reached an intensity not seen in over 150 years, and the majority of Americans can no longer find common ground. The political landscape has shifted from a battle between left and right to one of perceived good versus evil, where compromise seems impossible.

What many Americans fail to grasp is that Congress and the president are not the primary drivers of the laws that govern the country. Instead, it's corporations like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Amazon, AT&T, Alphabet, Pfizer, and lobbying groups like AIPAC that effectively write the laws. Senators and congressmen are often just there to rubber-stamp legislation crafted by these powerful interests. The government, despite the lip service it pays to the people, has not been "of the people, by the people, for the people" for a very long time. What we're witnessing in the lead-up to November is largely theater, designed to distract the public from the real workings of power in Washington, D.C.

In reality, most legislation is subcontracted to K Street, the hub of lobbyists in D.C., who craft laws on behalf of their clients—clients like big pharmaceutical companies, defense contractors, and even foreign governments. These lobbyists then sell their legislation to the elected officials who are supposed to represent their constituents' interests. But instead, these officials often act in the interests of those who fund their campaigns and offer them perks. When you vote for a representative or senator, you're not choosing someone who will write laws; you're choosing someone who will either approve or disapprove of laws written by lobbyists. Essentially, you are electing a hostage negotiator to the stage set by corporate lobbyists. D.C. has become the legislative arm of big business and global finance, rather than a government that truly serves the American people.

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While the U.S. president certainly holds significant powers—such as nominating judges, guiding domestic social policies, influencing taxation, conducting foreign wars, and vetoing legislation—in the grand scheme, little changes regardless of which party controls the White House. The bigger picture reveals that the American people largely remain "tax cattle," with healthcare costs kept exorbitantly high by large pharmaceutical companies, and the military consuming much of the budget, benefiting defense contractors like Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Fairchild. Despite public sentiment, issues like mass immigration continue unchecked, and while politicians may pay lip service to social issues, the deeper concerns of empire, finance, multinational corporations, and foreign influence in D.C. remain largely untouched.

Yes, there are disruptions, like the establishment's shock at Donald Trump's election in 2016, reflected in the relentless attacks from every corner of the "swamp" over the past eight years. But Trump, in this context, is more of a speed bump than a wall. Without understanding the true nature of political power and its manipulation, it's easy to fall into the trap of the false right-left dichotomy that defines D.C. politics. Both parties, at their core, are two sides of the same coin—often referred to as the "uniparty." Will Democrats ever achieve free healthcare, free university, or gun confiscation? Will Republicans ever secure a closed border, a return to American national values, or a smaller government? No, because the system is designed to keep people distracted by social issues that never fully resolve, obscuring what’s really happening behind the curtain.

Chris Cuomo recently reported at the DNC: "The suites in D.C. start at $500,000—it's not the Cub Scouts of Columbia County, South Carolina, filling those luxury boxes. The same people who claim to regulate big corporations are literally looking down on the faithful from these suites." Even Cuomo, a disgraced CNN anchor, criticized the Democratic Party for pledging to tackle corporate price gouging while simultaneously charging big donors millions for luxury suites at its Chicago convention. Politics once centered on compromise, but America is now deeply polarized. If this polarization continues unchecked, it will only lead to greater dysfunction and division. Yet, all this noise has little impact on K Street and the power brokers in D.C. The false political spectrum presented to the American people serves a purpose, and it's about time we all recognize that the real game is being played far from the public eye. The coming weeks are sure to be revealing.

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People now are more educated, yet completely clueless. Politicans say they will help, but it keeps getting worse.
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True change can only come from people. If people were good, capable and willing, they wouldnt need politicians.

But people are retarded and need politicians to save them from themselves. Politicians profit from that. People dont.

Any social problem can be solved by masses of people, without government. But people are evil or retarded.
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BEEDOTKAY FOR PRESIDENT!
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I like how Chris Cuomo went off at the upper suites at the DNC being filled with the billionaire class. It reminded me of the scene in the movie Hunger Games where the rich looked down from their feast at the common folk who thought they could somehow...win the game...

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rich looked down from their feast at the common folk who thought they could somehow...win the game...
They can dream of victory. Common folk cant win the game. The same game was played for thousands of years.

Its like some parody. All what they achieved was they replaced one bad government with another bad government.
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I would never become president. Good population doesnt need president. Bad population cannot be saved by any president.
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You are doing a good job of steelmanning the red-pilled side.
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Evil population elects, produces and supports evil leaders. There is nothing to be surprised about in basic equation.

It is expected to happen. The unexpected would be if evil and stupid population elected a good and smart leader.
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True.
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Tru-dat!
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You really love chatgpt don't you?
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It's less confirmation bias than your usual sources.
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And the Libertarians? Who controls them?

Why are they so useless?