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128. the reality, demeter is that

progressive change in a democracy does not happen overnight nor with the click of a mouse.

this type of real change takes lots of work, informative, articulate, and fact based dispersal of knowledge about issues, phone calls, meetings, letters, radio presentations, fundraising, and the election and support of those who support the progressive change we desire. and then - even more footwork, phone calls, forums, etc., along with personal communication to our elected representatives. as you know, a bill through government channels can take many twists and turns.

this is reality. what do you think haranguing and bashing an elected representative accomplishes? not "progress".

one thing i understand about president obama - he is committed to preserving our democracy - in sort of an old school way. one example is by putting those we perceive as our corporate opposites in leadership posts in his cabinet/administration to push compromise to the limits. if he did not have these corporate stakeholders in these positions, i doubt anything at all would be accomplished in the government. compromise is a huge part of a true democracy - and that is reality, too.