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Cal33

(7,018 posts)
2. I doubt it that Hillary would agree to cut down on the control that American corporations have over
Thu Feb 5, 2015, 01:42 PM
Feb 2015

our nation and in much of the rest of the world. In fact, the word "control" is a euphemism --
"death-grip" would be closer to the truth. And this cutting down is exactly what the US and the
rest of the world need to survive. Warren is for it and she has the courage to try her best at
bringing it about. Hillary is not for it, and it doesn't look likely that Elizabeth would be able to
budge Hillary on this point either. And this is the CRUCIAL point.

If the Republicans should also win the presidency in 2016, what's left of Democracy today will
very likely become a thing of the past within 4 to 8 years. A relatively few people at the top
would be controlling the entire nation. The masses would have little or no say whatsoever.
We'd be living under an Oligarchic form of government.

If Hillary should win the nomination, I will vote for her -- in the sense that she would
probably delay the death of Democracy in our country during her term in office, and hopefully
a Progressive Democratic president (someone like Warren) would come after her. I don't
expect any real change with Clinton as president -- I think she would maintain the status quo.

I realize that many Democrats do not think that our present situation is as precarious as I
believe it to be. I think we are at the edge of the precipice right now. And time is not on our side.

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