PittsburghAfterDark
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The true evil, as I see it, is that issues have fallen completely by the wayside. Truly monumental issues are not being debated and are showing what an oligarchy the two party system is and has become.
The issues brought up by the right; John Kerry's Christmas In Cambodia. The left; Iraq. Those are the base issues on what's getting news coverage.
In the meantime critical issues are swept under the rug and never brought up for debate. The incredible tide of illegal immigration, no one is debating it out of fear of alienating the Latino vote. The drug war which is putting millions of Americans in jail and under control of probation officers when released due to ridiculous mandatory sentencing laws yet no one cares because all drug users must be criminals. The disintegration of the black community continues to accelerate with an ever increasing illegitimacy rate, failing public schools in minority communities and school choice is completely removed from debate. There is no discussion on how to reform social security for younger workers to privatize part of their future retirement or ensure the programs solvency as opposed to the current government Ponsi scheme that is SSI.
All of these are key issues facing our country and I'd be hard pressed to tell you either candidates stance on any of these issues. These lead me to believe more than anything that they are issues the major parties in this country don't think they can win votes on and can do more harm than good if they take a stand. Result? Political oligarchy. The status quo is good enough for those in power.
The issues brought up by the right; John Kerry's Christmas In Cambodia. The left; Iraq. Those are the base issues on what's getting news coverage.
In the meantime critical issues are swept under the rug and never brought up for debate. The incredible tide of illegal immigration, no one is debating it out of fear of alienating the Latino vote. The drug war which is putting millions of Americans in jail and under control of probation officers when released due to ridiculous mandatory sentencing laws yet no one cares because all drug users must be criminals. The disintegration of the black community continues to accelerate with an ever increasing illegitimacy rate, failing public schools in minority communities and school choice is completely removed from debate. There is no discussion on how to reform social security for younger workers to privatize part of their future retirement or ensure the programs solvency as opposed to the current government Ponsi scheme that is SSI.
All of these are key issues facing our country and I'd be hard pressed to tell you either candidates stance on any of these issues. These lead me to believe more than anything that they are issues the major parties in this country don't think they can win votes on and can do more harm than good if they take a stand. Result? Political oligarchy. The status quo is good enough for those in power.