It know doubt as been asked before but are the elections real? I've heard that the Elite decide who their putting into control and voting is just a game they play with us?
2007-07-20 10:51:15 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
It is a proven fact that the candidates who raise the most money win the elections. The elites finance campaigns for the candidates that they want in each party then they let us decide between Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.
2007-07-20 11:41:18 · answer #1 · answered by Guardian 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You know, it's probably close to right that the elite control most things political however, we let them do it by our vote. When we vote for the guy that raised the most money or the guy perceived to win the debate or the guy that is running in the particular party of our choice, then yes, we are being controlled and most likely by the elite.
When we vote out all the ego driven, wall flowers that have put us (the U.S.) in this spot, and when we no longer have to rely on mega corporations and other countries for our gas, we will no longer be controlled by the elite... But hey! Try telling that to a devout Liberal or Conservative, they will beat you down convincing you that there way is the only way.
2007-07-20 11:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by ggraves1724 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Glad someone is catching on to the hard facts that the old party bosses pick the candidates. At least in Russia they did not claim to be a democracy. In this country the party leadership blocks those that will not knuckle under and so those elected to offices at the state level or federal level must obey or not stay in politics. The people need to get back the power that used to be. More parties are needed to break the strangle hold of the elite in this country.
2007-07-20 14:32:06 · answer #3 · answered by old codger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What elections are you talking about? Local and most state elections are real, if you mean decided by voters. Even federal elections are real (with the possible exception of 2004), or you would not find corporations and rich people putting a lot of money into them. That money is used to persuade voters who to vote for and to condition them to believe that, if it weren't for taxes, they would be rich. Now the Republicans also have to convince voters that spending billions of dollars for a useless war is "conservative." They failed in 2006, despite tons of money being spent, but the voters thought the Democrats were different.
Wrong!
We need a new revolution in America to take control back from the corporations and the rich. We did it with the New Deal and we have to do it again.
2007-07-20 11:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Basically yes. We no longer have much of a say in who runs, third party candidates often just disrupt what otherwise might prove to be an even split, and even if we did manage to elect a third party or completely non-affiliated candidate, the mindset in Washington, the state capital, and county and city governments where I live anyway, is "say anything to get elected, then follow you're own agenda." These career politicos seem to think they are elected to save the stupid proletariat from themselves, not to represent us as our laws require. We need a fast way to fire them if they do not represent the will of the people. My boss certainly wouldn't let me hang on 2, 4, or 6 years, if I refused to do the job I was hired for. Why should the electorate have to wait for the next election?
2007-07-20 11:00:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Elections are still real. The more you believe that, the more they will be. The more politicians know you believe that, the more they will fear you voting them out.
The best way to have a say is to vote in the democrat or republican primaries. I'm finding that it's getting harder and harder to find good candidates that make it to the general election because not enough people are voting in the primaries. That's the only way to get rid of a lousy Republican without replacing them with a lousy Democrat or the other way.
2007-07-20 10:58:39 · answer #6 · answered by Brian 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That attitude is just a ploy to convince you to give up your say. Voting matters, plain and simple. Beyond that, civic responsibility goes beyond voting and complaining- volunteer on a campaign or lobby group that represents something you feel strongly about. The elite do hold too much power, but only because we let them.
2007-07-20 10:58:58 · answer #7 · answered by Beardog 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
while travelling I have noticed that mercantile(western style market democracies)communist,military(fascist) and Islamic states all claim to be democratic but have never met anyone who thought there vote counted.elections are nothing more than a pressure valve for societies.the powerful get richer while they worry how many scraps to throw of the table for there middle classes and how many prisons they can build and pack without exploding for the rest.
2007-07-20 18:43:04 · answer #8 · answered by a nark e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got a point but its not as simple as that i think mp's brainwash the public to think they will make a difference when all along they only want to line their own pockets it's pure greed with them and politicians do not care about the man in the street
2007-07-20 16:23:35 · answer #9 · answered by arthur c 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
since the beginning of time the majority has always worked for the minority,the weak for the strong, the poor for the rich, the oppressed for the aggressors, It's there for us all to see in the sweatshops of India Pakistan and China. and a bit closer to home we have the minimum wage which is not always adhered to. to answer your question: Yes! we are in the hands of our oppressors, and they call the shots
2007-07-21 22:31:09 · answer #10 · answered by jingles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋