OR do what are country WAS supposed to do, Work together for a more balanced solution.
Including ALL OF US. Not just those who have enough power or money to Buy our government
Sorry lad, but since 1775 "our country" has almost never "Work together". Closest we've ever come was maybe World War Two, but as can be seen, took a couple of powerful and very threatening, active enemy nations to make that brief common cause function.
"Politics" has been around ever since humans moved beyond family/tribe/clan organization and power and money have been the dominate tools of politics ~ government.
The problem is our nation was founded on the concept of a citizenry that is educated, knowledgeable, concerned and involved in politics and government. Yet it takes more than the "2%"* who actually are involved, to make things work as Founders hoped and intended.
* An optimistic percentage.
My county, Whatcom, has a growing population of @237,000+
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And at our monthly GOP meeting, we rarely have 50 active party members show up. Might peak to about 100 during some campaign events, even a few hundred for our annual fund-raising Lincoln Day Dinner fete'. We can peak up to a couple/few thousand for the every four year (one day)County Convention to choose delegates, platform, etc. for the POTUS race.
It's my understanding the other major political party, Democrats, have about the same, or less participation rate. The largely rural, agriculture population leans conservative, the urban, single large city which contains a State four year University, swings liberal/Regressive.
As for the "independent"/"third party" orgs.; like a dozen or less members for such, and similar single digit active~involved.
Case in point, at the annual NorthWest Washington Fair, a major regional, 10 day event, while the Whatcom GOP often has a large and popular booth, the Whatcom Democrats usually have a small and isolated one, if any at all (none the last year or two). Yet, somehow Democrats manage to win the majority of elections, lately. Hmmm ...
My point is that government, from local to national, only works as well as the people, the citizens involved, will work it. When you can't get even 1% of the citizens/voters involved on a regular, consistent basis, to "work" their government, you get what we've got. And are likely to be stuck with for some time to come. Bothering to vote every year or three is not considered being politically active in the context here.
Added case in point, my experience the past few years I've been a member of USMB, is that barely a handful, literal and at that, who claim and/or sound like they might be active with either major political party at their local (or above) level. Just about every other poster has lots of ideas, sound to insane, about what should be done with/about "guv'mint"; but nearly none have put actual 'pedal to the metal' about it.
Nearly all are "talk, but no walk", "all hat but no cattle".
