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Ponietz

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8. Money is speech -- unless you're rich your voice doesn't count

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Mon May 19, 2025, 02:50 PM

May 2025

The People are gagged and muted. Their voices drowned by the money of a very few. The collapse has been steady and inevitable since the 2010 Citizen’s United fiat. We told you this would happen.

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Great FB post by Peter Coyote, if you haven't seen it, [View all] G_j May 2025 OP

Yup. So what are we going to do about it? Ocelot II May 2025 #1

There is absolutely nothing we can do about it edhopper May 2025 #7

Then how do we begin to repair the enormous damage done to our country and democracy? Irish_Dem May 2025 #10

If edhopper May 2025 #13

We keep quietly demonstrating so they know we will not tolerate not having an election in 2026! Linda ladeewolf May 2025 #11

Very accurate and spot on. Should be required reading for all Americans. Irish_Dem May 2025 #2

Chilling. And powerful. yorkster May 2025 #3

Must Read malaise May 2025 #4

Indeed G_j May 2025 #17

Wonderful human being that Coyote MagickMuffin May 2025 #5

Might as well link to a page from Dante's Inferno. I ain't visiting (and am fortunately blocked.) erronis May 2025 #9

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the... FailureToCommunicate May 2025 #6

Money is speech -- unless you're rich your voice doesn't count Ponietz May 2025 #8

He has a lifetime of good works haryn May 2025 #12

We have to get busy saving American democracy oasis May 2025 #14

Say It Loud, Brother! BurnDoubt May 2025 #15

Spot on! peggysue2 May 2025 #16