Originally Posted by
Lenina 
I have a question, if it's not out of line here. Why do so many people not vote or vote against their own interests?
The first group feels political concerns aren't pressing or that they don't directly affect their lives; some have just given up. I had a friend who never voted because he felt the system was rigged for someone else's benefit and he made no difference anyhow. Every tale I hear about the lobbying industry in America makes me think he had a point.
The second group doesn't realize just how badly their interests are being exploited against them.
Originally Posted by Lenina
Yeah, I'm a commie. I just believe that in this day and age no one should be hungry or not have a job. I think it's important for people to work as they can. And medical care should be available to all.
I once considered myself a Marxist. Now, I call myself postcapitalist. That's my made-up term for a person who recognizes that there is no such thing as a free market.
It's like a perpetual motion machine. In your dreams.