Theo makes the comment that it’s like “privatized communism”, referring to the fact that big money wins elections, and bernie agreed.
This is actually a great clip and great talking point to spread. The right wing voter base is mostly dumb sockpuppets. They hate the word communism and if we could use this method applying the word communism in this fashion then maybe they could get on board with something we desperately need, like making all political donations illegal.
Spread the word lol. Wealthy interests donating money to political campaigns is privatized communism, and needs to be made illegal! Can you imagine?
something we desperately need, like making all political donations illegal.
I don’t know how serious this idea is, but I have questions. Wouldn’t making all political donations illegal favor the rich more than the system already does, especially for small local elections? Could people just gift money to a not-yet-candidate prior to starting any campaigning? If yes, then the person with the wealthiest “friends” wins; if no, where do you draw the line chronologically? Is only cash money considered a donation – are stage appearances fine to “gift” to a political candidate? Can I neutralize a candidate by mailing them cash and reporting them? If no, what is required for them to do with the money?
I think I’d rather just see Citizens United overturned, but I’m very interested in more info on this idea
Theo makes the comment that it’s like “privatized communism”, referring to the fact that big money wins elections, and bernie agreed.
This is actually a great clip and great talking point to spread. The right wing voter base is mostly dumb sockpuppets. They hate the word communism and if we could use this method applying the word communism in this fashion then maybe they could get on board with something we desperately need, like making all political donations illegal.
Spread the word lol. Wealthy interests donating money to political campaigns is privatized communism, and needs to be made illegal! Can you imagine?
I don’t know how serious this idea is, but I have questions. Wouldn’t making all political donations illegal favor the rich more than the system already does, especially for small local elections? Could people just gift money to a not-yet-candidate prior to starting any campaigning? If yes, then the person with the wealthiest “friends” wins; if no, where do you draw the line chronologically? Is only cash money considered a donation – are stage appearances fine to “gift” to a political candidate? Can I neutralize a candidate by mailing them cash and reporting them? If no, what is required for them to do with the money?
I think I’d rather just see Citizens United overturned, but I’m very interested in more info on this idea