I’m of the belief that our political system is broken. Until we get rid of gerrymandering and big money in politics, we won’t have a government that truly reflects the will of the people. I think this opinion has support from all political persuasions. That said, we can stick our heads in the sand or we can accept the fact that the system we have is flawed, but if we care about government policy, we need to learn how the game is played. Two things elect our leaders and ultimately establish government policy: votes and money – and if you want to make a difference, you need to express yourself with both.
I read a study recently that showed Latinos of all income levels under-invest in politics. In other words, we don’t give money to the candidates who share our political views. I don’t think this reflects ambivalence but rather a lack of understanding of how things work in our society. The concept of one person = one vote is no longer true. So if you think that our government policies favor the privileged few – you’re probably right. People who have money and make political donations have much more power than people who don’t. That’s just a fact. So, we have two choices; complain or participate.
Never in U.S. history have we had two older or less popular candidates running for president of the United States than we do today. We repeatedly hear the question, “How can these two candidates be the best our country has to offer?”.
if you are primarily fearful of living in a society that is racist and discriminatory, you should be very concerned with what is happening with the political far left. If your primary fear is moving our society towards socialism and communism, then you should be mostly fearful of the political far right. That statement may seem counterintuitive, but it is absolutely true.
People on the political right believe that people on the extreme left are the biggest problems in our nation. People on the political left think that people on the extreme right pose the biggest threat. This is one occasion when both sides are correct.