Divided We Fall

Back in the royal courts, it was the jesters who could speak freely about politics and the monarchy without fear of retribution. The same thing could be said today with political comedians like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert being the only bearers of truth on television. The message they delivered yesterday at their political rally/comedy show was one I've been saying for a long time now: The problem with this country isn't Democrats; the problem isn't Republicans. The problem is that United States citizens stand by and allow Washington to destroy this once great country.

The two party system doesn't work and that has never been more clear than right now before midterm elections. We have Republicans blaming Democrats for the poor state of the nation and we've got Democrats blaming Republicans and I think they're both right. They all fucked us - Republican and Democrats alike. The fight shouldn't be between Democrats and Republicans; it should be US vs. THEM. These rich assholes running our country don't know their assholes from a hole in the ground. They've failed us. They've turned our country into a business and we're beyond bankrupt.

The solution is simple: We need a third party. And no, The Tea Party doesn't count because they're just Super Republicans who seem dumber than the normal Republicans. We need a third, independent party whose platform isn't guns or abortion or business but leadership and morality. Individuals within this party won't have to adhere to certain issues in order to please the party. All they'll have to be is a good leader with a sense or morality and whose allegiance is to the people of this country and not to big business or corporate America or even their own party.

But if we're waiting around for our government to create another party and threaten their own stranglehold on this country, we're going to be waiting a long time. Change doesn't come from those already in power. No, it comes from the disenfranchised and those who demand a better future for their children. On Tuesday, it really doesn't matter who you vote for. None of the names on that ballot are going to fix our problems. I'm afraid that's up to us.