This is the frustration. 3rd parties actually put a huge amount of effort in local politics for theses reasons entirely. Just because they engage in the most important contest doesn’t mean they aren’t even more interested in the smaller contests. Greens and Libs both spend far more time working for state office than…

no, I don’t think the Freedom of Information Act is essential to a functioning American Democracy

Actually, after considering this, I think you’re just wrong. What was on focus here was how people on the left were equated, wiuthout any reality, with being “Trump supporters” because we dislike yet another wealthy white person gaining ultimate power.

Do you not think the Freedom of Information Act is essential to a functioning American Democracy?

Look, you’re very much gaslighting me. I can’t help that what you propose is moronic. I can only hope that I can make you think less with your knee-jerk reaction and more with the brain you claim had an education in critical thought.

If she lost a few millions we’d call her a “wannabe”.

Clinton’s people deleted 22,000 emails before turning them over to the FBI.

I’m not claiming any kind of “victimhood”. You refuse to engage with things aside from on an emotional basis.

See, I find you to be an “internet troll”.

Well, they play an essential role in the government in every other democratic nation. Either we do something better or we do something far, far worse.

What? I was born in Texas. Abeline, TX October 1984.

So you want to burn down the house to get rid of the bedbugs?

You say “racism and xenophobia” and I say class-consciousness. The lower classes suffered greatly under EU rule and they revolted. If the EU cared about things other than exploiting member-states for favorable lending terms we’d be in a different place.

If this is what you believe you’re as bad a Trump and the only outcome is that we all get fucked over.

What?

Just keep electing officials who don’t give one shit about you and see how that works.

This isn’t too different from what already happens.

Were you concerned when W’s administration managed to lose 22 million emails and that they were on RNC servers?

The problem is that Hillary Clinton is running on the most progressive platform in American history

I was taught about FDR. I think the Texas schoolbook cartel got to you before they could erase that chapter.