Reply #43: Who is in power, us or them? [View All]

[Lorien]

it wasn't voter fraud alone that put the repugs in office;the vote NEVER should have been so close. Until we find a way to deliver the message clearly and concisely our party will remain exactly where it is right now.

DUers may understand the truth, but a shocking number of Americans only buy the spin. Using "talking points" is merely a way of getting a group on message to advance an idea; IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE A FALSE IDEA. It can and should be an unassailable truth. It's an organized approach to getting an issue onto the table.

And yes, America IS a consumer driven society.It drives our economy, it drives most Americans to work more than nearly every other nation on earth. We are 4% of the planet's population and we consume 25% of the world's natural resources. Read "Affluenza"to learn just how consumer driven we truly are.