So- when the Democrat who gets elected takes office next year... [View All]

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and mostly nothing of any real consequence changes- the troops stay in iraq; healthcare costs keep spiraling upward- but we keep being told that single-payer universal coverage isn't what america wants;
we remain beholden to the big oil economy; what jobs are left continue to move offshore; etc...

what happens next?

and i'm sure that there are plenty of people who will say(and honestly believe) that isn't going to happen this time around, this election is all about CHANGE. and don't get me wrong- it's great to feel that way, but i'm too jaded to get too excited about the prospects...but what IF nothing really changes?

what's the next step?

personally, at this point i don't think that anything much will change to any appreciable extent, no matter who gets in there...and i don't really know what the next step would be, until circumstances- like a major depression, some extremely catastrophic effects of global warming, a serious worldwide epidemic, etc. FORCES a change to be made.