[Peace-discuss] Exercising the franchise

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I agree with Karen on 1 and 2. Absolutely no incumbents, even local, for me. 
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------ Original message------From: Karen Aram via Peace-discussDate: Thu, Dec 28, 2017 7:15 AMTo: C G Estabrook;Cc: peace-discuss at anti-war.net;Peace;Subject:Re: [Peace-discuss] Exercising the franchise

Happy New Year Carl



1. & 2. are definitely worth supporting.



3. Sounds good, I would personally love it, and it might be the only way to bring the troops home, keep people from starving………then what? 



Unless we remove the Oligarchs controlled by the corporations we will have more of the same. Perpetual war, and an insidious whittling away of the UBI, just as we have seen a whittling away of social security, medicare, medicaid and all social
 services provided since the New Deal, in an effort to save capitalism. UBI, would pacify the people into “acquiescence,” when what we need is "revolution." 



Neoliberal policies are short term fixes, when what we need is structural change. Complete structural/system change is the only way to prevent perpetual war, and global warming, and time is fast running out. 




On Dec 28, 2017, at 02:38, C G Estabrook via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:




In 2018 I will vote against incumbents - they haven't done well - and support only candidates who will vote for

1. bringing all US troops (and weapons) home;

2. establishing Medicare for all; and 

3. providing a universal basic income. 

Happy new year.  —CGE


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