The presidential candidates on the issues at a glance

[JerryF]

Thanks, Diana, for posting the candidate comparison table.

Voting and politics definitely offer a challenge to “see the love in the moment.”

I like the concept of proportional representation in legislatures based on the percentage of votes received by each party instead of the American winner-take-all system of voting.  The proportional system theoretically gives a voice in government to minority viewpoints and aids in forming alternative coalitions.

A few years ago I took an online course on democracy (Democratic Development) through Coursera.  At the online class forum a few of us expressed our belief that despite the cosmetic differences and squabbles between the Democratic and Republican parties, the U.S. is essentially a one-party state.
Four policies that both branches of the party agree on:

1. Continual warfare (including promoting war by arming Saudi Arabia, Israel, and rebels)
2. Trash the Constitution
3. Protect the autonomy of global corporations
4. Protect the federal reserve banking system


An individual’s fulfillment and happiness in life are dependent mainly on their daily personal choices, not on the decrees of distant politicians.

“Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means that we choose between two bodies of real, though not avowed, autocrats. We choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee.”  (Helen Keller)

Jerry