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DJL's avatar

NYC is about to FAFAO

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I used to think that America’s main political problem was due to us having only two political parties, then, I took a hard look at Germany and the UK, and changed my mind. I now think that the corrupting nature of the political parties themselves, at all levels, are closer to the root of the problem. Rome used to have the “Cursus Honorum”, whereby one would start out in a low level public position, and over time, rise (local mayor > congress > governor > senate > president) - which sounds real good, but apparently lost out to the power of politics.

So when I ask myself - why is HE likely to become of the world’s greatest city - I can only think it’s because a local political party, an artificial, money-driven cabal that has learned how to manipulate the electorate, and how to milk the municipal money-cow. I could be wrong. . . . We need better laws re political self-enrichment; and we need to be able to get rid of fools and/or crooks, in less than four years.

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