So here is the question for you, if <i>you</i> were an elected representative of your country would <i>you</i> give your vote or influence to bankers and oil companies? If so, and you clearly seem to despise that, why would you do that?<p><pre><code>   &gt; There is no meaningful difference between a process I
   &gt; cannot influence and a process which could
   &gt; theoretically be influenced if I could put more
   &gt; time and money into it than I actually have.
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The problem with that position is &#x27;I&#x27;, &#x27;I&#x27;, and &#x27;I&#x27;. Is there no one else in your peer group that feels as you do? Maybe just one or two? Is there someone who is willing to be the person in office if you will help them get elected? Someone you can trust to behave in a way that you can respect and one which is free of external influence? Nobody took your ability to change the world away from you, you gave it away! Now take it back, if only in a very small arena. See if you and your friends can get one of you elected to a seat on the city council (or what ever the city&#x27;s governing body is.) Have you ever tried? If not, why not? Sure being a city council person isn&#x27;t going to change the world over night but it will show people what you are made of and it will show others what you stand for, if you aren&#x27;t alone in that (and I don&#x27;t think you are) they will come to your aide. You can inspire them to do that. All it needs is a willingness to day &quot;I&#x27;m tired of the way this is run, I&#x27;m going to see if we can change it.&quot;<p>That is what I love about the Tea Party (not their politics but that they decided to do something about what they felt). In just under 10 years they have become a strong voice in national politics. Many of their members were brought into office by people just like you, passionate about what is wrong (in their opinion) with the way things are done.<p>Tell all your friends you are running for city council. I dare you. Tell them what you stand for and why you should be a city council member instead of the people who are currently elected. Listen to what they want in their city and try to visualize a better world. If not you, who?