It doesn&#x27;t help that the US is not a real democracy. For instance, the Green Party actually has in its platform many telecom and media reforms, including breaking up the big monopolies.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gp.org&#x2F;democracy#demFreeSpeech" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gp.org&#x2F;democracy#demFreeSpeech</a><p>But you wouldn&#x27;t know it, because apparently US citizens are only allowed to vote for 2 parties - ever. When the US gets proportional representation and takes money out of politics, then we can start discussing real solutions to problems.<p>Until then you&#x27;re only going to get a &quot;right&quot; and a &quot;left&quot; argument for what benefits Corporate America, the real &quot;People&quot; the government listens to.