The British election may have been boring and the electorate unimpressed and unengaged, but at least it was short and was not overwhelmed by cash from dubious sources.
Hillary Clinton’s base wants a Constitutional Amendment that defines a person as a human being, not a corporation or a faceless SuperPac. This is not going to happen anytime soon, thanks to money-dependent politicians and a politicized Supreme Court. Hillary says she wants to overturn the disastrous Citizens United decision of the Supreme Court, but her so far tepid support shows that she has little credibility on the subject.
The name of a game of cards where all the best cards are in the hands of one per-cent of the players is “Oligarchy”, and Epicureans believe that it is hard for the majority to win such a game. Hillary would feel as uncomfortable in the garden of Epicurus as her competitors. There, there was an equal say for everyone, regardless of affluence and access to “pay-to-play” cash.
Firstly as a Brit I did not find the election boring in the slightest. The combination of the rise of UKIP, the SNP, the Greens, the decline of the Lib Dems, as well as the resilience of the Conservatives in the English countryside, and Labour in the cities all proved to contribute to a fascinating campaign. The reason why the English (not the Scottish) were unengaged was because none of the parties ran a passionate campaign promising a better future. We have a culture of political apathy where any grand vision is treated with undue scepticism. This means that politicians are realistic, but they are also too modest and unambitious. The SNP may be idealistic, but at least they engage with people, as evident in the significantly higher turnout in Scotland.
But I completely agree with you on Hilary Clinton. She is far too in-league with dubious businesses and other funding sources to be trusted. I think the Democratic Party would be doing a great disservice to the working class, were she to win the nomination relatively unopposed. Many of the left have criticised Obama for being timid, and yet endorse a candidate that will be even more so.