"The big we" isn't some amorphous blob online or something organized by some national group. It's your trusted friends, family, and neighbors.
No, nothing was ever stopping political or business swamp creatures. That ship really sailed in 1980. Or in the early 1900s. Or in 1860. Or in 1776. Take your pick.
Decentralized groups of people just trying to help each other out is how we rise out disasters when there is no help coming. Whether that disaster is natural or man-made. It doesn't really matter whether or not you believe it, it's empirically evident.
It's so easy to shit on voters for not being informed.
Dems had $1B to reach this lady with a message about how they were going to improve her material conditions and they couldn't or wouldn't. At least they got that sweet sweet Cheney fan vote.
When people have to work constantly or their kids will starve and it just keeps getting worse wtf is anyone supposed to do?
"You didn't do your homework, so you deserve to have your life destroyed lol"
The system is fucked. Well and truly.