On: Unusual Stock Trading by Whales in US Congress

[giantg2]

"The idea that we're pawns doesn't cross most people's minds."

Maybe. The fact that two of us here are even discussing it is something. I know quite a few people who feel this way. But it does usually take at least the witnessing of a blatant violation.

[reedjosh → giantg2]

I think for me it was just the shear lack of change no matter which politician was in office. From there I started looking for why.

At some point I also realized advertisements are purely bribes meant to shackle speech. Once I abandoned ad-funded media, my learning really took off.