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What bothers me is that you think you have to choose between these two horribly inept political parties which have BOTH ruined our political apparatus. You asked "do any Republicans support the 99%?" Yes sir, there are plenty of Democrats and Republicans who on a local scale have done good for their constituents. This is not common. They will get forced out after a term. Any career politician is a sellout. You don't actually know this because you haven't been involved in the local scene in various states, unlike me, who has seen both parties produce good-natured people, on the local scale, these people then going on to last maybe one or two terms, only to quit and publicly denounce our process for being corrupt. I know both Democrats and Republicans who have done this, on a very small scale. Once you bring in more areas for one to represent, more money is involved, and good-natured people seem to be sparse. This is the reality. It has very little to do with political parties and a whole hell of a lot to do with who will play ball. It is that simple. Ron Paul didn't want to play ball after thirty years of doing it, I assume Bernie felt similarly. The thing is, you don't just walk away from your complicit actions and thoughts without being wholly public about it. That is why those two guys have their nominations stolen from them. They were willing to put their necks out, but never far enough for the truth to be known, unlike those small-time politicians, who tend to last one or two terms, and who publicly denounce our process for being corrupted on both aisles.

You don't hate both parties. Don't even try to pretend that you do. You support what is happening right now.