I think when 1% of 25,000 protesters act violently, it shouldn’t reflect on the vast majority of peaceful protesters attending the same event. Otherwise, we might be tempted to label BLM a violent movement simply because a handful of bad actors resorted to looting and burning businesses.

I certainly don’t think that marching, alone, is the solution, which is why I also proposed other forms of civil disobedience. In fact, I think non-compliance with the debt-based System is probably the most effective form of protest at this point.

The reason I don’t think voting is a solution is because regardless of how many people reliably vote or who they succeed in electing (see Barack Obama’s first term with complete control of Congress), the condition of the vast majority of Americans never changes on fundamental levels, i.e. relentless class slippage persists no matter which party controls any of all branches of government. The obvious reason for this is because any “viable” candidate is beholden to the same set of deep pocket donors. For example, its no coincidence that the top 10 donors to the presidential campaigns of both Obama and McCain were banks. If we’re honest with ourselves, we’re really living in an oligarchy.

Democracy and oligarchy can’t co-exist; one must fail. As you look around at the state of our country today and the accelerating accumulation of wealth by the .01%, I think it’s quite clear that democracy has lost. In this environment, voting is not only futile; it’s delusional.