And that's exactly why I spend a lot of my time thinking that really, what we need is not reform, is not an 'understanding' political group in government, but basically an entire overhaul.

We're overdue by a long shot for another revolution, even though the pacifist and beliver in the better parts of humanity in me winces even as I type that. We're in too fucking deep. It's time to flip the pieces off the chess board and start over.