>> But it _does_ work to our benefit. No it doesn't. It works to the benefit of the ruling class, which, coincidentally, is the group of people who set the sys

>> But it _does_ work to our benefit. No it doesn't. It works to the benefit of the ruling class, which, coincidentally, is the group of people who set the system up in the first place, and still control it today. Sure, its members come and go, but the power structure stays in place. >> Sure, innocent people are mistakenly jailed Mistakenly? -Rarely, if ever. Most of the time they know exactly what they're doing. >> But overall the system works, and throwing your hands up in defeat What defeat? I thought you just said the system "works"? -Where's the defeat if it's working properly and thus, everything is fine? >> instead of trying to influence the system is certainly unhelpful. You won't start a revolution by kvetching in online comments, maybe you should try writing some letters sometime. They really do read them, and respond to them Wow, you're so naive. Check out the other reply to my comment above, where someone said he's figured that it doesn't work. When Obama or whoever gets elected through receiving and using millions/billions of dollars of campaign contributions (ie. "bribes"), who exactly do you think he represents?