How do we ordinary people build a genuine democracy when all the sizeable political parties AND the mass media have been bought out by corporate lobbyists, thereby depriving us of meaningful choices at the polls?


Damned good question.

I tend to look for smaller victories. I now do NOT buy Chinese goods. I avoid most imported goods because I like to support Canadian workers--even though my support doesn`t amount to much. I try to avoid products that do NOT have a union label. I speak to store managers when I`m able because if the manager doesn`t know, little change will occur. If necessary, I boycott whole stores because of unfair trade practices.

I always vote, but often I mar the ballot because I do NOT buy into the presented scenarios. I then let my representatives know that I have done that and why.

I do write letters to companies that are less than receptive to the idea of fair pay. Alone, I have never changed a policy--but I have tried.