Shifting Sands

The Occupy movement has spread much more quickly than I had expected, and I'm actually very thankful for this. There are now two distinct groups, each representing a significant portion of the population, which also feel ostracized by their government though both of them have some rather polarized viewpoints.
Capitalism in the U.S. has gone too far unregulated, and the ultra-rich corporations are, year by year, in more control of the government that is supposed to keep them in check.

The two-party system is very convenient for both ideologies and elections, but it is now much too integrated with the democratic process and this must be fixed. For the government to cater almost exclusively to two specific sets of opinions undermines the basic tenets of democracy.

Politicians no longer serve the people- they serve those who will get them elected- those with the MONEY to get them elected. They are not to blame.
Corporations do what they do best- return profit to the stockholders, by any means necessary. They do their job well, but they are machines. They will take every measure possible to make money, and this should not change. They are very good at what they do. They are not to blame.
The voters are fed information through the media and far too many don't care to look any further. Public education dwindles every year.

The weak-minded need a target... a scapegoat... an opponent to motivate them to shout their voices. There is no opponent here. This is simply a time indicative of the fact that the system needs to be changed. Something needs to be done differently, and the best way to do it is democratically (go figure) via collaboration. Instead, each side is too busy pointing fingers at the other to realize that the problem isn't the other side- the problem is that there are only two sides. The two party system must be left behind. Public office campaign funds must be publicized.
When the best interest of the congressman, senator, or president, is no longer to the many people who elect him/her, but to the few have enough money to get said politician elected, the system is out of balance. It needs to change.