Originally Posted by Gus

i'm thinking we have lost our capacity to achieve it, as individual voters, while voting for the usual suspects.
Well,...it's really not a matter of "we".

This paradigm shift is a product of the upcoming generations.

They have nothing to gain by maintaining the status quo,...unlike us older folks who are or will soon be dependent on the government to meet our old age needs.

What's occurring is the beginning of a fourth turning.

http://www.fourthturning.com/html/history___turnings.html