You seem to have misunderstood my very short post!
Yes, this is why it'd be nice if they helped fix that. Our government is broken and needs fixing -- it'd be nice if it were fixed instead of ignored. You seem to think it's a lost cause to fix governments and I think that's foolish.
I agree they do a lot of good and never suggested otherwise. I'm not "whining about purity," I'm pointing out a huge problem that they could help address. Fixing the water in Flint is great, fixing the underlying reasons Flint's water was poisoned in the first place so it never happens again anywhere in the country would be even better.
Koch Brothers is a great example, really. They've had an enormous effect on how the public views government and what kind of policy gets passed. I think it's for the worse because they're pushing a libertarian dogma that I think is stupid and causes a lot of harm -- they've been very effective at pushing the idea that government can't do anything right (it even seems to have worked on you!). Tying in with your Al Gore point, the Koch brothers actually ran for office and failed -- they realized running for office wasn't an effective way to affect change -- you seem to incorrectly assume I'm suggesting Buffet run for office; no, I'm suggesting these people counter the Koch money to affect positive change in government and public opinion, which are intimately related, because those things have the potential to do way more good than a billionaire alone -- they'd be a force multiplier.
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