@return2ozma to A Boring Dystopia • 9 months agoStudy: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.act.represent.usexternal-linkmessage-square143arrow-up1824arrow-down127starcopymore-verticalflagCreate ReportslashBlock usercross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-28 months agoIf history tells us anything, fascists love advertising that they’re actually socialists and that you should definitely vote for them. And North Carolina got a little taste of what that might feel like last year. arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@Olgratin_MagmatoelinkEnglish1•8 months agoThat’s a problem no matter how government officials are elected, and therefore irrelevant. arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•8 months agoSortition arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@Olgratin_MagmatoelinkEnglish1•8 months agoIn a country where 1/3rd of the country is either fascist or a fascist sympathizer? No thanks. arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-28 months agoAs opposed to the 50%+ we have in office now? arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@Olgratin_MagmatoelinkEnglish1•8 months agoAt no point have I indicated that was acceptable either. arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•8 months agoYes, but not only is it better than what we current have, but it goes against the whole “That’s a problem no matter how government officials are elected, and therefore irrelevant.” claim you made earlier. arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
If history tells us anything, fascists love advertising that they’re actually socialists and that you should definitely vote for them. And North Carolina got a little taste of what that might feel like last year.
That’s a problem no matter how government officials are elected, and therefore irrelevant.
Sortition
In a country where 1/3rd of the country is either fascist or a fascist sympathizer? No thanks.
As opposed to the 50%+ we have in office now?
At no point have I indicated that was acceptable either.
Yes, but not only is it better than what we current have, but it goes against the whole “That’s a problem no matter how government officials are elected, and therefore irrelevant.” claim you made earlier.