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Politicians don't care what their constituents want. Americans overwhelmingly support basic gun-control laws, access to legal abortion, single-payer healthcare,
by diogenescynic 9y ago
Politicians don't care what their constituents want. Americans overwhelmingly support basic gun-control laws, access to legal abortion, single-payer healthcare, and lots of other issues. Politicians only care about what their lobbyists and financial donors tell them to care about. That's the sad truth. We created this perverse system, so we can reform it when we choose. The only way to reverse this is to make elections publicly funded and reform campaign finance.
- Profragile 9y agoSpeak for yourself! Only in your circlejerk do Americans support those completely un-American things. Anyone who understands the history and culture of America will vehemently oppose all of those things for obvious reasons.
- kristopolous 9y agoIt's about the manufactured perception and not the material reality. Who manufactures this perception? Anyone who knows how to tell a good story...