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Sure, so we can say that people vote against their interests. We can't say that the U.S. is a dictatorship. Let's be precise with our terms, rather than contr
by brucephillips 9y ago
Sure, so we can say that people vote against their interests. We can't say that the U.S. is a dictatorship. Let's be precise with our terms, rather than contributing to political polarization and blustering.
- dv_dt 9y agoSystematically studying a range of issues supported by voters and comparing them against actual congressional votes is not blustering. It's rather methodical and data driven.
- brucephillips 9y agoThe study isn't blustering. Claiming that America "is getting closer to a communist dictatorship" is.
- dv_dt 9y agoCommunist dictatorships don't have the characteristic power structure of a close circle of oligarchs that overall decide policy?
- brucephillips 9y ago...who aren't chosen by the people. That's the defining characteristic.