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Voting is certainly the biggest problem in America at least. The two party system means nothing, people don't vote for parties they vote for individuals. The la
by dnomad 9y ago
Voting is certainly the biggest problem in America at least. The two party system means nothing, people don't vote for parties they vote for individuals. The last election demonstrates that it's certainly possible for even fringe elements to capture a party. But none of that matters because of all the problems with voting. The solutions to the voting problem are obvious and well known: independent districting commissions, ballot voting, election holidays and finally mandatory voting (that is a small $20 - $50 fine of anybody with a permanent address who doesn't vote).
But it will never happen and this is by design. The history of America is not the history of empowering people through democracy. It the history of the powerful working very carefully to ensure that only their votes count and only their voices are heard. Even today it is extremely rare to hear important politicians talk about how to make it easier for people to vote, instead all you hear about are the need for voter IDs as the solution to the completely non existent problem of voter fraud. All of these major initiatives to disenfranchise the citizens going back to the very beginning of the republic are now paying big dividends. Academic analysis of the American system has shown time and again the government works only for the wealthy.
- zimpenfish 9y ago> The last election demonstrates that it's certainly possible for even fringe elements to capture a party. Trump isn't a "fringe element" - he's pure GOP, just saying the bad parts out loud.
- thanatropism 9y agoThis is just inane. Trump was an outspoken Democrat for large chunks of his adulthood.
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- pjc50 9y agoHow did he win the Republican nomination if not by being the most Republican of Republicans? He has all the support of key groups, such as evangelicals: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/383886-poll-white-evangelical-support-for-trump-at-record-high http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/383886-poll-white...