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What if strengthening the democratic process can only be done through the support of a political party? Right now, the Republicans control all branches of the l
by aluren 8y ago
What if strengthening the democratic process can only be done through the support of a political party? Right now, the Republicans control all branches of the legislative, executive and judiciary, despite Trump having lost the popular vote and Republican leaning demographics being a minority. Such a situation is the combined result of 1) a byzantine 'elector' system in lieu of proper suffrage, 2) Rural, sparsely populated states being given more voice than densely populated states making up the majority of the population, because mumble mumble state rights mumble mumble or something, 3) Copious amounts of gerrymandering resulting in some district borders looking like a Picasso drawing, and 4) Ludicrous voter suppression laws and dispositions hailing all the way back to post-civil war Black disenfranchisement.
So I'm not sure how trying to reverse that unjust imbalance with an app is a threat to a democratic process which is by all accounts quite endangered already. Shaming is much less of a big deal than disenfranchising.
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- specialist 8y agoYup. I'd only add 5) massive propaganda network. We now have tyranny of the minority. After all the concern trolling about tyranny of the majority. Is this irony? We'll see in a day or two if minority rule is the new norm.