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What purpose does it serve for you to be well informed about the democrats and republicans, what they vote on, who they elect, etc, when you have no control ove
by MeinBlutIstBlau 6y ago
What purpose does it serve for you to be well informed about the democrats and republicans, what they vote on, who they elect, etc, when you have no control over their actions afterward?
Same goes for voting. None of the research you do and the research others don't do will alter the outcome of the election.
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoIt's not widely appreciated that the point of being well-informed is to influence what happens between elections. That's when the politics gets done - the lobbying efforts, candidate selections, control of local political groups, agenda and policy design, and so on. Elections are just a process to rubber-stamp decisions that have already been made by groups of people who understand this.
- MeinBlutIstBlau 6y ago^^This point exactly. The entities that want legislation to help them make money do not change. Which is why elections hardly mean much. Trump does a little bit though just because he's lone wolfing it/looking for his own self interests. So it's "different" in a way, but it's still the same game.