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> Half of the American electorate currently feels profoundly unheard Well they're wrong to think that and they should be discouraged from nursing that false be
by root_axis 6y ago
> Half of the American electorate currently feels profoundly unheard
Well they're wrong to think that and they should be discouraged from nursing that false belief. Conservatives have controlled the entire government for the last four years, including a conservative supermajority in the SCOTUS that will last for decades. In reality, those Americans are the most heard if by "heard" we mean having their political will effected by means of their government and not "permitted to shitpost on twitter".
- yks 6y agoConservatives controlled America for all but 2 years in this century, only in 2008-2010 both executive and legislative branches were under Democrats. Republicans heavily gerrymandered country in their favor in 2010 and given that 2020 census is practically a failure, that advantage is going to stay. Conservatives get to control the SCOTUS for decades. Voters from the red states enjoy unfair influence their vote gives them via Senate. If after all this the electorate feels profoundly unheard maybe they should look at who they vote for.