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> I wish this would anger people more It is... But what are you going to do about it? Especially in the US, big business owns the politicians who can do someth
by donkeyd 5y ago
> I wish this would anger people more
It is... But what are you going to do about it? Especially in the US, big business owns the politicians who can do something about it. And prop 22 shows that even if the public gets to decide, big business manages to control public opinion to their benefit.
I believe this is only going to get worse for the next couple of decades. Something major would have to happen for this to change.
- pc86 5y agoSo wait. Either big business owns the politicians and so nothing gets done, or people vote but they're too stupid to do it in their own interests because of big business? This sounds like the typical "the election was fair as long as I won" trope. Have you considered that maybe your opinion is just in the minority?
- donkeyd 5y agoI see what you're getting at, but Brexit is objectively shit for the majority of people, yet the majority voted for it. There are plenty more examples like it.
- Supermancho 5y ago> Either big business owns the politicians and so nothing gets done, or people vote but they're too stupid to do it in their own interests because of big business. > This sounds like the typical "the election was fair as long as I won" trope. How's that? It does not sound like anything but modern American politics. Not to say it's 100% true, but it's largely true on the West Coast USA for the last 40 years...as I can only speak to what I've seen. It's a legitimate surprise when grassroots efforts are not coopted with riders/judicial nullification or drowned by propaganda.