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It would help if Congress wasn't sabotaged to enable this; and to have a major political party that effectively wants a king. We were rightfully warned on the

by pstuart 4mo ago

It would help if Congress wasn't sabotaged to enable this; and to have a major political party that effectively wants a king. We were rightfully warned on the dangers of political parties and it's well demonstrated that that warning was correct in its assessment. The fact that millions of Americans declare themselves to be loyal to their party first and foremost is terrifying. Evil people have weaponized the tribal stupidity of humans to trick them to vote against their own best interests. I take no satisfaction in saying this, and would love to be proven wrong.

frogperson 4mo ago
You are right. So many parts of are system were designed for minority rule and haven't been changed in 250 years. The senate, fptp voting, no voting holidays, the electoral college and more. the wealthyvhave always and will always try to by pass democracy.
beej71 4mo ago
I left "my" party a long, long time ago. I wish everyone would, but people really, really want to tribe up even if doing so fractures their own nation. (And sometimes especially if it does.) Before I got banned from redstate.com 20 years ago for sharing an unflattering fact about a particular Congress, I remember one person there being genuinely uncomfortable with the fact that I wouldn't declare myself to be in one camp or the other. They really wanted me to be in a certain bucket so they'd know how to treat me. It was unnerving to them.
akramachamarei 4mo ago
Well, more Americans are declaring themselves politically independent, so we may be moving in a better direction, at least nominally: https://news.gallup.com/poll/700499/new-high-identify-political-independents.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/700499/new-high-identify-politi...
Jensson 4mo ago
That exists in every single country, your political system not being able to handle that is the main issue. The voters are never the issue, the system is.
- abandonliberty 4mo ago
  Systematic thinking may be associated with autism. Explains why they're showing up in the crosshairs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathising–systemising_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathising–systemising_theory

by pstuart 4mo ago

frogperson 4mo ago

You are right. So many parts of are system were designed for minority rule and haven't been changed in 250 years. The senate, fptp voting, no voting holidays, the electoral college and more. the wealthyvhave always and will always try to by pass democracy.

beej71 4mo ago

I left "my" party a long, long time ago. I wish everyone would, but people really, really want to tribe up even if doing so fractures their own nation. (And sometimes especially if it does.) Before I got banned from redstate.com 20 years ago for sharing an unflattering fact about a particular Congress, I remember one person there being genuinely uncomfortable with the fact that I wouldn't declare myself to be in one camp or the other. They really wanted me to be in a certain bucket so they'd know how to treat me. It was unnerving to them.

akramachamarei 4mo ago

Well, more Americans are declaring themselves politically independent, so we may be moving in a better direction, at least nominally: https://news.gallup.com/poll/700499/new-high-identify-political-independents.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/700499/new-high-identify-politi...

Jensson 4mo ago

That exists in every single country, your political system not being able to handle that is the main issue. The voters are never the issue, the system is.

abandonliberty 4mo ago
Systematic thinking may be associated with autism. Explains why they're showing up in the crosshairs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathising–systemising_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathising–systemising_theory