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Weird how, in our representative republic, one of our major parties has decided a better strategy than listening to the public is to demand money and assistance
by etchalon 26d ago
Weird how, in our representative republic, one of our major parties has decided a better strategy than listening to the public is to demand money and assistance from companies less those companies be forced to stop doing things the public would rather those companies not do.
- orthogonal_cube 26d agoI really wish we could experience at least a single year where our representatives worked to cover the needs of citizens in a collaborative, non-partisan manner rather than focusing on corporate interests and political theatre filled with slander and misinformation.
- bediger4000 26d agoWhat!?! And leave show business?
- abirch 26d agoUnfortunately in the USA, most of the house of representative districts are not competitive and an incumbent is more likely to lose in a primary than in the general. Working to do something with the other side seems to be unpopular these days.
- orthogonal_cube 26d agoIt’s career-suicide to do so in nearly all cases. If your constituents disapprove then you can kiss re-election goodbye. If your party disagrees then you can kiss funding goodbye.
- tialaramex 26d ago> our representative republic Pfft, did you buy it? No? Then it's not yours That "representative republic" belongs to a handful of ultra-wealthy people. I expect the Founding Fathers, being almost all rich old white men, would have approved. The French know how to actually build a republic, this is their fifth attempt so they're getting pretty good at it. Maybe ask them to help with the next one.