• Daft_ish@lemmy.world
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    What really sucks is the gamification of government. When a party is acting in its own interest and not the peoples interest they think they have a right to power. They do not. Instead of conceding that they are the minority they game the system. 18th century government was not designed to stand up to the technological advancement of 21st century society.

    In fact, we have to admit to ourselves that the constitution and the US government was not a government built on equality and other core principles of democracy.

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      In fact, we have to admit to ourselves that the constitution and the US government was not a government built on equality and other core principles of democracy.

      Man, if only there was a theory where we could critically examine the intersection of race and early American law, and how that still shapes our landscape today.

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        Sorry, I’m lost. Could you spell it out more? /s

        Seriously though, well called out stranger.

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      Do not mistake the rise of fascism for simply the goingson of a political party.

      This sh*t should make every American think twice.

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        “Should” its weird that we choose to ignore the bad when it’s your team doing the awful shit. Choosing a political side should be discouraged.

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          Trust me, maybe the only thing that might make me look twice at the GOP is if Democrats had a super majority. Everyone of us should accept the fact that the only way that happens is if GOP defects or we somehow awaken the other half the country that skips the polls every year. It would actually probably be a combination of both but why I bring it up is in this hypothetical super majority you have known bad actors. The bad actors will certainly rise to the top and will grab power the first chance they get.

          Now we are probably too polarized to ever see this future but without overhauling our voting system we cannot vote our way out.