@return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world • 1 year agoStudy: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.act.represent.usexternal-linkmessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up1797arrow-down10
arrow-up1797arrow-down1external-linkStudy: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.act.represent.us@return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-square@Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThat’s a problem no matter how government officials are elected, and therefore irrelevant.
minus-square@Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoIn a country where 1/3rd of the country is either fascist or a fascist sympathizer? No thanks.
minus-square@Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoAs opposed to the 50%+ we have in office now?
minus-square@Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoAt no point have I indicated that was acceptable either.
minus-square@Jentu@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink1•1 year agoYes, but not only is it better than what we current have, but it goes against the whole “That’s a problem no matter how government officials are elected, and therefore irrelevant.” claim you made earlier.
That’s a problem no matter how government officials are elected, and therefore irrelevant.
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In a country where 1/3rd of the country is either fascist or a fascist sympathizer? No thanks.
As opposed to the 50%+ we have in office now?
At no point have I indicated that was acceptable either.
Yes, but not only is it better than what we current have, but it goes against the whole “That’s a problem no matter how government officials are elected, and therefore irrelevant.” claim you made earlier.