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"If you didn't want fascism you should have voted!" (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 days ago (3 children)

You just have a stupid voting system

[–] stembolts 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yep. Democrats are complicit. Check out the podcast episode "Americas Hidden Duopoly" to learn more, it's the Freakonomics podcast I think.

I'll try to scrounge up a link: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/americas-hidden-duopoly-2/

We all know our political system is “broken” — but what if that’s not true? Some say the Republicans and Democrats constitute a wildly successful industry that has colluded to kill off competition, stifle reform, and drive the country apart. So what are you going to do about it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why not both?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It seems simple enough to me

Hate the syatem

But also recognize that syatem exists

Work both in and out of the system to change things.

Or we just let the people who ratchet to the right keep power so they can keep ratcheting to the right and then wonder why it keeps happening

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Exactly. That ratchet works on power.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago

Agreed, it's stupid and needs reform, but it's the one we operate under. Gotta play the hand you have, not the one you want.