On how the coming shortages are set to damage the governments already low popularity

    • eskimofry@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      those who voted blue are also kind of assholes. You guys should get real democracy going: Ranked Choice Voting. Burn the current senate, congress and Supreme court down. Build them back properly.

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        5 hours ago

        Wow so glad you in your genius were able to point that out, none of us have ever thought of that before, we’ll get right on doing that

      • michaelmrose@lemmy.world
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        15 hours ago

        What pray tell am I in a blue state supposed to do. Our system is effectively run by 1% of the electorate too stupid to have a fixed opinion in competative states

        • ijedi1234@sh.itjust.works
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          15 hours ago

          There’s always the high agency option, though only a few Americans are willing to pursue it.

          Stop paying taxes and subvert the rule of the United States and the corporations that support it. If your new faction has enough holding power, it will be impossible to dislodge you - remember that the US is awful at asymmetric tactics. ChexSystems can’t do jack against you if their power base is weakened from subversion.

      • Shootingstarrz17@lemmy.world
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        23 hours ago

        It’s not that easy, the system will take a lot to change and it will take years. It only comes down to two options. Red or blue. Didn’t have much of a choice. That doesn’t make us assholes, that makes us at the very mercy of the system. Not voting or voting for the niche party means failure.

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        Man, if only that were possible. Every time anything local has tried anything to get ranked choice voting in or get rid of gerrymandering, it gets shot down, and if people tried any direct action they would really get shot down.

        Though that second option seems to be more viable each day here.