#politicalsystem — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #politicalsystem, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/87712/ Iraq names little-known banker Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister after five-month deadlock #AliAlZaidi #AliZaidi #Baghdad #Iran #Iraq #IraqiPresident #PoliticalParties #PoliticalSystem #PresidentNizarAmedi #PrimeMinister #Zaidi
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A quotation from Terry Pratchett
Ankh-Morpork had dallied with many forms of government and had ended up with that form of democracy known as One Man, One Vote. The Patrician was the Man; he had the Vote.
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 4, Mort (1987)More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8258…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #ankhmorpork #autocracy #democracy #government #politicalsystem
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A quotation from Robert Heinlein
Could it be otherwise here? Could any one sect obtain a working majority at the polls and take over the country? Perhaps not — but a combination of a dynamic evangelist, television, enough money, and modern techniques of advertising and propaganda might make Billy Sunday’s efforts look like a corner store compared to Sears Roebuck. Throw in a depression for good measure, promise a material heaven here on earth, add a dash of anti-Semitism, anti-Catholicism, anti-Negroism, and a good large dose of anti-“furriners” in general and anti-intellectuals here at home and the result might be something quite frightening — particularly when one recalls that our voting system is such that a minority distributed as pluralities in enough states can constitute a working majority in Washington.
Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer
Essay (1952-10), “Concerning Stories Never Written,” Revolt in 2100, Postscript (1953)More about this quote: wist.info/heinlein-robert-a/82…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #heinlein #robertheinlein #robertaheinlein #extremism #America #antiintellectualism #cult #government #politicalsystem #prejudice #sect #theocracy #tyranny #xenophobia
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A quotation from Robert Heinlein
Could it be otherwise here? Could any one sect obtain a working majority at the polls and take over the country? Perhaps not — but a combination of a dynamic evangelist, television, enough money, and modern techniques of advertising and propaganda might make Billy Sunday’s efforts look like a corner store compared to Sears Roebuck. Throw in a depression for good measure, promise a material heaven here on earth, add a dash of anti-Semitism, anti-Catholicism, anti-Negroism, and a good large dose of anti-“furriners” in general and anti-intellectuals here at home and the result might be something quite frightening — particularly when one recalls that our voting system is such that a minority distributed as pluralities in enough states can constitute a working majority in Washington.
Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer
Essay (1952-10), “Concerning Stories Never Written,” Revolt in 2100, Postscript (1953)More about this quote: wist.info/heinlein-robert-a/82…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #heinlein #robertheinlein #robertaheinlein #extremism #America #antiintellectualism #cult #government #politicalsystem #prejudice #sect #theocracy #tyranny #xenophobia
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A quotation from Robert Heinlein
Could it be otherwise here? Could any one sect obtain a working majority at the polls and take over the country? Perhaps not — but a combination of a dynamic evangelist, television, enough money, and modern techniques of advertising and propaganda might make Billy Sunday’s efforts look like a corner store compared to Sears Roebuck. Throw in a depression for good measure, promise a material heaven here on earth, add a dash of anti-Semitism, anti-Catholicism, anti-Negroism, and a good large dose of anti-“furriners” in general and anti-intellectuals here at home and the result might be something quite frightening — particularly when one recalls that our voting system is such that a minority distributed as pluralities in enough states can constitute a working majority in Washington.
Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer
Essay (1952-10), “Concerning Stories Never Written,” Revolt in 2100, Postscript (1953)More about this quote: wist.info/heinlein-robert-a/82…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #heinlein #robertheinlein #robertaheinlein #extremism #America #antiintellectualism #cult #government #politicalsystem #prejudice #sect #theocracy #tyranny #xenophobia
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Our political system has been thoroughly corrupted, and by the usual suspect — money, what else? The corruption is open, obscene, and unmistakable. The way campaigns are financed is a system of legalized bribery. We have a government of special interests, by special interests, and for special interests. And that will not change until we change the way campaigns are financed.
Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1998-01), “Introduction,” You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You (1998)More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/45433/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #bribery #campaign #contribution #corruption #election #money #politicalsystem #politics #specialinterests
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Our political system has been thoroughly corrupted, and by the usual suspect — money, what else? The corruption is open, obscene, and unmistakable. The way campaigns are financed is a system of legalized bribery. We have a government of special interests, by special interests, and for special interests. And that will not change until we change the way campaigns are financed.
Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1998-01), “Introduction,” You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You (1998)More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/45433/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #bribery #campaign #contribution #corruption #election #money #politicalsystem #politics #specialinterests
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Our political system has been thoroughly corrupted, and by the usual suspect — money, what else? The corruption is open, obscene, and unmistakable. The way campaigns are financed is a system of legalized bribery. We have a government of special interests, by special interests, and for special interests. And that will not change until we change the way campaigns are financed.
Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1998-01), “Introduction,” You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You (1998)More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/45433/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #bribery #campaign #contribution #corruption #election #money #politicalsystem #politics #specialinterests
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Our political system has been thoroughly corrupted, and by the usual suspect — money, what else? The corruption is open, obscene, and unmistakable. The way campaigns are financed is a system of legalized bribery. We have a government of special interests, by special interests, and for special interests. And that will not change until we change the way campaigns are financed.
Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1998-01), “Introduction,” You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You (1998)More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/45433/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #bribery #campaign #contribution #corruption #election #money #politicalsystem #politics #specialinterests
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Our political system has been thoroughly corrupted, and by the usual suspect — money, what else? The corruption is open, obscene, and unmistakable. The way campaigns are financed is a system of legalized bribery. We have a government of special interests, by special interests, and for special interests. And that will not change until we change the way campaigns are financed.
Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1998-01), “Introduction,” You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You (1998)More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/45433/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #bribery #campaign #contribution #corruption #election #money #politicalsystem #politics #specialinterests
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A quotation from Daniel Webster
The freest government, if it could exist, would not be long acceptable, if the tendency of the laws were to create a rapid accumulation of property in few hands, and to render the great mass of the population dependent and penniless.
Daniel Webster (1782-1852) American statesman, lawyer, orator
Speech (1820-12-22), “First Settlement of New England,” Plymouth, MassachusettsMore about this quote: wist.info/webster-daniel/80794…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #danielwebster #accumulation #concentrationofwealth #economicinjustice #economicsystem #freegovernment #freedom #government #incomeinequality #laws #plutocracy #politicalsystem #property #wealth
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The corruption of each government almost always begins with that of its principles.
[La corruption de chaque government commence presque toujours par celle des principes.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 8, ch. 1 (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/80449/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #corruption #decadence #decay #deterioration #government #politicalsystem #principle
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The corruption of each government almost always begins with that of its principles.
[La corruption de chaque government commence presque toujours par celle des principes.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 8, ch. 1 (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/80449/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #corruption #decadence #decay #deterioration #government #politicalsystem #principle
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The corruption of each government almost always begins with that of its principles.
[La corruption de chaque government commence presque toujours par celle des principes.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 8, ch. 1 (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/80449/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #corruption #decadence #decay #deterioration #government #politicalsystem #principle
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The corruption of each government almost always begins with that of its principles.
[La corruption de chaque government commence presque toujours par celle des principes.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 8, ch. 1 (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/80449/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #corruption #decadence #decay #deterioration #government #politicalsystem #principle
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The corruption of each government almost always begins with that of its principles.
[La corruption de chaque government commence presque toujours par celle des principes.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 8, ch. 1 (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/80449/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #corruption #decadence #decay #deterioration #government #politicalsystem #principle
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A quotation from George Carliln
In the midst of all my bitching, you might’ve noticed that I never complain about politicians. I leave that to others. And there’s no shortage of volunteers; everyone complains about politicians. Everyone says they suck.
But where do people think these politicians come from? They don’t fall out of the sky; they don’t pass through a membrane from a separate reality. They come from American homes, American families, American schools, American churches, and American businesses. And they’re elected by American voters. This is what our system produces, folks. This is the best we can do. Let’s face it, we have very little to work with. Garbage in, garbage out.
Ignorant citizens elect ignorant leaders, it’s as simple as that. And term limits don’t help. All you do is get a brand new bunch of ignorant leaders.George Carlin (1937-2008) American comedian
Book (2001), Napalm & Silly Putty, “Don’t Blame the Leaders”More info about this quote: wist.info/carlin-george/79693/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #georgecarlin #citizenry #democracy #elections #ignorance #politicalsystem #politicians #public #representativegovernment #America #termlimits
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If the main pillar of the system is living a lie, then it is not surprising that the fundamental threat to it is living in truth. This is why it must be suppressed more severely than anything else.
Václav Havel (1936-2011) Czech playwright, essayist, dissident, politician
Essay (1978-10), “The Power of the Powerless,” ch. 7 [tr. Wilson], The Power of the Powerless [ed. John Keane] (1985)More info about this quote: wist.info/havel-vaclav/47785/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #vaclavhavel #authoritarianism #denial #dishonesty #lie #meme #politicalsystem #society #suppression #threat #totalitarianism #truth #lying
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“The question was whether #socialmedia causes despair or simply amplifies it … We have an #economy … built on #rage and a #politicalsystem that is designed to feed it. So the answer is both. It amplifies what already exists .. and it reshapes what comes next” open.substack.com/pub/kyla/p/6...
6 Economic Lessons from Books ... -
Advocacy for Sortition based Democracy:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M7oTOS7Ekqw
(from a comment on my lifestream yesterday)
#politics #democracy #development #progress #politicalsystem #constitution #democratization
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“If we now have a #politicaldiscourse that prominently features #crazyideas, it’s because we have a #politicalsystem that has made some crazy people incredibly #wealthy and lets them translate that #wealth into #power.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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“If we now have a #politicaldiscourse that prominently features #crazyideas, it’s because we have a #politicalsystem that has made some crazy people incredibly #wealthy and lets them translate that #wealth into #power.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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FEAR is the foundation of most governments; but is so sordid and brutal a passion, and renders men, in whose breasts it predominates, so stupid, and miserable, that Americans will not be likely to approve of any political institution which is founded on it.
John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Letter (1776-04) to George Wythe, “Thoughts on Government”Sourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/77742/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #fear #government #politicalsystem #politics #society #terror #America
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For metaphysicians and politicians may dispute forever, but they will never find any other moral principle or foundation of rule or obedience, than the consent of governors and governed.
John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1775-03-06), “Novanglus,” No. 7, Boston GazetteSourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/6044/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #consent #consentofthegoverned #government #obedience #politicalsystem #power #rule
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For metaphysicians and politicians may dispute forever, but they will never find any other moral principle or foundation of rule or obedience, than the consent of governors and governed.
John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1775-03-06), “Novanglus,” No. 7, Boston GazetteSourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/6044/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #consent #consentofthegoverned #government #obedience #politicalsystem #power #rule
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For metaphysicians and politicians may dispute forever, but they will never find any other moral principle or foundation of rule or obedience, than the consent of governors and governed.
John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1775-03-06), “Novanglus,” No. 7, Boston GazetteSourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/6044/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #consent #consentofthegoverned #government #obedience #politicalsystem #power #rule
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For metaphysicians and politicians may dispute forever, but they will never find any other moral principle or foundation of rule or obedience, than the consent of governors and governed.
John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1775-03-06), “Novanglus,” No. 7, Boston GazetteSourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/6044/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #consent #consentofthegoverned #government #obedience #politicalsystem #power #rule
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@dangillmor +1
This capitulation of the Dems have been bothering me for many moons, if not years. One theory is that the #duopolistic #politicalsystem has finally been effectively gamed by the billionaire, corporate & Zionist interests.
I've shared this several times but, imho, it bears re-sharing: tRump2.0 is no longer a "rehearsal", & simple ("we did it before") opposition won't be enough - I do hope that enough Dems watch and share this new @dw documentary for clarity: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jrhREluLdBs -
The most interesting aspect of this article for me is that someone in the US noticed that the electoral college is bad and, of course, instead of fixing the issue, the solution is yet another hack, a form of agreement that could work, until it won't…
One day, people in the US will realise their political system is utterly broken, but not today…
https://theconversation.com/no-country-still-uses-an-electoral-college-except-the-us-240281
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6.3: Fully Automated! A Solarpunk RPG with Andy Gross
This week on Solarpunk Presents, we’re bringing you an interview with Andy Gross, one of the brilliant minds behind Fully Automated! A Solarpunk TableTop RPG (Role-Playing Game). Don’t worry, you don’t need to know game jargon to follow along for this one - solarpunk storytelling comes in a lot of different forms, and this is yet another kind for people to use to imagine a kinder, greener future that strives towards a utopia … of sorts.
RPGs get a reputation for being all about fighting. How does that work if the RPG is solarpunk? Or utopian even? What is an RPG, in the first place? What is the usefulness of a solarpunk RPG? Join us as we discuss these questions and more.
Art from the Fully Automated website used in episode cover is by Sean Bodley as well as a few other artists and this will get updated to credit them when we track them down :)
#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #RPG #roleplayingGame #gaming #gamer #GameDesign #TTRPG #TableTopRolePlaying #TableTop #CharacterCreation #economy #policy #PoliticalSystem #politics #WorldBuilding #Future #futuring #cyberpunk
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6.3: Fully Automated! A Solarpunk RPG with Andy Gross
This week on Solarpunk Presents, we’re bringing you an interview with Andy Gross, one of the brilliant minds behind Fully Automated! A Solarpunk TableTop RPG (Role-Playing Game). Don’t worry, you don’t need to know game jargon to follow along for this one - solarpunk storytelling comes in a lot of different forms, and this is yet another kind for people to use to imagine a kinder, greener future that strives towards a utopia … of sorts.
RPGs get a reputation for being all about fighting. How does that work if the RPG is solarpunk? Or utopian even? What is an RPG, in the first place? What is the usefulness of a solarpunk RPG? Join us as we discuss these questions and more.
Art from the Fully Automated website used in episode cover is by Sean Bodley as well as a few other artists and this will get updated to credit them when we track them down :)
#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #RPG #roleplayingGame #gaming #gamer #GameDesign #TTRPG #TableTopRolePlaying #TableTop #CharacterCreation #economy #policy #PoliticalSystem #politics #WorldBuilding #Future #futuring #cyberpunk
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6.3: Fully Automated! A Solarpunk RPG with Andy Gross
This week on Solarpunk Presents, we’re bringing you an interview with Andy Gross, one of the brilliant minds behind Fully Automated! A Solarpunk TableTop RPG (Role-Playing Game). Don’t worry, you don’t need to know game jargon to follow along for this one - solarpunk storytelling comes in a lot of different forms, and this is yet another kind for people to use to imagine a kinder, greener future that strives towards a utopia … of sorts.
RPGs get a reputation for being all about fighting. How does that work if the RPG is solarpunk? Or utopian even? What is an RPG, in the first place? What is the usefulness of a solarpunk RPG? Join us as we discuss these questions and more.
Art from the Fully Automated website used in episode cover is by Sean Bodley as well as a few other artists and this will get updated to credit them when we track them down :)
#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #RPG #roleplayingGame #gaming #gamer #GameDesign #TTRPG #TableTopRolePlaying #TableTop #CharacterCreation #economy #policy #PoliticalSystem #politics #WorldBuilding #Future #futuring #cyberpunk
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6.3: Fully Automated! A Solarpunk RPG with Andy Gross
This week on Solarpunk Presents, we’re bringing you an interview with Andy Gross, one of the brilliant minds behind Fully Automated! A Solarpunk TableTop RPG (Role-Playing Game). Don’t worry, you don’t need to know game jargon to follow along for this one - solarpunk storytelling comes in a lot of different forms, and this is yet another kind for people to use to imagine a kinder, greener future that strives towards a utopia … of sorts.
RPGs get a reputation for being all about fighting. How does that work if the RPG is solarpunk? Or utopian even? What is an RPG, in the first place? What is the usefulness of a solarpunk RPG? Join us as we discuss these questions and more.
Art from the Fully Automated website used in episode cover is by Sean Bodley as well as a few other artists and this will get updated to credit them when we track them down :)
#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #RPG #roleplayingGame #gaming #gamer #GameDesign #TTRPG #TableTopRolePlaying #TableTop #CharacterCreation #economy #policy #PoliticalSystem #politics #WorldBuilding #Future #futuring #cyberpunk
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6.3: Fully Automated! A Solarpunk RPG with Andy Gross
This week on Solarpunk Presents, we’re bringing you an interview with Andy Gross, one of the brilliant minds behind Fully Automated! A Solarpunk TableTop RPG (Role-Playing Game). Don’t worry, you don’t need to know game jargon to follow along for this one - solarpunk storytelling comes in a lot of different forms, and this is yet another kind for people to use to imagine a kinder, greener future that strives towards a utopia … of sorts.
RPGs get a reputation for being all about fighting. How does that work if the RPG is solarpunk? Or utopian even? What is an RPG, in the first place? What is the usefulness of a solarpunk RPG? Join us as we discuss these questions and more.
Art from the Fully Automated website used in episode cover is by Sean Bodley as well as a few other artists and this will get updated to credit them when we track them down :)
#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #RPG #roleplayingGame #gaming #gamer #GameDesign #TTRPG #TableTopRolePlaying #TableTop #CharacterCreation #economy #policy #PoliticalSystem #politics #WorldBuilding #Future #futuring #cyberpunk
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@CStamp
Any #PowerStructure will abuse its power. The #crime is: "why does the #PoliticalSystem everywhere tolerates and even foster it." #ResidentialSchools #CatholicChurch and add other religions and institutions.
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They see an #American #PoliticalSystem lurching down the path of #dysfunction & a #legislature increasingly dominated by #politicians uninterested in actual #governance or #democratic deliberation. And they see the asymmetry of what’s in motion — where the #Republican Party, beholden to fmr president #Trump & a #FarRight Trumpist base, is the principal vehicle for the #destabilizing forces coursing through the American body politic.
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About half of Americans say democracy not working well in US: poll
#DemocracyNotWorking #USPoll #AmericanOpinions #DemocracyIssues #PublicPerception #PoliticalSystem #Politics #News
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For those in Turkey that voted today. Remember that, yes, you voted for your favorite future leader, but whoever you voted for, you have voted to keep the current political system. What does this mean? This means you have handed over your power yet again to a system that will not change and since you voted you are fully responsible for the consequences.
#TurkeyElections #Elections #Turkey #Vote #TakeYourPowerBack #PoliticalSystem #Politics
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Hold them accountable!
#INSURRECTION #Jan6thJustice #jan6th #JAN6 #PoliticalSystem #congress #coup #Jan6Committee #ethics
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Even though the recent #Elections might not have been #Rigged the #PoliticalSystem is set up as a #Ruse to protect the #Institution and the #PeckingOrder of the #Wealthy and those making the #Laws
That might just be why so many #Believe the #Lies and #Sadly that is why so many believe their #Votes don't matter and why they don't #Vote to try to make things better
#GerryMandering is one #Example the #Perks & #Benefits of #Politicians who #Restrict the #Healthcare of the #Masses is another
