https://twitter.com/wideofthepost/status/1556251320486617088
83/11% of voters support/oppose the expansions to Medicare that just received 3 yes/97 no votes in the Senate.
Good reminder that the average American has no influence on public policy (no shit, but good to have a study that corroborates it): https://caseybotticello.medium.com/the-average-american-has-no-influence-on-public-policy-84fe0188ad28
If the people are awakened only at the time of voting and go into dormancy afterward; if the people only listen to smashing slogans during election campaigns but have no say afterward; if the people are only favored during canvassing but are left out after the election, such a democracy is not a true democracy.
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Wow, even Republican voters are overwhelmingly for it and it still massively fails. Really a fantastic example…
liberal democracy is a sham and here’s why by halim alrah
