I would caution against ascribing any coherent political philosophy to American non-voters.
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I would caution against ascribing any coherent political philosophy to American non-voters.
But it's objectively true from years of polling that neither major party cares what Americans want.
They don't see themselves as public servants but as courtiers to the Epstein class looking to cash in on their positions and assorted theocrats, ideologues, and fringe weirdos.
Both parties prefer declining voter turnout and eligibility because it makes it easier to do what they want.
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I would caution against ascribing any coherent political philosophy to American non-voters.
But it's objectively true from years of polling that neither major party cares what Americans want.
They don't see themselves as public servants but as courtiers to the Epstein class looking to cash in on their positions and assorted theocrats, ideologues, and fringe weirdos.
Both parties prefer declining voter turnout and eligibility because it makes it easier to do what they want.
@gwynnion Ten years ago, this video was produced, and it is based on data from the twenty years before that. The summary: Congress doesn’t give a shit what people want, unless they’re rich.
(The whole channel is dope; it’s a gold mine of stuff like this.)
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@gwynnion Ten years ago, this video was produced, and it is based on data from the twenty years before that. The summary: Congress doesn’t give a shit what people want, unless they’re rich.
(The whole channel is dope; it’s a gold mine of stuff like this.)
@OGjester Yeah. The Gilens and Page study made a splash at the time and then disappeared from the public discourse for some mysterious reason.
Disturbing data: The rich and powerful get their policies adopted, even if opposed by most voters - MinnPost
Whether or not a government policy is favored by most Americans “matters not a whit,” an eminent political scientist tells a University of Minnesota audience.
MinnPost (www.minnpost.com)
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens - Volume 12 Issue 3
Cambridge Core (www.cambridge.org)
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@OGjester Yeah. The Gilens and Page study made a splash at the time and then disappeared from the public discourse for some mysterious reason.
Disturbing data: The rich and powerful get their policies adopted, even if opposed by most voters - MinnPost
Whether or not a government policy is favored by most Americans “matters not a whit,” an eminent political scientist tells a University of Minnesota audience.
MinnPost (www.minnpost.com)
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens - Volume 12 Issue 3
Cambridge Core (www.cambridge.org)
@OGjester Not coincidentally, most members of Congress are also millionaires. Weird, huh?
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I would caution against ascribing any coherent political philosophy to American non-voters.
But it's objectively true from years of polling that neither major party cares what Americans want.
They don't see themselves as public servants but as courtiers to the Epstein class looking to cash in on their positions and assorted theocrats, ideologues, and fringe weirdos.
Both parties prefer declining voter turnout and eligibility because it makes it easier to do what they want.
The thing is -- most Americans already know this. That's why voter turnout is so low in this country and why so many people have tuned out politics.
They already know it mostly doesn't matter what they want or who they vote for because the people in power are going to do what makes rich people happy anyway.
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The thing is -- most Americans already know this. That's why voter turnout is so low in this country and why so many people have tuned out politics.
They already know it mostly doesn't matter what they want or who they vote for because the people in power are going to do what makes rich people happy anyway.
But because no amount of money or power or impunity is enough for the Epstein class, they're determined to rape whoever they want and suck out every last drop of our blood and leave the world a burned out, ruined shell.
But as wealth is siphoned to the top, the number of people who stand to benefit is steadily shrinking.
And I think they're playing with fire.
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