Comment on What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country?

Irelephant@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Beliving nothing can be done

  This one in particular has been so corrosive. I believe if people believed in their vote, something would change. But the electoral college does more harm than good by diluting the vote. Couple that with gerrymandering to completely erode people’s trust in the system.

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• chilicheeselies@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Not being clued in is a serious problem here. A lot of people dont take in any form of news whatsoever

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• Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The last one is insistent. Probably because there is a lot of truth to it but it’s also obviously flawed and deserves more nuance.

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  • Irelephant@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It feels like there is little that can be done individually, but collectively everyone can do a lot.

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• tym@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  and #4: we dont believe if we take a bold step forward that our neighbors will show solidarity and endurance, which then puts us at risk of prosecution. A lot of us have kids to protect.

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