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Alright, here's another one. Americans bragging about their democracy until all of a sudden it's more convenient to blame the politicians for bad behaviour rather than the electorate that put them in power.

Take some responsibility for your government, does it represent you or not?

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DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Schrodinger’s American Citizenship

*If its successful, I’m an American. If it’s falling apart, I’m digging through my ancestry."

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rhymeswithduck@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Do you understand how voting works? Each person gets one vote. Do you think I, or anyone else, could have somehow forced the 30% who didn’t vote to vote, and not only that but to vote the way we wanted them to? How am I responsible for the choices of people 2,000 miles across the country that I’ve never interacted with? Do I have any control over the propaganda these people are exposed to?

At any given time, only 30-40% of the US is actually represented by the government. At least 30% of us directly voted against all this. Comments like yours make me feel like you’re trying to erase our existence… but I’m sure that’s helpful for somebody.

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