• ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Most of us know, and are just as terrified as you are. We’re just gerrymandered out of any ability to actually affect the process rationally.

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        10 months ago

        No, I’m sticking with most. We’re just gerrymandered enough that the smaller group can exert an outsized influence over the rest of us.

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          10 months ago

          I like your optimism but unfortunately cannot share it. Too many IRL experiences to convince me that sane people are anything but a 30% minority nationwide.

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            10 months ago

            I’ve had those experiences too, but the data doesn’t support that conclusion. Far from being the “silent majority,” they’re actually a very loud minority. If our elections were truly fair, they’d never have been given the time of day.

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        10 months ago

        They’re only about a third. That’s not really solace, though. The Nazis only had about 30% support, as did Mussolini. That’s all it takes for fascism to succeed.