like, how do you really approach the average american and just like, empathetically convey that they need to raze this fucking barn

i mean especially the groups out there who historically had some level of buy-in to the system and are in denial about their exclusion - like what is the metaphorical eye-piece nada can force onto their eyes to see the basic truth: we gonna have to do something unpleasant to change this sitch

  • D61 [any]
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    3 months ago

    Unless they are completely irredeemable, you can probably find some policy issue or local "problem" that could be easily fixed with direct governmental effort that everybody seems to agree with but that never gets on any ballot or is stopped by a few members of the local governing body who never seem to be convinced by the majority of people to move forward with the project.

    (being USA-centric with this example)

    Hey, did you know that Single Payer Medicare for All is a super popular policy? It always polls super well, in every state and every demographic. How is it that the issue never shows up for the people to vote on? How is it that politicians can't seem to enact the will of the people?

    I wonder why that is? Lets talk about it...