Democratic?

US exceptionalism.

Oh no. They were mass movements that performed illegal actions and threatened more. We the People didn’t cast votes. We demanded what we deserved with a threat of violence.

Why did they pass them? You seem to have not studied any history at all.

As usual: The headline sucks.

Capital reserves for the largest banks will increase by 9% instead of the proposed 19%. I expect the Fed rate to be lowered to soften the blow despite nearly every historical indicator saying otherwise.

This is possible because… well… check out these other comments.

None of them were accomplished through the electoral system.

None of those were the result of democracy.

The New Deal, the Civil Rights Act, Women’s Lib, cessation of hostility in Vietnam, the Clean Water Act, the ADA, Lol.

You moved the goal post then assumed I was an idiot. This was a time when you probably should’ve asked one good question. If you do so now perhaps another user will answer.

By numbers, one third will advocate. One third will do nothing. One third will object. About ten percent will sacrifice to lead the rest. We could argue with history. But, that’d be dumb.

2016 GE poll worker, inspector. I watched an elderly couple look at the polling results from the machines then write down a different result on their submission to the county. Their problem was that they also needed my signature. When I refused they signed for me. When I objected to the Secretary of State nothing happened.

There’s all sorts of voter fraud. But, it’s not being effected by the voters.

Our collective situation may have become so dire that We the People may realize we’ve far more power than what we express at the ballot box.

Probably not yet. But, possibly soon.

Look at the hate we’re breeding

Look at the fear we’re feeding

Look at the lives we’re leading

The way we’ve always done before

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Look at the shoes you’re filling

Look at the blood we’re spilling

Look at the world we’re killing

The way we’ve always done before

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Look in the doubt we’ve wallowed

Look at the leaders we’ve followed

Look at the lies we’ve swallowed

And I don’t want to hear no more

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And I don’t need your civil war

It feeds the rich, while it buries the poor

You’re power-hungry, sellin’ soldiers in a human grocery store

Excerpts from Civil War, “Use Your Illusion II”, Guns & Roses, 1991

I lacked the experience to understand an album I loved when it was released. Only much later in life did I pay attention to the lyrics and artists’ intent.

Befriend a farmer.

I saw crypto from home screen to settings. While anecdotal, that made them very difficult to trust.

Alternatively, one could disengage from the electoral system and instead focus on actions history has proven effective.

The younger adults showed up to a primary and won it. But, unfortunately, the SCOTUS ruled that private organizations can nominate whomever the fuck they want regardless of the outcome of the vote. Those adults don’t vote anymore.

It’s certainly their fault. /s

Which one are you minimizing with your vote, racism or genocide?

The undesirable kids are weeded out. But, the intent is to teach them that order is maintained through fear of physical violence.

A simple rule of thumb is that one should remove everything including and after the first question mark in any link intended for a post.

But I agree. Antagonize them endlessly.

My goal is not to antagonize. We do not agree.

I genuinely love where I live (Bay Area)

The people are of much higher quality on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada.