citizenAlex

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Am I the only one that believe the US has to go through some sort of painful transition/civil war/revolution to fix it? Is reforms from Democrats enough? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 hours ago

Yes. We need to work to create a democracy.

Am I the only one that believe the US has to go through some sort of painful transition/civil war/revolution to fix it? Is reforms from Democrats enough? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 hours ago

I couldn't tell either.

We need to work to change the system. Ranked choice voting, nonpartisan elections and legislatures, etc. Oh, and money isn't speech. It's power.

Am I the only one that believe the US has to go through some sort of painful transition/civil war/revolution to fix it? Is reforms from Democrats enough? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 hours ago

We should make room for for third and fourth party candidates wherever we can. There are states that implement nonpartisan elections in some ways. Nebraska has a unicameral, nonpartisan legislature.

Am I the only one that believe the US has to go through some sort of painful transition/civil war/revolution to fix it? Is reforms from Democrats enough? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 hours ago

You must be bad at tracing IP addresses because I'm not a Russian bot. And the Democrats have ALREADY made the Republicans win, in case you haven't noticed. I'm pointing out that political parties are a corruption of our politics and should not have direct electoral access. They should be like any other special interest group.

Emma Goldman was ahead of her time. in c/flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 hours ago

The issue is the mismatch between the ignorance and the person's developmental state. Infants are ignorant but we love and accept them. Ignorance in an adult is problematic because democratic societies require informed participants. Willful ignorance becomes the boot on the neck.

Am I the only one that believe the US has to go through some sort of painful transition/civil war/revolution to fix it? Is reforms from Democrats enough? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (7 children)

There won't be real reforms from Democrats because they're complicit and invested in the system staying exactly as it is. Just "nicer."

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Surviving the madness (citizenalex.net)
 

I have two quotes circling around in my mind as I suffer over the deterioration of conditions in the United States. This captures pretty well our current state of affairs:

“When a clown enters the palace, the clown doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.”

– author unknown

If only the circus weren’t so damn dangerous.

I take comfort, however, when I think about this:

“Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while, a great wind carries me across the sky.”

– Ojibwe tradition

I think the only way I’m going to make it through this is to hold onto both perspectives and act accordingly.