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In response to "Will we ever self-examine our own flaws, as a result of all this, I wonder? This Bruni piece has a pretty accurate description of the horrendous vile" by JackDawson

We as in general electorate? Not a chance. You'd need the Fortune 500 and billionaires to collectively force congress to change to make a difference.

Posted by Max Oct 2 '19, 14:35

Until politicians across the board start telling voters to stop being idiots, nothing's going to change. No grassroots epiphany or movement is going to have a significant impact on the rest.

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(I agree with your IM) -- nm - JackDawson Oct 2, 14:38
Yeah just we like all citizens. How can we be better as a country that is not so easily as it turns out overtaken by something like this? - JackDawson Oct 2, 14:38 2
- To some degree this ugliness has always been there, it's just been hidden or kept under wraps. - Reagen Oct 2, 14:43 1
  - I agree with everything you say here. The "not hidden or kept under wraps" aspect of it I would hope would make us hit pause but I'm not really - JackDawson Oct 2, 14:47

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We as in general electorate? Not a chance. You'd need the Fortune 500 and billionaires to collectively force congress to change to make a difference.

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