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So the latest nonsense from the National Review is basically them going all out for restricting democracy, using Jim Crow as an example of bad things

Posted by Reagen Apr 12 '21, 15:04

that can arise from democracy.

I mean that's certainly an argument.

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Look, unrestricted democracy can sometimes lead to restricted democracy. Do I have to spell it out for you? -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 15:46
Lol. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 15:06
We need these Jim Crow-esque laws to stop Jim Crow -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 15:06
Interesting article yesterday that 120 CEOs of large companies got together this weekend to discuss how to fight these voting law changes. - pmb Apr 12, 15:06 18
- I'm troubled by this. I mean, they are on the side of good here, but I'm troubled anyway. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 15:06 17
  - Reverse boycott -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 15:17 1
    - also known as a Republican boycott, since they generally buy a bunch of stuff to destroy it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 15:18
  - I mean the current system as dictated by Citizens United is a slow moving disaster. But given the facts on the ground, it's better than corps - Reagen Apr 12, 15:09 1
    - Yeah, we're on the same page. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 15:09
  - Sure, but there is also a reap/sow element to it. -- nm - pmb Apr 12, 15:08 12
    - Also, it's interesting to me that in some ways this is a reflection of corporations being more responsive to constituents than politicians. - pmb Apr 12, 15:09 11
      - Different pools of people. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 12, 15:11 10
        
        Yes and no. These voting laws are widely unpopular even among republicans. There's a divide between republican politicians and republican voters on - pmb Apr 12, 15:15 6
        
        Maybe, but it isn't the Hillbilly Elegy crowd that the corporations are dancing to on this. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 12, 15:36 1
        
        I get your argument, but I don't think they go all in on this if it wasn't for the fact that it's a view shared by the majority of republicans too. - pmb Apr 12, 15:51
        
        Saw an interesting graph today that Jim Crow laws took out 30% of white voters at the same time. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 15:17 3
        
        Republicans are perfectly happy to disenfranchise Republicans as long as the get more Democrats. -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 15:51
        
        These would likely do the same. Some have expressed concern they might hurt themselves more than they help, but I don't think so. - pmb Apr 12, 15:24
        
        The GOP doesn't much like poor white people either. -- nm - . Apr 12, 15:23
        
        as an aside, I actually defended Winnipeg the other day at work. Prairie solidarity I guess - Reagen Apr 12, 15:13 2
        
        What was the context of the defence? "How do people live there?" -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 12, 15:34 1
        
        "There's nothing to do there and everyone gets murdered" -- nm* - Reagen Apr 12, 15:51

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