[lawstkawz]

Nah the fault lies with the American public for talking the freedom/exceptionalism talk, social projection of grit and ruggedness while the reality is learned helplessness and codependency

[daseiner1]

democracies past, present, and future inevitably crumble as the need to cater to the demos grows greater and greater with every generation of voters.

i know this is a contrivance but nevertheless: we don't consult the entire hospital how to treat my heart condition yet we accept on face value that obeying the vagaries of the hoi polloi is the best way to decide who controls the levers of power in civil society.

[sapphicsnail]

Our country is being run by unaccountable elites and they're doing a terrible job. They're not catering to anyone other than their donors.