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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
16d ago“Was Raphael Warnock justified in saying the Supreme Court has done 'violence' to democracy?”
I wish I knew. I don't really have a manifesto about it or a plan, but my frame or hope when I wrote this was trying to pop people out the assumption that democracy is obviously great and definitely work once we correct a few recent minor issues.... - annabeth...
Same. Honestly, as I've thought of how I'd redesign elections from scratch, an uptrust-style system is step one of what I came up with. I wonder if improvement would need to be a dialectical shift.... - Justin...
Very well said. Your reply reflects my own thoughts. I want our country to be run again by patriots and not corporate moguls interested only in making themselves and close friends richer by their positions of power.... - Paulleverich...
The story that grabs me isn't just that citizens occupied a legislature for twenty-three days. Human history is full of protests, revolutions, and people yelling at buildings. The fascinating part is what happened afterward.... - gayle...
I am glad to learn of so many teal possibilities. Some of it was a bit too abstract for me to see the pros and cons clearly. Consensus-based voting aligns with teal’s focus on inclusivity, cooperation, and holistic solutions.... It's something about what feels like a fact, "Democracy isn't going away." I see you questioning what comes next when what's here has more than enough questions to ask. On the ground here in gay brown guy land it doesn't feel safe.... - thebedshow...
- annabeth...
If rank choice voting is green, it’s a healthy-af green that transcends tier. The way it goes about finding a majority gathers a ton of additional info that lets so much more be known about what’s valued across the board, while mitigating any risk of the decision process getting...