• CaptainProton@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    The whole system is set up to prevent leaders who are good for the people from winning (primaries specifically, the only candidates who do well are those that corporate interests approve of). So you know we end up with a mix of bickering over inconsequential nonsense and people trying to convince us that giving up our liberties is actually good for us, to keep us away from what actually matters.

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      8 months ago

      More simple explanation: So few people take part in local politics, the most base of our citizenry end up in office