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In reply to the discussion: The illusion that one person is our problem. [View all]marylandblue
(12,344 posts)4. How do you know how those people would vote?
Last edited Sat Dec 8, 2018, 03:02 PM - Edit history (1)
We have another unconscious illusion - the people are always right. So if the people just got up and voted, they would vote the right way. But the people can be wrong. All those non voters might vote for someone worse than Trump. You just don't know the answer and can't know until they actually vote.
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reform isn't the solution, the solution is the 50% of americans who sit on their asses
beachbum bob
Dec 2018
#1
Excellent point. And if the media they consume spouts the "wrong" way, they'll continue to follow it
erronis
Dec 2018
#35
Imprisoning for 2 or 3 years armed robbers wont stop them from doing it
Eliot Rosewater
Dec 2018
#17
Nature will probably put an end to many of humanity's problems in the next century or so
anarch
Dec 2018
#6
Without the 45 to 50+% of voters who are fine with the likes of trump, we wouldn't be here.
Hoyt
Dec 2018
#9
The illusion that since he's not the entire problem, he's not the problem in front of us.
Iggo
Dec 2018
#10
Yes. Our elections every two and four years are the final checks and balances.
MineralMan
Dec 2018
#33
Yes, it's a bigger problem than just the US, but leadership has to come from somewhere
marylandblue
Dec 2018
#50
Do we have any examples of countries that have reformed themselves from within,
erronis
Dec 2018
#43
That's a great example. Truth and Reconciliation. Still some bumps on the road.
erronis
Dec 2018
#56
I think it extremely important that Congress revisit the sins of each and every enabler
pecosbob
Dec 2018
#47
It's the gop being run by big business, and even more reason we have to impeach.
lindysalsagal
Dec 2018
#60
You've got a point, it may be too late, but I think we are hanging in the balance
marylandblue
Dec 2018
#64