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   phiofx (phiofx@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jan-2024 17:45:34 JST phiofx

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   • Peter Gleick
   • Dr. Evan J. Gowan

   @DrEvanGowan @petergleick This.

   first you create a system with two parties. Then you wonder why you get polarisation. Its by *definition*, stupid.

   I mean even the tired left-right one-dimensional axis is not sufficient to reflect meaningful political views. E.g. why would "conservatives" not care about sustainability. What do they want to "conserve"?

   Democracy is difficult, imperfect, vulnerable at the best of times. Structure it in archaic ways and watch it transmogrify into bizarre states

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     Dr. Evan J. Gowan (drevangowan@fediscience.org)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jan-2024 17:45:36 JST Dr. Evan J. Gowan

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     • Peter Gleick

     @petergleick As an outsider, I think you cannot call the United States a democracy. The presidential election is going to be a matchup between two deeply unpopular people who were chosen long before the primary season even started. Like, I do not understand why it is so taboo for Biden, someone who is very unpopular, to be forced to run again in a competitive primary. And of course, Trump is there because he promotes the big grift. In other countries, he would already be in jail.

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     Peter Gleick (petergleick@fediscience.org)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jan-2024 17:45:38 JST Peter Gleick

     This, rather than "Trump barely ekes out a win in New Hampshire" is how the media is going to play this??!

     Trump barely got half the GOP votes and fewer than projected.

     I don't actually care, since I think Trump is a far, far weaker candidate in the national election than Haley, but it's a sign of seriously distorted media coverage.