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   Janis (janisf@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 12-Oct-2024 02:41:34 JST Janis

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   I'm not offering hopey-changey. I'm asking you to recognize how bad it is, how deftly conservatives have drummed out nearly all power Leftists have, and that we simply can't afford direct pursuit of a multi-party system while the two-party system has lost so much ground to the almighty dollar.

   Empower women. Join a union, or unionize. Support more voting. Distribute the power just like you want those up at the top to do.

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     Janis (janisf@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 12-Oct-2024 02:41:35 JST Janis

     I'm not talking about lesser evil. It's all evil. It's the pursuit of power. What ends up beneficial is whether or not that power is distributed in a way that allows people to empower each other.

     We have three means to power: communication (including education), our vote, and our dollars. Yes, our vote has too little power. That power has been eroding since the 1970's, not in small part because people with money have figured how to leverage speech platforms.

     Vote for democracy.

     Bill repeated this.