When politicians redraw congressional district maps to favor their party, they may secure short-term victories. But those wins can come at a steep price — a loss of public faith in elections and, ultimately, in democracy itself.

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    2 days ago

    Of course, we are fucked. It’s all over. The best outcome we can hope for at this point is a civil war

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      And to win that war. And to somehow ensure that, in the vacuum of power that immediately follows, whomever takes over leading the nation isn’t influenced by foreign actors.

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        There won’t be any winners in a civil war these days. There will be too many sides.

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          Indeed. The folks that need to organize aren’t, the fascists are, and the oligarchs are buying everyone that isn’t affiliated one way or another. Then there’s China, Russia, Israel, etc. It’s a mess and we all lose at the end.

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            22 hours ago

            Well how do we Organize when all of our organization attempts are moderated, yet on truth social they are encouraged.

            This very community has certain moderators who try very hard to shut down any conversation like that

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                9 hours ago

                I think maybe if the moderated showed up at the doorsteps of the moderators, those moderators might not moderate.