2026-04-16 21:41 UTC
Problem is Americans don't turn over incumbents before the wealthy corrupt them or their peers assimilate them into the political class.
The only path forward for US to remain a functional democracy is to primary sitting democrats at a rate faster than they can be corrupted.
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@Doomsider@lemmy.world 2026-04-16 21:46
Really we need a system that doesn't use popular vote to determine representation. Even with good safety rails it eventually turns into an oligarchy which has happened to every major democracy. I would even argue that democracy itself is just a window dressing around the world for the ruling class.