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minus-square@SirDerpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink11•3 months agoOur collective situation may have become so dire that We the People may realize we’ve far more power than what we express at the ballot box. Probably not yet. But, possibly soon.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-LemmygodlinkfedilinkEnglish11•3 months agoA little more than half* of We the People will have no problem with this. * by land area
minus-square@SirDerpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•edit-23 months agoBy numbers, one third will advocate. One third will do nothing. One third will object. About ten percent will sacrifice to lead the rest. We could argue with history. But, that’d be dumb.
Our collective situation may have become so dire that We the People may realize we’ve far more power than what we express at the ballot box.
Probably not yet. But, possibly soon.
A little more than half* of We the People will have no problem with this.
* by land area
By numbers, one third will advocate. One third will do nothing. One third will object. About ten percent will sacrifice to lead the rest. We could argue with history. But, that’d be dumb.