The decline of labor, the decline of churches, the decline of local news... for a lot of people, political engagement is something you watch from a distance, and which gets expressed at a really micro level.
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After finally watching caucuses in person, it’s clear they’re a big, confusing, inaccessible mess. But I was also struck by how unusual it was so see regular people engage in collective political expression when so many of our other forms of it have become atomized.
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Anyway, this isn’t a defense of the caucus system, but it was truly wild to see people give speeches to their neighbors and collectively organize themselves to make their own preferences as influential as possible.
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please don't romanticize disenfranchisement!
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I was struck by that too. It was very inspiring in its way (and mine at least was accessible, being at a school)
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I’m a teeny tiny bit sad Maine switched to primaries this year. But yeah probably for the best.
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It brings out a significantly different cross-section of people than those who would come out and vote in the primary, and overall it is for the worse. I have done both as a voter
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But if we allow them to act collectively how will we mystify and rule them? Duh.
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Yes, this is the *one thing* that caucuses are good for and that I’ve appreciated participating in
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Caucuses are some of the few remnants of direct democracy to not be purged by elites during the American Revolution.
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What forms of direct democracy were purged by elites during the American Revolution?
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