It's like what, 2% of the population?
My hot take: rational citizens, educated about civics, history, & ethics, and skeptical of signaling, pandering, & propaganda, are the backbone of our democracy.
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The 33 vertebrae in our spinal columns are only a small % of our body mass. But they're especially important.
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Rational dude, educated about civics, history and ethics whispers: *Republic.*
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Basically, people capable of objective thought, which is a shockingly rare skill. Most people are just copying the person next to them and following the tribe.
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It’s a shame that signaling, pandering propagandists are a lot more visible. All the rational citizens need the ability to adjust for availability bias, lest they become irrational too.
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@davidshor pls send him the trove of data actually showing the opposite is true - 1 more reply
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“The backbone of our democracy” is a meaningless abstraction.
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Democracy has no backbone. It is a jellyfish; squishy, malleable and carried along in whatever direction of the currents.
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Not enough of them to win elections.
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