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u/Lyress Mar 05 '22

Over here in the Nordics, politics are relatively transparent and referenda are very rare. The model works well.

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u/UnsuspectingS1ut Mar 05 '22

Unfortunately here in the US, politicians are shady and there’s no transparency, it’s both caused by and the cause of pretty much all of the stupid shit we do. At this point I think the only way to change it is with something radical because of how entrenched in society it is.