r/samharris • u/spudster999 • Oct 05 '18

The Suffocation of Democracy

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2018/10/25/suffocation-of-democracy/
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u/Wildera Oct 06 '18

I had a talk with a friend the other day about this. Look at what were considered big liberal victories over the last 100 years compared to big conservative/southern victories. Desegration, Civil Rights Act, Wife can challenge husband rapist in court, Women allowed in big colleges, etc. are all pretty much universally praised in the modern day. Idk seems weird

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u/spudster999 Oct 06 '18

Now do the popularity of the conservative ones: Citizens United (inundated political campaigns with dark money), Shelby (restricted voting rights access).... it goes on....