• ignirtoq@fedia.io
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    5 months ago

    Totally agree. These systems are critically important for our society. They need to be considered with care, and we need to be mindful of the complexities that come with any changes to them.

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      5 months ago

      The real solution is you need a populace that is civically engaged and capable of enough critical thought to not fall for the right-wing fearmongering propaganda Fox, OAN, Newsmax, Murdoch, et al. spew out.

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        5 months ago

        Bingo. A properly funded and functional public education system, that teaches real critical thinking and let’s include media literacy while we’re at it.

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          Not saying that they were right, because they were wrong, but this was actually a presented logical reason why voting was restricted to male landowners at one point. They were the only part of the population that received a formal education. Regardless of motivation this became a method of oppression.

          To be clear, I agree that public education is a key to a strong democracy, as is removing restrictions on voting.