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user-inactivated · 4049 days ago · link · · parent · post: A Thought on Political Representation

Haven't we moved beyond that? Doesn't everyone have a voice now? Doesn't everyone have a platform with which to express their opinion?

God I hope not. The majority of Americans aren't in-tune enough to have an opinion. Remember what Churchill said.

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BLOB_CASTLE · 4049 days ago · link ·

Right and I'm aware of that. But I can't shake the notion that the uninformed American would make a better decision than a corrupt politician.