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The Democratic Party Exists To Make Sure Good People Do Nothing (caitlinjohnstone.com.au)

submitted 2 months ago by demesisx@infosec.pub to c/uspolitics@lemmy.world

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The empire has weaponized the insight that the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing, so spreading awareness of the reality that the Democrats are not good people and are not doing good things helps take away that weapon.

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

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[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/06/24/public-trust-in-government-1958-2024/

Literally more than 50% of Americans do not trust their government and trust in the government has been trending down for the last several decades. 68% of Americans say that they want more viable parties than those that are currently available (viable meaning actually electable). They also by an overwhelming majority want term limits and other checks and balances placed on politicians that hold office because they are aware the system is broken.

Americans trust in news media is also at an all time low and the vast majority of Americans do not trust the media.

So, it's great that you want to try to wrap this up in a neat little bow where we blame constituents rather than the system, but you're still wrong.

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/24/americans-trust-in-media-plummets-to-historic-low-poll

https://www.axios.com/2023/09/19/poll-us-political-system-crisis-trust-unfavorable-pew