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https://www.salon.com/2025/08/24/we-need-a-new-theory-of-democracy-because-this-version-has-failed/>
"According to polling data, 62 percent of Americans favor the government being
responsible for the health coverage of all people in the country. Sixty-five
percent of Americans polled favored the infrastructure bill passed during Joe
Biden’s presidency. In a poll taken just last year, 63 percent of Americans
wanted to increase trade with other countries, and 75 percent worried that
tariffs would raise consumer prices. Another poll found 83 percent of likely
voters, including 80 percent of Republicans, supported providing federal
housing assistance after a natural disaster.
Yet in 2024, a near-majority of voters chose a president who would not only not
improve medical access, but would adopt a policy to drop coverage for at least
10 million Americans who are currently insured. His other policies include
neglecting infrastructure (with the exception of ICE detention facilities), and
rescinding unspent funds from the Biden infrastructure bill. FEMA has been cut,
and the president has imposed the highest tariffs since the
Smoot-Hawley Act
almost a century ago.
What explains this behavioral disconnect on the part of voters? There are
several theories I propose to analyze."
Via Birne Helene and Christoph S, and also Kenny Chaffin.
It’s also worth reading his other recent articles, for example
America slides
into totalitarianism — and it won’t be easy to reverse:
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https://www.salon.com/2025/06/22/america-slides-into-totalitarianism-and-it-wont-be-easy-to-reverse/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
