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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Isn't it amazing how much more likely we are to participate in our democracy once the barriers are taken away?

It's almost like the people whose wealth doesn't depend on showing up to a job every day wanted to be the only ones making decisions.

It took a pandemic for the states to even try it, and some states have pulled it back.