Forging a Democracy that Works for All: Institute for Policy Studies Launches Blueprint to Counter Power of Billionaires, Corporations, and the Pentagon ahead of Symposium

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On July 23, the 3rd Annual Henry A. Wallace Symposium will feature insights from movement leaders, policy experts, and elected officials on how to protect hard-earned rights and frontline communities, confront corporate power and Pentagon profiteering, and renew our democratic institutions from within.

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jtrek@startrek.website · 6 pts · 36d

One recurring problem is there are a lot of people who don't really want democracy. They want hierarchy. Many of them don't need to be at the top, so long as there are people below them.

It's conservatives. Conservatives are the problem.

Arancello@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 37d

Hurry up before it’s too late.

tidderuuf@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 37d

All you need to do is fix the supreme court and all that shit will be solved in a matter of weeks.

And it's easy too... If a SC justice shows any sign of politicization or partisanship they immediately get removed. Their job is to interpret the constitution and that's all. If people don't like the laws or constitution then what do you know, there's ways to change it right there in the fucking laws and constitution.

hoppeduponcoffee@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 36d

It would take most people rising up in protest and resisting to make this happen.

Even on a non-violent level, we’re going to have to fight. Noncompliance works when implementing things like general strikes. Conservatives will buckle when they’re having medical crises and are faced with understaffed hospitals. Or they can’t buy brisket at the local grocery store, because they had to close due to understaffing.

Even if they hate to admit it, were interdependent on one another. If we’re refusing to do our part, that’s going to have a negative impact on them. Most of them aren’t as self-sufficient as they believe they are, even if they own guns.

Major_Tsiom@fedia.io · 2 pts · 37d

That's all well and good, but if they don't have guns, this is nothing. It has gone far enough that it will take violence to solve this. Most of us don't want to deal with revolutionary war, so we just let it happen and try to ignore it.

Bonesince1997@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 37d

Sounds like Moneyball but for politics. I believe that was a movie, based on a true story, about constructing a baseball team with metrics that would win despite not being one of the teams with the most money.