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In reply to the discussion: I now have a better understanding of why Americans aren't protesting everyday [View all]homegirl
(1,428 posts)19. The smallest part of what is happening
is our quality of life. I am 1000 times more concerned about the attack on our free and fir elections. Gerrymandering and voter suppression on an organized and threatening scale is absolutely terrifying!
Time for federal laws for federal elections. Law to cover:
Fair and balanced voting precincts.
Minimum number of polling places per district, based on population ad accessibility.
Extended voting hours
Encourage and early count of mail in ballots
Paper ballots
Last resort-Call in the UN to supervise voting and counting.
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I now have a better understanding of why Americans aren't protesting everyday [View all]
ecstatic
Aug 2019
OP
They don't care about or understand young people who feel they have nothing to lose
BeyondGeography
Aug 2019
#2
They watch Fox all day and it indoctrinates them. It is poison for sure.
redstatebluegirl
Aug 2019
#10
politicians and medi a don't have to pay attention to protestors anymore and the reason is
certainot
Aug 2019
#83
We've been trained to distrust each other specifically and collective action in general.
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2019
#8
Maintain the status quo at all costs. Radical changes or ideas are to be suppressed.
jalan48
Aug 2019
#9
Americans prefer to protest only on voting day, and they do so blindly and emotionally.
Auggie
Aug 2019
#14
I've seen some whiny, self-centered posts here on DU when a street protest has inconvenienced them.
Gidney N Cloyd
Aug 2019
#15
Like most major int'l airports, there's a subway system that feeds directly into that airport
BeyondGeography
Aug 2019
#47
how about we the people get to supervise the counting of our ballots?
questionseverything
Aug 2019
#65
That was amazing...should be on every news program...we should be helping them..
Karadeniz
Aug 2019
#33
When I turned the tv on, CNN was doing a better job than Andrea Mitchell, who gobsmacked me ...
Hekate
Aug 2019
#28
Yep. There isn't a social justice movement they didn't bend over backward to undermine.
tenderfoot
Aug 2019
#51
I've said for many years that most Americans won't protest in the streets until their cable TV
TeamPooka
Aug 2019
#58
There were protests about caging children and gun violence held across the country over the weekend.
UniteFightBack
Aug 2019
#79
Convenience plays a factor whether we like it or not. Inconveniencing others because "I have..."
MadDAsHell
Aug 2019
#81
I Wish You Were Wrong - Suppression Of Non-Violent Free Speech Comes In Many Flavors
corbettkroehler
Aug 2019
#86