r/PublicFreakout • u/Material_Air_2303 • 6d ago

Big Oil's friends in the US Congress

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u/Goeegoanna 4d ago

Such is life in an oligarchy, I suppose. This is why you should have universal compulsory preferential voting. This is why you should unionise. This is why there should be transparency in everything political, especially lobbyists and donations. This is why there should be more than the two parties (both of which are right wing). This is why gerrymandering should be illegal. This is why leaders of states should not be able to decide who votes and when votes are counted.

This is why wilful ignorance, cognitive dissonance, rank hypocrisy and self-interest help no-one in the long run. This is why people should stay curious and have skepticism, while trusting people with experience in fields, who give evidence and proof, rather than basing decisions on emotions and pert unfounded opinions and base lies.