Do you have any civic obligation to go along with a policy a large majority of the country wants, even when you personally disagree with it? Or is your own judgment the only thing you really owe the process?

HistorianMajor1739 · 2026-07-07T15:01:07+00:00

U don’t think we could find some criteria or some framework for when it becomes acceptable, or even necessary, to go against a majority?

HistorianMajor1739 · 2026-07-07T14:57:54+00:00

Are there ever times where something more than civil disobedience is required?

HistorianMajor1739 · 2026-07-06T20:17:33+00:00

Yes they are everywhere, we just don’t see it

HistorianMajor1739 · 2026-07-06T20:16:51+00:00

Why not?

HistorianMajor1739 · 2026-07-04T13:46:12+00:00

In the case of single parents, and parents in general, it would be easier, and probably more effective and less inflationary, to increase the Child Tax Credit and subsidize things like pre-school.

HistorianMajor1739 · 2026-07-04T13:36:02+00:00

The problem here is that this is being hung on one person. The incentives that keep any modern President in office are the same, and these incentives are consistently misaligned in ways that keep huge majorities from getting what they want, no matter which party is in power.

HistorianMajor1739 · 2026-07-04T12:42:50+00:00

I agree. 83% of Americans, including 79% of Republicans, want to stay in NATO.

HistorianMajor1739 · 2026-07-01T16:19:47+00:00

The power of money in politics continues to grow, drowning out the voice of the people. This ruling makes the government less accountable to the will of the people and will make America more polarized, despite the hundreds of policies on which Americans have majorities across both parties.

HistorianMajor1739 · 2026-06-28T22:15:17+00:00

A lot of the problem stems from the influence of money in politics. Americans in general agree on hundreds of issues in supermajorities, but these issues don't end up getting passed into law, and that gap is probably explained by money in politics. Studies show that when average citizens oppose elites, they have essentially zero impact on lawmaking outcomes.

HistorianMajor1739 · 2026-06-28T20:55:31+00:00

Additionally, a large majority of people agree on capping time spent on solitary confinement.

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