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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by unityByFreedom on Monday May 22, 2017 @07:26AM (#14392624)
> while the US constitution contained a lot of fantastic elements and freedoms that every educated American knows about, it also contained a democratic system (first past the post/two party system) that is mathematically bound to breed divisiveness.

Disagreement is a human condition, not a democratic one. Democracy is just a way to let some ideas win some of the time.

There isn't a system in the world that's freed people from disagreement. Humans like disagreement. We want to be creative, original, and unique at times. That requires setting your own path.

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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by yorwba on Monday May 22, 2017 @07:41AM (#14392702)
Disagreement != divisiveness.

E.g. I disagree with you on that point, but I'm not using my hypothetical army of sock puppets to downvote every single of your comments into oblivion from now to eternity. Sometimes, US politics feels more like the latter.

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Re:MIT economist believes U.S. is shifting to be more simila... by unityByFreedom on Monday May 22, 2017 @08:27AM (#14392965)
You're splitting hairs. They're related terms

I have no control over an army. I just have me and my own opinion

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