Our nation cannot censor its way back to cultural health

Re:Our nation cannot censor its way back to cultural health by janto on Monday February 07, 2022 @04:42AM (#30242441)

Without their First Amendment rights, it is unlikely that Americans would even figure out if many parties might be a good idea. They'd also be unable to bring those into existence without it: freedom of expression, assembly, and the right to petition are the primary mechanism towards presenting a better future to others.

Americans should be super concerned about attempts at eroding dialog between its citizens. The government, corporations and activists have done everything they can to create a forced discourse.

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Re:Our nation cannot censor its way back to cultural health by clairity on Monday February 07, 2022 @02:27PM (#30249740)

why have parties at all? think about who the party serves and to what ends. is it for the people? no. it's for the politically ambitious to more easily coalesce power. parties are an indirection the populace doesn't need. it's something that makes campaigning easier and more centralized. centralization of power, whether in companies or in governments, is never for the betterment of the population, despite all the contrary rhetoric.

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Re:Our nation cannot censor its way back to cultural health by tekknik on Monday February 07, 2022 @08:26PM (#30253886)

I’ve long wished the same, banning political parties. As you’ve said here, it makes not thinking about who you’re voting for easy, which is a negative.

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