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Re:Trump's global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court by hackyhacky on Friday February 20, 2026 @02:11PM (#47092457)
Yes and no. It's a mistake to look at political representation as a pure expression of voters' will.

Gerrymandering keeps extreme politicians in office. Partisanship gets people to vote against their own interests. Media gravitates toward spectacle rather than substance, to the benefit of those that know how to use that; and social media in particular entrenches deeper into preconceived biases.

In short, manipulating voters is a profitable business. Electoral results are the output of that business, and voters are just the instrument.

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