• Dasus@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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    In the US? No.

    https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B

    Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence. The results provide substantial support for theories of Economic-Elite Domination and for theories of Biased Pluralism, but not for theories of Majoritarian Electoral Democracy or Majoritarian Pluralism.

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          So black and white that I don’t manage to appreciate murder, apparently :)

          In my way, I see that as a good thing.

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              Even in self defense, to me, killing someone is last resort.

              I get robbed at gunpoint: i give them my wallet.

              I get attacked for reasons beyond my control (gaybashing for example): i’d try to run, as it’s usually a group of people. I’d cry for help. I’d try to inflict enough pain to get away.

              I’m at war. I don’t want to be at war. I also noticed people larping here, like they want to be in a war. To me that’s crazy.

              I get wormholed back to baby hitler: Wouldn’t kill him. Would encourage him often to persue arts.

              More specific to this case: it’s not self defense if you stalk a person then kill them, in my opinion.

              That’s incel turned rapist/murderer thinking, in my opinion.

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                  in your replies to everyone else you’re making a blanket statement that murder is always wrong

                  Stalking someone, to then kill them. That’s incel turned rapist/murderer behaviour, to me.

                  You can’t reject other peoples’ nuanced arguments

                  I’ve genuinely only seen people enjoying murder, saying it’s great because they don’t like the murder victim.

                  What nuance am I missing, that’s not encompassed by: “they don’t like the murder victim”?

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        Isn’t there going to be a very big change to US government come january?
        

        Towards authoritarianism and dictatorship and away from democracy, yes.