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Who really rules?” In this country, is: “Despite the seemingly strong empirical support in previous studies for theories of majoritarian democracy, our analyses suggest that majorities of the American public actually have little influence over the policies our government adopts. Americans do enjoy many features central to democratic governance, such as regular elections, freedom of speech and association, and a widespread (if still contested) franchise. US Is an Oligarchy Not a Democracy, says Scientific Study | Common Dreams If we had a truly independent and adversarial press in my country, this would be a big news story, but they still haven’t found that plane, so … whaddayagonnado right?
(via wilwheaton) (via wilwheaton) The Red Pill Brethren - Page 1 of 11. Several members of the Red Pill Brethren have been considering this post about wearing a clerical collar out in public. They had a respectful and loving conversation about it, and agreed it could be shared. Some are in positions where they didn’t feel comfortable identifying themselves publicly, so all names have been removed: Person 1: I have been thinking about this post quite a bit over the past couple of days and wondering how I felt about it. I certainly have worn a collar on occasion. Mostly when I’m about to get arrested…and I realized that I was wearing it for the ‘photo op’ or the visual impact and I began to really question my authenticity in wearing it. While I’d like to say that my next comments are about my relationship with the collar, I know that some of my relationship with it comes from the religious environment - Unitarian Universalism - that I recognize as my community.
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