| "Requiring everyone to discuss this every few years seems like a surefire strategy to exhaust people" The older generation may get exhausted, but fortunately there's Eternal September at play, where newer generations constantly arrive, start to become politically aware, and have fresh energy. In order to continue to effect change we need to continually educate and re-educate people on what's going on and why. "Feinstein seems to be a perpetual supporter of this kind of thing. But she keeps getting voted in by CA of all places." Yeah, I really don't get California Democrats' unwavering support for Feinstein.. but then again, they've elected quite a few Republican governors as well, which I also don't understand. On the other hand, contrary to popular belief, California is not an overwhelmingly Democratic state... there are a fair number of Republicans in office and even when Republicans lose they often manage to get 40% or more of the vote... not the 0% or 10% that's probably in the popular imagination of what California is like. |
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