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by tshaddox 1980 days ago
Is there a feasible plan to obtain better power structures in the same time scales that these people are literally plotting to overthrow governments, murder political opponents, etc.?
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Twitter and FB got a lot of credit for the Arab Spring.
Seems like a difference between between overthrowing fascist religious minority in power and preventing fascist religious minority from rising to power?

Electoral college picks the President but two elections on and no popular vote wins for Trump.

If we’re talking about suppression of speech, seems like Trump was keen on doing that as well, on the backs of a political minority.

There isn't a "deadline" to fixing these problems, they just need to be fixed. Unfortunately, like most things, fear will primarily guide our actions not sober analysis of the long-term unintended consequences of them.