| So if I'm correct, your post basically implies that individual voters are 100% responsible for everything, is that your claim? That billions in lobbying into political campaigns, advertising, etc have no effect on how people think or vote? Your entire argument seems to be "if people can be influenced, why democracy?" That's such a simplistic view of the world and human psychology. I can guarantee you too are influenced by propaganda in ways you're not aware, I'm sure I am, we all are. Humans are influenced by culture, propaganda, family, religion, etc. To think we're all perfectly rational actors who have pure agency is nieve at best and disingenuous at worst. My argument is that we should do what we can to combat the influence of corporate interests in our elections. I backed up why I think this is the case. I've made my points as clearly as I care to. Yours is, what? Individual voters want everything that's happening? That because Trump won the popular vote, everyone who voted for him wanted every thing that's is happening (e.g. invading Iran despite him being the "anti-war candidate")? If your entire argument is "people asked for this" than there is not much more to discuss... |