Apr 14, 2022some ppl really lazy as s*** lmao its crazy
Apr 14, 2022·1 replyktt posters say this is a good thing and argue about it on here for 3 hrs and wonder why they still broke
Apr 14, 2022kusaeveryone in america has the ability to vote what are you talking about
zero reading comprehension
weab
Apr 14, 2022·1 replykusathese oligarchs represent communities what are you talking about ?
"Multivariate a***ysis 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."
objectively false
Apr 14, 2022This wouldn’t happen to do with the LAPD not likin them new law reforms right?
- Apr 14, 2022·1 replydeadacc
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B
"Multivariate a***ysis 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."
objectively false
Our measures are far from perfect, but we hope that this first step will help inspire further research into what we see as some of the most fundamental questions about American politics.
why did u send me a random paragraph, this exists right under it.
Apr 14, 2022·editedThis why even if I can I’m never getting rid of this old ass Nissan I’m driving. And I’ll continue to dress like Mark Zuckerberg wearing the simplest of clothing.
Don’t need no nigga running me down. Gotta make them think it won’t even be worth it.
Mf getting bolder by the day, just the other day saw on the news they robbed this older lady coming out of her house in my current state.
Apr 14, 2022
americanaAs soon as innocent working class people get shot *
Let’s not get it twisted
this makes you feel nothing?
- Apr 14, 2022·1 replykusa
Our measures are far from perfect, but we hope that this first step will help inspire further research into what we see as some of the most fundamental questions about American politics.
why did u send me a random paragraph, this exists right under it.
you understand that paragraph doesn't contradict anything in the paragraph i just stated.
and if you'd actually read the paper you'd understand that America is an oligarchy with business interests dominating policy and democracy having little to no influence, but instead you'd rather lie to yourself and cape for a system that will cause collapse and misery to everything and everybody you love just to make some people richer on the way down.
"By directly pitting the predictions of ideal-type theories against each other within a single statistical model (using a unique data set that includes imperfect but useful measures of the key independent variables for nearly two thousand policy issues), we have been able to produce some striking findings. One is the nearly total failure of “median voter” and other Majoritarian Electoral Democracy theories. When the preferences of economic elites and the stands of organized interest groups are controlled for, the preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.
The failure of theories of Majoritarian Electoral Democracy is all the more striking because it goes against the likely effects of the limitations of our data. The preferences of ordinary citizens were measured more directly than our other independent variables, yet they are estimated to have the least effect.
Nor do organized interest groups substitute for direct citizen influence, by embodying citizens’ will and ensuring that their wishes prevail in the fashion postulated by theories of Majoritarian Pluralism. Interest groups do have substantial independent impacts on policy, and a few groups (particularly labor unions) represent average citizens’ views reasonably well. But the interest-group system as a whole does not. Overall, net interest-group alignments are not significantly related to the preferences of average citizens. The net alignments of the most influential, business-oriented groups are negatively related to the average citizen’s wishes. So existing interest groups do not serve effectively as transmission belts for the wishes of the populace as a whole. “Potential groups” do not take up the slack, either, since average citizens’ preferences have little or no independent impact on policy after existing groups’ stands are controlled for."
- Apr 14, 2022·1 replyamericana
If 60% of the US wants free universal healthcare, why isn’t congress working to enact this since they care about democratic values?
Because the pharmaceutical companies put money into all the pockets in Washington
Apr 14, 2022·1 replyamericanaIf 60% of the US wants free universal healthcare, why isn’t congress working to enact this since they care about democratic values?
Big pharma will never let them even dream about this lol
- Apr 14, 2022·3 repliesdeadacc
you understand that paragraph doesn't contradict anything in the paragraph i just stated.
and if you'd actually read the paper you'd understand that America is an oligarchy with business interests dominating policy and democracy having little to no influence, but instead you'd rather lie to yourself and cape for a system that will cause collapse and misery to everything and everybody you love just to make some people richer on the way down.
"By directly pitting the predictions of ideal-type theories against each other within a single statistical model (using a unique data set that includes imperfect but useful measures of the key independent variables for nearly two thousand policy issues), we have been able to produce some striking findings. One is the nearly total failure of “median voter” and other Majoritarian Electoral Democracy theories. When the preferences of economic elites and the stands of organized interest groups are controlled for, the preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.
The failure of theories of Majoritarian Electoral Democracy is all the more striking because it goes against the likely effects of the limitations of our data. The preferences of ordinary citizens were measured more directly than our other independent variables, yet they are estimated to have the least effect.
Nor do organized interest groups substitute for direct citizen influence, by embodying citizens’ will and ensuring that their wishes prevail in the fashion postulated by theories of Majoritarian Pluralism. Interest groups do have substantial independent impacts on policy, and a few groups (particularly labor unions) represent average citizens’ views reasonably well. But the interest-group system as a whole does not. Overall, net interest-group alignments are not significantly related to the preferences of average citizens. The net alignments of the most influential, business-oriented groups are negatively related to the average citizen’s wishes. So existing interest groups do not serve effectively as transmission belts for the wishes of the populace as a whole. “Potential groups” do not take up the slack, either, since average citizens’ preferences have little or no independent impact on policy after existing groups’ stands are controlled for."
a democracy that fully has impact on which bills are passed.
i’m sorry if you believe other wise, it’s just the truth.
it’s sad honestly, millions of people have died and are dying just for ability to choose who is in power in parts of the world, and here you are with that beautiful privilege saying that votes have no power when in reality it does.
you will live the rest of your life and die with never having changed anything due to your ignorance. stop living in this sort of nihilistic world view and actually do something.
your vote has power please grow up and just go vote man it’s not hard you have a privilege people die for stop taking it for granted
- Apr 14, 2022Gangstalicious
Big pharma will never let them even dream about this lol
Exactly
- Apr 14, 2022Rockstard
Because the pharmaceutical companies put money into all the pockets in Washington
Exactly
- Apr 14, 2022
Classiquedudes with an internet connection rather use it to complain about being broke than do anything about it.
the internet democratized information, business, speech, communication, and many other things. one of the most empowering tools out there and people use it complain about a situation they could improve
- Apr 14, 2022·1 reply
if you can’t understand that if everyone in america voted things would be completely different than you’re f***ing demented. don’t b a loser and complain saying “we have no power” when u don’t even try to be heard you’re a f***ing loser. you think change just happens immediately, it’s a democracy it takes decade. it’s the most moral way a government should be ran. it comes with consequences but those consequences are often because peolle don’t vote.
you’re a loser, if you don’t get s*** your way you give up and cry and it reeks insecurity
realize your privilege and vote
- Apr 14, 2022·2 replieskusa
if you can’t understand that if everyone in america voted things would be completely different than you’re f***ing demented. don’t b a loser and complain saying “we have no power” when u don’t even try to be heard you’re a f***ing loser. you think change just happens immediately, it’s a democracy it takes decade. it’s the most moral way a government should be ran. it comes with consequences but those consequences are often because peolle don’t vote.
you’re a loser, if you don’t get s*** your way you give up and cry and it reeks insecurity
realize your privilege and vote
I voted and my country still sucks now what
- Apr 14, 2022
ZaywopGO CHASE A BAG BROKE ASS NIGGAS
- Apr 14, 2022·1 replyKanye 2024
I voted and my country still sucks now what
keep voting and encourage it stop being a loser
- Apr 14, 2022·1 replykusa
keep voting and encourage it stop being a loser
I feel where you’re coming from but if I keep Voting for A and my neighbor keeps Voting for B we kinda keep running in this circle, there’s a division that’s not being addressed
- Apr 14, 2022Kanye 2024
I feel where you’re coming from but if I keep Voting for A and my neighbor keeps Voting for B we kinda keep running in this circle, there’s a division that’s not being addressed
ok but say you have another neighbor that votes b and there’s a neighbor that houses two people that vote a, your vote changes everything.
- Apr 14, 2022
imagine if the household didn’t vote because they thought it didn’t matter
Tubig 🌊Apr 14, 2022Kanye 2024I voted and my country still sucks now what
vote or die motherfucker vote or die
- Apr 14, 2022·1 replykusa
a democracy that fully has impact on which bills are passed.
i’m sorry if you believe other wise, it’s just the truth.
it’s sad honestly, millions of people have died and are dying just for ability to choose who is in power in parts of the world, and here you are with that beautiful privilege saying that votes have no power when in reality it does.
you will live the rest of your life and die with never having changed anything due to your ignorance. stop living in this sort of nihilistic world view and actually do something.
your vote has power please grow up and just go vote man it’s not hard you have a privilege people die for stop taking it for granted
millions of people have died
you describing Americas covid numbers right
- Apr 14, 2022fun guy
millions of people have died
you describing Americas covid numbers right
grow up lil bro