General Discussion

that politics is not about policies, it's about emotions. That's what motivates people, not statistics or policy tweaks. We're still mostly primates.

Republicans chose fear and rage. They're tapping a century of research and experience on how to capture countries and overthrow governments. Fortunately, it doesn't always work.

There was a great post a few years ago about the main reasons why 1/3 of USians don't vote. I should have bookmarked it.