Map Apps for GrapheneOS by citizenAlex in c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
[-] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

I've had a positive experience with Here WeGo as well.

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tiger (lemmy.ml)
submitted 22 hours ago by citizenAlex@lemmy.ml to c/poetry@lemmy.ml
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i love wildly
and mildly.
my hates both
just and not.
these passions,
the tiger
i ride tests
principle and
peace.

#poem #poetry

Am I the only one that believe the US has to go through some sort of painful transition/civil war/revolution to fix it? Is reforms from Democrats enough? by citizenAlex in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Yes. We need to work to create a democracy.

Am I the only one that believe the US has to go through some sort of painful transition/civil war/revolution to fix it? Is reforms from Democrats enough? by citizenAlex in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

I couldn't tell either.

We need to work to change the system. Ranked choice voting, nonpartisan elections and legislatures, etc. Oh, and money isn't speech. It's power.

Am I the only one that believe the US has to go through some sort of painful transition/civil war/revolution to fix it? Is reforms from Democrats enough? by citizenAlex in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

You must be bad at tracing IP addresses because I'm not a Russian bot. And the Democrats have ALREADY made the Republicans win, in case you haven't noticed. I'm pointing out that political parties are a corruption of our politics and should not have direct electoral access. They should be like any other special interest group.

Emma Goldman was ahead of her time. by citizenAlex in c/flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[-] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

The issue is the mismatch between the ignorance and the person's developmental state. Infants are ignorant but we love and accept them. Ignorance in an adult is problematic because democratic societies require informed participants. Willful ignorance becomes the boot on the neck.

Am I the only one that believe the US has to go through some sort of painful transition/civil war/revolution to fix it? Is reforms from Democrats enough? by citizenAlex in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

There is hope to avoid violent revolution. It's just not coming from the Dems. What is needed is for citizens to band together and start doing things differently. Protest movements (e.g. Indivisible) need to shift from protest to disruption and noncompliance.

Am I the only one that believe the US has to go through some sort of painful transition/civil war/revolution to fix it? Is reforms from Democrats enough? by citizenAlex in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] citizenAlex@lemmy.ml 26 points 3 days ago

There won't be real reforms from Democrats because they're complicit and invested in the system staying exactly as it is. Just "nicer."

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getting the governance we deserve (citizenalex.net)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by citizenAlex@lemmy.ml to c/politics@lemmy.world
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https://citizenalex.net/dream/getting-governance-we-deserve

#democracy #politics #governance

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Hotheaded (citizenalex.net)
submitted 8 months ago by citizenAlex@lemmy.ml to c/democracy@lemmy.ml
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I value having a cool head. I really do. I want wisdom and reason to prevail. But, Lord, I’ll tell you, I’m feeling hotheaded today. I’m hot under the collar and itching for action. I’m chaffing at the evil that’s happening right before our eyes.

I’m frustrated by the pundits and think tanks talking calmly about the erosion of our democracy and making distinctions between fascism and competitive authoritarianism. Today, right now, those reasoned commentaries and thoughtful discussions feel like lies.

Lies about the five-alarm fire before us. Talk when we need action.

I need to take some calming breaths.

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Surviving the madness (citizenalex.net)
submitted 8 months ago by citizenAlex@lemmy.ml to c/democracy@lemmy.ml
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I have two quotes circling around in my mind as I suffer over the deterioration of conditions in the United States. This captures pretty well our current state of affairs:

“When a clown enters the palace, the clown doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.”

– author unknown

If only the circus weren’t so damn dangerous.

I take comfort, however, when I think about this:

“Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while, a great wind carries me across the sky.”

– Ojibwe tradition

I think the only way I’m going to make it through this is to hold onto both perspectives and act accordingly.

citizenAlex

joined 9 months ago