I’m reminded of something Gandhi said: “The problem with the world is that humanity is not in its right mind.” theguardian.com/environment/…

Trump finalizes plans to open Utah monuments for mining and drilling

Lawsuits are pending from groups who have challenged the constitutionality of shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante

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The problem is that oligarchs rule the world and the people have no institutional power to fight back.
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Replying to @Camila_Vergara
Yes we do, actually. Elections.

Feb 13, 2020 · 3:56 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Elections have proven a poor form of accountability. They are simply the mechanisms through which people select the ruling elite, already pre-selected by parties, which are financed by oligarchs. Electing a good leader is hope but doesn’t fix popular structural disempowerment.
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