When this nightmare is over we’ll need to guarantee 3 things to make sure it never happens again: that 1) every American child learn civics, 2) every citizen has enough economic opportunity to thrive, and 3) we take the money out of politics and return government to the people.

Sep 29, 2020 · 6:36 AM UTC

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Yes, and like in Finland, all citizens can protect themselves from fake news c/o ‘digital literacy’ programmes.👇 @GeorgeMonbiot
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"The oligarchs have discovered the formula for persuading the poor to vote for the interests of the very rich” - @GeorgeMonbiot
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“It’s a general tendency of the rich to prey upon the poor.” - Thomas Jefferson
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Replying to @marwilliamson
On point 3, Joe Biden, and his son, should be in jail.
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That’s like the tiniest bit of dust compared to the multi-trillion dollar theft perpetrated by a corporate aristocracy of companies in health insurance, Big Pharma, oil & gas, gun manufacturing, food & chemicals, Big Ag, and the military industrial complex. Or even Trump’s taxes!
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By the way, beautiful article Marianne. newsweek.com/marianne-willia…

America's Cold Civil War

A tremendous battle will be waged on November 3. Individually and collectively, we the people must now step in. No one is going to save us but ourselves.

newsweek.com
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Thank you, Robin!
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Replying to @marwilliamson
100% agreed and would add, 4- reform social media such that they are held responsible for the content their algorithms automatically display to users. Have you seen “The Social Dilemma” on @netflix?
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Yes and yes.
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I think we also need to teach kids how to properly research, what a proper source is, what bias is, and how to distinguish between facts and bullshit.
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Yes. And theoretically that’s what any good education would do.
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