The vast majority in the US support:
• Medicare for all (70%)
• ↑ taxes on extreme wealth (74%)
• ↑ environmental protection (68%)
• ↑ social security (77%)
• Ending police repression (67%)

But we don’t have any of these because we only have the illusion of a democracy.
The vast majority also support:
• Money out of politics (77%)
• Ending corporate political power (73%)
• Ending wars of aggression (70%)
• Increase taxes on corporations (66%)
Democracy means those affected by decisions get to have a say in those decisions, ideally a say in proportion to the degree they are affected.

We& #39;re nowhere close to that ideal. https://twitter.com/ArashKolahi/status/1125471207086649346?s=20">https://twitter.com/ArashKola...
Environmental Protection: "Majority of Americans say the federal government is not doing enough to protect the climate, environment"

Federal government is doing too little to
Protect water quality of lakes, rivers streams: 68%,
Protect air quality: 67% https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2019/11/25/u-s-public-views-on-climate-and-energy/">https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2...
Ending police repression:

"67 percent of Americans supported banning any type of neck restraints, which was a police tactic used when Floyd died"
80% support "early warning system to identify problematic officers" https://www.vox.com/2020/6/7/21283239/poll-americans-more-concerned-police-violence-than-violence-at-protests">https://www.vox.com/2020/6/7/...
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