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ClintBarton616 t1_jcb55yf wrote

This is EXACTLY why I hated working on Rebuild "community outreach"

Politicians overpromising "you'll get a new library and a new rec center!" when the reality was "new carpet and less asbestos"

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SanjiSasuke t1_jcbgqe1 wrote

When it comes to positions like mayor or PotUS there's not really an option.

Who's gonna get the votes? Candidate A who says "I will do what I can to work with City Council, municipal agencies, and the State, but I can't promise anything, since the Mayor's office has limited powers to..." or Candidate B who says "Mexico will pay for the whole thing!"

Candidate A doesn't even get trotted out

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ClintBarton616 t1_jcbz6pz wrote

people preferring comforting lies is why democracy just can't work in this country

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