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minus-squarenohaybanda [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoGusanos are little more than a fig leaf for American imperialism. They don’t direct policy, they’re just there for the photo ops and op-eds as needed.
minus-squarefreagle@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThey have a noticeable influence on elections and therefore are forever part of policy calculus.
minus-squarenohaybanda [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoDo elections have a noticeable influence on policy though?
minus-squarefreagle@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI think de-escalations are the one area where a rabid electorate would have a policy impact.
Gusanos are little more than a fig leaf for American imperialism. They don’t direct policy, they’re just there for the photo ops and op-eds as needed.
They have a noticeable influence on elections and therefore are forever part of policy calculus.
Do elections have a noticeable influence on policy though?
I think de-escalations are the one area where a rabid electorate would have a policy impact.