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Ah, so Americans are okay with that system as well. Got it.


As stated near the end of my comment, most Americans are not okay with the system as it is. It’s legalized corruption that perpetuates the system.

For further reading, I recommend learning about the Citizens United vs FEC case that vastly increased the amount of money going to politicians, far over individual donation limits.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC


It might be worth mentioning that a massive propaganda campaign against universal healthcare has been conducted on the American public for decades by interests that benefit from privatized healthcare.


We're not okay with it, but it's so entrenched by the wealthy that the only way out will eventually be violent revolution which nobody wants.


How did you come to this conclusion from the previous answer/comment?


Because they don't want/don't change the electoral system


The problems with the electoral system are just one symptom of a deeper issue: unlimited political donations. The wealthiest individuals in the world can funnel endless money to politicians through Super PACs, and that influence shapes policy more than an individual voter ever could.

Even if we magically fixed the electoral system tomorrow, the results would be superficial. Sure, we might see more Democrats in office—but if they’re still beholden to massive, uncapped donations, how can we expect them to enact real, meaningful change?

This problem with money in politics is not something that only affects one party. It's a systematic issue that needs regulation. Without real regulation on money in politics, everything else is a band-aid on an open and festering wound.


Not Americans OK with it, just that right-wing wants hypercapitalist low-regulated helathcare while left-wing wants basically "free"/communist health care.

Both of which are infinitely better than what we have now, which is bastardized worst elements of both.

But because both sides will never agree we'll get neither, only the current hellscape.




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