Almost like a society should find ways to work together. Like they should make there leaders and policy makers have to work together in the system not have full power.

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I mean, it works as well or better than first-past-the-post in numerous countries far larger and more like the United States than Israel, like Germany. like, Israel is a fundamentally divided place *even in intra-Jewish divisions* never mind the hostility toward the Arab parties

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Just learned the word "Shrapnel" comes from the name of a British inventor, Henry Shrapnel. I guess that shouldn't surprise me, but it does. 'Shrapnel' is just one of those words that sounds so perfectly like what it is.

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george lucas makes a libbed out movie about how bush, cheney et al. suck and you think it's actually about how cool the nazis were? dude after we teach you how to read we've gotta put you in such fiendish contraptions

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You don’t need me to add to the chorus on Measure RTM (or H), but a bit of historical perspective: The original vote to build BART passed by *1.2%*. Imagine the Bay Area without BART. Now imagine it again, bc that is a very real possibility …

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