@djc that's a bad, bad move. local democracy is the heart of democracy. yes, it is in bad shape, pretty fucked up. but we have to fix it, not dismiss it. people get mad when Trumpists amplify Putin-promoted material about the very real deficiencies of our national democracy, in order to counter the losing democracy narrative with "what democracy?" the same people pull the same move as Trumpists tho when they dislike the outcomes of US local democracy.

bad, bad move. reform, don't delegitimize.