Rep. James Clyburn criticizes redistricting push: 'Are we going to make a mockery out of this democracy?'

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3. The redistricting fight is just a game of Prisoner's dilemma

If everyone were to trust the other side and work together it would lead to the best outcome for everyone.

However if side A trusts side B, and then side B were to betray side A it leads to the best outcome for Side B the absolute worst outcome for side A and a less than ideal outcome for society as a whole.

The republicans, and in particular Trump and his cult, have shown that they will always choose to betray the Democrats and will NEVER put the needs of EVERYONE above their wants or themselves.

This leaves democrats two choices:

continue to do the right thing and watch ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING WE BUILT OVER THE LAST 140 YEARS GET DESTROYED and lose everything we want and give MAGA everything they want on a silver platter…

OR

Fight fire with fire and end up in a situation everyone loses and everything goes to shit for everyone while hoping that the people get fed the fuck up and pass laws and constitutional amendments if necessary to fix this situation and prevent these type of Anti-democratic tactics from ever being used again.

Neither solution is good but only one has even a sliver of a chance of saving democracy and all we hold dear.

That option is to fight fire with fire and gerrymander the fuck out of everything.