"voters" are not a coherent agent, have radically diverse interests, no means of being held accountable in common. constituted as "voters" we are a phenomenon, not an agent, no more constructive to blame than a lightning strike. if our behavior should change, then our institutions must.
@interfluidity Molecules move randomly, yet currents are real.
@eyesquash but currents aren’t agents. they don’t choose themselves. we don’t pretend we can hold molecules accountable for them.