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Dear Beloved Fellow EAs,

Inspired to post this because it's draft amnesty week.

I'm sure others here have thought about this more than me, so maybe I'm missing a lot. But I just keep thinking:

When I turn on the news, it feels like half the world is trying to promote Democracy. I'm an American. So maybe what I really mean is: It feels like half of American society is trying to promote Democracy or save America from authoritarianism. When I go outside and walk just a few blocks from where I live, I repeatedly see large numbers of people protesting to save America's democracy. When I talk to my family, the issue of promoting American democracy is top of mind for all of them. I know a lot of my smart, hard-working, law school and college classmates are also very focused on protecting democracy.

But hardly any people seem to be focused on helping animals. And there are so many animals suffering egregiously all the time. There were before half of America started worrying about Democracy and, at this rate, there will be even more animals suffering after half of America stops worrying about Democracy.

Democracy mostly benefits [...]

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First published:
February 25th, 2026

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/LbYvPdeFjCvWaAaEj/half-the-world-is-trying-to-promote-democracy-shouldn-t-eas

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