We need a better democracy in which we can express ourselves, in which we are respected. Look back and as your article shows; our system was pathetic. Look at the present, and ask yourself How come we have not overcome all this after so many years? It is still pathetic.
Can you see that District Voting is not a system of representation, but a system of dominance? Winners-taking-all. You probably heard it all your life. But it may never have sunk in that the winners dominated the rest. District Voting is perfect for bullies.
Did you know that in District Voting the voters are valued at half level compared to voters in Proportional Voting. You probably won't believe that at first. We haven't been trained to think in full-colored truths.
https://fred-rick.medium.com/why-is-district-voting-so-bad-2e30155cad2e
Dare reading it. Let the wool come off your eyes. We still have that Anglo system of voting, not the American system of voting.
Thomas Jefferson invented Proportional Voting. Love him or hate him, but he had an enlightened mind for voting systems.