"Some cracks" doesn't even begin to describe the problems with American "democracy".
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- Sun May 05, 2024 7:17 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: trump off the CO ballot
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- Sun May 05, 2024 5:08 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: trump off the CO ballot
- Replies: 196
- Views: 26176
Re: trump off the CO ballot
as far as i know, our electoral process is particularly non-democratic compared to other modern democracies. the electoral college sux; gerrymandering and redistricting; vote on a work day, not a day off; no rank choice or mandatory voting like Australia...our process weeds out the will of the peop...
- Sun May 05, 2024 12:23 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: trump off the CO ballot
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Here in America, the poor can rise to the top, though, and the rich aren't automatically able to gain political power. True, anybody can get political power if they can raise enough money . The candidate with the biggest war chest wins. The money doesn't necessarily have to be your own, as long as ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 11:30 pm
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: trump off the CO ballot
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It surprises me that anyone can think that America is a democracy. It isn't. America is a plutocracy wearing a democracy's shirt, and not a very clean one at that.
- Fri May 03, 2024 1:19 pm
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- Topic: trump off the CO ballot
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Unless he decides to kill them because the Supreme Court has decided that he has absolute immunity to any crime committed while he is President.
- Thu May 02, 2024 11:45 pm
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: trump off the CO ballot
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You think Trump's revenge fantasies are pointless ? Oh my friend - they have a point. A really fucking big point. They are the purge that precedes him declaring himself dictator. Get rid of your enemies and there will be nobody to stop you seizing ultimate power, which is what all his rhetoric about...
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: trump off the CO ballot
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Re: trump off the CO ballot
True, but not as fucked as you will be if you elect that fucker.stanky wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 8:26 pmno worries.grayman wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 9:46 am Time interview with Trump and his plans once in office.
Christ we're fucked if he returns and has his way.
https://time.com/6972022/donald-trump-t ... -election/
we're fucked regardless.
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:47 pm
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: morality's half twists
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- Wed May 01, 2024 5:08 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: Planet America
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Re: Planet America
I'm pretty sure his VP pick this time won't be as significant as his VP pick last time, who after all refused to overthrow the election for him. There's no guarantee that whoever gets the job this time around will have that much integrity.
- Wed May 01, 2024 1:43 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: Planet America
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