• @[email protected]
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    -141 month ago

    Politicians have ensured that there is no peaceful, legal pathway to reform. That’s why this happened.

    Isn’t there going to be a very big change to US government come january?

    • @[email protected]
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      111 month ago

      Honestly, simply put, imo, no. The same rich and powerful are going to be in charge then. Even more so. I’d argue that the incoming government even guarantees that there’s no peaceful, legal, pathway to reform.

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      1 month ago

      And what are they gonna do except continue to line their pockets while we all suffer.

      Most armed country in the world. Continue to fuck around and you will find out. I can’t believe it took this long.

    • @Dasus
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      61 month ago

      Isn’t there going to be a very big change to US government come january?

      Towards authoritarianism and dictatorship and away from democracy, yes.

        • @Dasus
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          61 month ago

          In the US? No.

          https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B

          Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence. The results provide substantial support for theories of Economic-Elite Domination and for theories of Biased Pluralism, but not for theories of Majoritarian Electoral Democracy or Majoritarian Pluralism.

            • @[email protected]
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              41 month ago

              how can someone be so lacking in nuance? your world is so black and white lol.

              my guy, you really need to think through things more, you’re so simple it’s mind boggling

              • @[email protected]
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                -51 month ago

                So black and white that I don’t manage to appreciate murder, apparently :)

                In my way, I see that as a good thing.

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                  31 month ago

                  you haven’t responded to the myriad comments pointing out when we feel it’s justified to kill someone, like defending yourself and others or at times of war.

                  So, what’s your stance?

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                    Even in self defense, to me, killing someone is last resort.

                    I get robbed at gunpoint: i give them my wallet.

                    I get attacked for reasons beyond my control (gaybashing for example): i’d try to run, as it’s usually a group of people. I’d cry for help. I’d try to inflict enough pain to get away.

                    I’m at war. I don’t want to be at war. I also noticed people larping here, like they want to be in a war. To me that’s crazy.

                    I get wormholed back to baby hitler: Wouldn’t kill him. Would encourage him often to persue arts.

                    More specific to this case: it’s not self defense if you stalk a person then kill them, in my opinion.

                    That’s incel turned rapist/murderer thinking, in my opinion.

            • @Dasus
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              41 month ago
              Isn’t there going to be a very big change to US government come january?
              

              Towards authoritarianism and dictatorship and away from democracy, yes.

              • @[email protected]
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                31 month ago

                but if the president wears different pants than the previous president that goes to show voting can affect change

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      41 month ago

      I’m sure Trump’s concepts of a plan will fix healthcare in this country. Yup, definitely should have just waited for daddy Trump to give the healthcare industry a spanking. He’s definitely not a slimy conman who will just let the insurance industry line his pockets like every other politician.