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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish66•18 hours agoIt’s a thing that’s been happening a lot over the past few years where US politicians refuse to sign bills that approve government spending (such as continuing to pay government employees) until their demands about some unrelated thing are met.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish57•17 hours agoI believe the term for this is “political blackmail”. Why it is accepted and legal, I don’t understand.
minus-square@Anti_IridiumlinkEnglish22•14 hours agoNo, no, terrorism is when you kill people who have money.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-6•15 hours agobecause it’s a tool that can be useful
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•15 hours agoIt shouldn’t have to be useful. This is just a sign of failed governance.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•10 hours agoIt’s useful in a healthy democracy. Which the US isn’t.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•7 hours agoMaybe as a last resort. Not the defect of standard every couple of months hold the entire government hostage. Hey let’s do some really evil shit and if you don’t agree, we’re gonna shut down the government and not pay anyone
It’s a thing that’s been happening a lot over the past few years where US politicians refuse to sign bills that approve government spending (such as continuing to pay government employees) until their demands about some unrelated thing are met.
I believe the term for this is “political blackmail”.
Why it is accepted and legal, I don’t understand.
Sounds like terrorism to me
No, no, terrorism is when you kill people who have money.
because it’s a tool that can be useful
It shouldn’t have to be useful. This is just a sign of failed governance.
It’s useful in a healthy democracy. Which the US isn’t.
Maybe as a last resort. Not the defect of standard every couple of months hold the entire government hostage.
Hey let’s do some really evil shit and if you don’t agree, we’re gonna shut down the government and not pay anyone
Yes, of course, as a last resort.
Useful to whom?