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In reply to the discussion: U.S. Downgraded to 'Non-Democracy' [View all]hay rick
(9,623 posts)45. My concerns are the people and the planet.
It is difficult to contend that American democracy has not already failed. If Kamala had won we would still be stuck with a parasitic oligarchical class of looters that exercises effective veto power over most legislation via a captive Supreme Court, the Senate filibuster hurdle, the ability to intimidate Congress with the unlimited spending unleashed by Citizens United, and their ability to frame the terms of public debate in both traditional and social media.
We need a good bulldozer, as opposed to the malignant bulldozer of Musk/Trump. I don't see a real democracy that serves the best interests of the people as a real option in the near future.
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We had a chance to make an impact when this takeover of the media started decades ago right up to today.
hadEnuf
Mar 2025
#29
This sounds like a nothingburger. Not much info at the Political Wire link and their link to Polity Project *
Oopsie Daisy
Mar 2025
#17
Yep. Not to mention that Trump should have -- and would have in a healthy democracy -- been in prison a few years back.
KPN
Mar 2025
#55
Culmination of vast amounts of work from the southern Confederacy through the fascist Germans...
Beartracks
Mar 2025
#77
Exactly why it's important to vote each time for the BEST candidate on the ballot.
Beartracks
Mar 2025
#83