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Assume there were a revolution in the US. What are the chances (after years of bloodshed) that we'd end up with something better? Who exactly, among the politi

• Mikeb85 11y ago
  You can ask that in any number of countries. Yet the US and Americans try convincing Ukraine, Libya, Syria, Russia, China, etc..., that they'd be better off overthrowing their leaders. As for the US, they just need to 'open up' their political system. Maybe some sort of proportional representation to break the 2 party system. Eliminate lobbying, which is really just institutionalized bribery. As it stands right now the US has 2 parties which are bought by the same corporate interests, the largest police state and prison system in the world, unrest and protests fairly often, in multiple cities, and so on. For the record, I'm not advocating armed revolution, that usually ends up rather poorly. However the US needs to stay out of China's business, and let them sort it out, gradually, the way they do. The decision to ban foreign media isn't some sort of nefarious response to unrest, but rather a direct response to increased anti-China propaganda coming from the west. Yet all throughout this thread there's tons of posts shitting on China for all sorts of reasons, when much of this can be seen through the lens of history and common sense.