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I'm not a Trump supporter by a long shot - I think he's the purest embodiment of American fascism to date, save for FDR. (I did have a few hopes for his Presid
by duncan_bayne 9y ago
I'm not a Trump supporter by a long shot - I think he's the purest embodiment of American fascism to date, save for FDR.
(I did have a few hopes for his Presidency when he was campaigning; most of those have evaporated as he's turning out to be every bit the warmonger people feared, instead of a non-interventionist).
But: "a certain sector" indeed! You mean "the American people", I think. What would you think if someone described Obama's election in the same fashion?
- EGreg 9y agoI may agree with you regarding FDR and Trump, but their styles and attention to detail are vastly different. I meant the words "a certain sector". Many of the people who voted for Trump did not want to gut net neutrality. I was pointing out that when a sector of society votes for X, their elected official can also do Y and Z. This is the representative democracy system, which I think has major flaws.
- duncan_bayne 9y ago> but their styles and attention to detail are vastly different. Yes. Basically, FDR was competent. Trump isn't. I'm still not sure which is worse, given it's competence at achieving goals with which I disagree. > This is the representative democracy system, which I think has major flaws. Also agreed. What do you think of sortition as a replacement?