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That's exactly right. That's what 'democracy' means...you vote, and sometimes you lose, but you still have to abide by the will of the voting mass that wins. T

That's exactly right. That's what 'democracy' means...you vote, and sometimes you lose, but you still have to abide by the will of the voting mass that wins. There's something very entitled to the idea that "I support democracy as long as it advances my agenda. Otherwise (if I'm economically privileged), I'll move to California >>> Canada >>> Overseas somewhere more aligned with me."

dctoedt 5y ago
You created your account literally ten minutes ago, champ. Please re-read what I said: I was calling out the hypocrisy of the Texas GOP: Local control for me but not for thee. And "democracy" does not mean "democratic authoritarianism." (Or as the sour joke went about hard-line Islamist parties during the Arab Spring: One man, one vote, one time.)
belltaco 5y ago
>That's exactly right. That's what 'democracy' means...you vote, and sometimes you lose, but you still have to abide by the will of the voting mass that wins. Let the large cities in Texas decide if abortion should be allowed within city limits. That's totally possible if the state govt delegates powers to counties/cities. Oh wait, that's small govt but goes against the agenda so it will never happen. >There's something very entitled to the idea that "I support democracy as long as it advances my agenda. Otherwise (if I'm economically privileged), I'll move to California >>> Canada >>> Overseas somewhere more aligned with me." Not allowing this sounds like an abusive relationship, like a dictatorship like North Korea where people seeking to leave are killed. Just like the Taliban stopping people in Afghanistan from leaving. The new law also comes from an extremist view of a world religion so the argument has a parallel in that they take a dim view of people trying to leave the extremist religion adherence imposed on others.

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That's exactly right. That's what 'democracy' means...you vote, and sometimes you lose, but you still have to abide by the will of the voting mass that wins. T

by somuchsothat 5y ago

dctoedt 5y ago
You created your account literally ten minutes ago, champ. Please re-read what I said: I was calling out the hypocrisy of the Texas GOP: Local control for me but not for thee. And "democracy" does not mean "democratic authoritarianism." (Or as the sour joke went about hard-line Islamist parties during the Arab Spring: One man, one vote, one time.)
belltaco 5y ago
>That's exactly right. That's what 'democracy' means...you vote, and sometimes you lose, but you still have to abide by the will of the voting mass that wins. Let the large cities in Texas decide if abortion should be allowed within city limits. That's totally possible if the state govt delegates powers to counties/cities. Oh wait, that's small govt but goes against the agenda so it will never happen. >There's something very entitled to the idea that "I support democracy as long as it advances my agenda. Otherwise (if I'm economically privileged), I'll move to California >>> Canada >>> Overseas somewhere more aligned with me." Not allowing this sounds like an abusive relationship, like a dictatorship like North Korea where people seeking to leave are killed. Just like the Taliban stopping people in Afghanistan from leaving. The new law also comes from an extremist view of a world religion so the argument has a parallel in that they take a dim view of people trying to leave the extremist religion adherence imposed on others.