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If I wasn't living in this timeline, the current Republican politics would be HILARIOUS. In short [0], the idea of republicanism is that the people cannot be t
by csours 4y ago
If I wasn't living in this timeline, the current Republican politics would be HILARIOUS.
In short [0], the idea of republicanism is that the people cannot be trusted to make political decisions; you need elder statesmen to do that. In other words, you need grown-ups. To this end, we have the electoral college, which is supposed to block any egregiously populist president. Well that is not how it worked out.
0. So short that it is misleading. I won't defend anything I say here, even though I believe it in principle.
- rhodorhoades 4y agoIf you don’t have any intentions of defending your beliefs, why do you put them out there? It’s like throwing a punch with no intention of getting in a fight. You’re just bound to get your ass kicked. Not only is the UK not a republic but Republicanism isn’t about needing a grown up, it’s about time. Understanding the implications and reading through a 150 page proposal on the bill is not possible for the majority of the population.
- csours 4y ago> If you don’t have any intentions of defending your beliefs, why do you put them out there? The internet has lost it's privileges in this regard. I was talking about US Republicans.
- tekknik 4y agoWell then you’re still wrong. US republicans believe in small government, so they don’t think they should even be there.