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> We have an existence proof that it works better than whatever unprincipled, haphazard policies they happen to pursue. Do we have such an existence proof? ht
by shadowgovt 3y ago
> We have an existence proof that it works better than whatever unprincipled, haphazard policies they happen to pursue.
Do we have such an existence proof?
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/almost-third-americans-still-believe-2020-election-result-was-fraudule-rcna90145 https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/almo...
https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/press-release/covid-19-misinformation-is-ubiquitous-78-of-the-public-believes-or-is-unsure-about-at-least-one-false-statement-and-nearly-at-third-believe-at-least-four-of-eight-false-statements-tested/ https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/press-release/covid...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/tucker-carlsons-scorn-for-trump-revealed-in-defamation-lawsuit-filings https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/tucker-carlsons-scorn-...
- Zuider 3y agoYou have just provided links. That is not an argument.
- shadowgovt 3y agoNeither is the naked assertion "We have an existence proof." Especially in the context of a 250-year-old country stacked up against thousands-of-years-old countries.
- nradov 3y agoWhich countries specifically? Iceland? The USA has pretty much the oldest continuous government of any major country.
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- shadowgovt 3y agoEngland has a monarchy going back thousands of years. Meanwhile, I think it remains to be seen if the younger governments failed to learn the right lessons from the US or have learned from the US's mistakes. We shall see. Probably on the next quarter century, given how precarious the political situation is in the US right now.