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> Why not just The US can't "just" do anything because the political system is completely deadlocked. It's not really like well-functioning democracies where a
by School-Cotton 3y ago
> Why not just
The US can't "just" do anything because the political system is completely deadlocked. It's not really like well-functioning democracies where a coalition can win an election with a particular set of proposals for reform and then get those implemented.
- adamc 3y agoYeah, but this pre-dates that gridlock. Not disagreeing. Actually, the Republican party these days is capable of gridlocking itself. I've never seen such a high level of dysfunction -- enough so that I suspect we are living in some transition period, although what we are transitioning to I am uncertain. I don't think the current Republican party is stable.
- paulmd 3y agotransition need only happen when there is some potential consequence of failure. The US is militarily inassailable, it's not going to fall in the same way that, eg, the polish sejm did with the liberum veto. sure, it can crumble economically etc but that's a lot slower process and gives plenty of time to materialize the spin.