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> It had armed gangs, both right and left-wing, fighting in the streets See: 2020 in the US. > completely failed monetary policy See printing off a lot of mo
by lenerdenator 2y ago
> It had armed gangs, both right and left-wing, fighting in the streets
See: 2020 in the US.
> completely failed monetary policy
See printing off a lot of money to deal with an emergency because the US hasn't had a meaningful conversation about revenue since 1993 when George HW Bush went back on "read my lips"
> sky-high level of corruption
You have people on this court accepting vacations and gifts from people who are wishing to push a certain political viewpoint on the court. They just ruled this was okay, too, by neutering a federal anti-bribery statute. Money is considered protected political speech.
There are a lot of parallels between Weimar Germany and the current state of the USA. More than anyone should feel comfortable with.
- ffgjgf1 2y agoTo be fair there is still a very long way to go if you look at the actual details. > There are a lot of parallels between Weimar Germany and the current state of the USA It might be dysfunctional but largely in very different ways (unless you view it extremely superficially).
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