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> Both house and senate representatives made up of republican or democrat parties (not just ONE single party) were elected in November 2024 and that election ha

by maeil 2y ago

> Both house and senate representatives made up of republican or democrat parties (not just ONE single party) were elected in November 2024 and that election had multiple parties involved and the ones before it with congress still here afterwards. Again, the exact same can be said for Russia. All of your arguments can be applied to claim Russia is not a one-party dictatorship. Following your exact line of reasoning, either both are, or neither are. Besides, the exact event this article is discussing has the ruling party completely ignoring decisions by congress, meaning there isn't even the veneer of it mattering in the first place.

rvz 2y ago
> Again, the exact same can be said for Russia. False. The US is not the exact same as Russia or China's dictatorial regimes. Russia actually jails their opposition to maintain complete "single-party" power in their elections; making it close to impossible for a different party to think about winning. This sort of thing doesn't come close to happening in the US under any ruling party. Even you bringing in China doesn't even begin to compare and such a comparison to the US and believing the US is equivalent or worse than both Russia or China's form of government is just laughable. > Besides, the exact event this article is discussing has the ruling party completely ignoring decisions by congress, meaning there isn't even the veneer of it mattering in the first place. Once again, your original claim comparing the US to actual "single-party dictatorships" and concluding that it is one, is false by the actual definition of the term: [0] or even the one you probably got confused on which is the 'Dominant-party system' which fits Russia [1] and is also still a "single-party dictatorship": "A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a governance structure in which only a single political party controls the ruling system. In a one-party state, *all opposition parties* are either outlawed or enjoy limited and controlled participation in elections." In 2025, The United States does not fit in with either of those systems and isn't even close to a "single-party dictatorship" as you keep falsely claiming it to be. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-party_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-party_state [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominant-party_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominant-party_system

by maeil 2y ago

rvz 2y ago

> Again, the exact same can be said for Russia. False. The US is not the exact same as Russia or China's dictatorial regimes. Russia actually jails their opposition to maintain complete "single-party" power in their elections; making it close to impossible for a different party to think about winning. This sort of thing doesn't come close to happening in the US under any ruling party. Even you bringing in China doesn't even begin to compare and such a comparison to the US and believing the US is equivalent or worse than both Russia or China's form of government is just laughable. > Besides, the exact event this article is discussing has the ruling party completely ignoring decisions by congress, meaning there isn't even the veneer of it mattering in the first place. Once again, your original claim comparing the US to actual "single-party dictatorships" and concluding that it is one, is false by the actual definition of the term: [0] or even the one you probably got confused on which is the 'Dominant-party system' which fits Russia [1] and is also still a "single-party dictatorship": "A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a governance structure in which only a single political party controls the ruling system. In a one-party state, *all opposition parties* are either outlawed or enjoy limited and controlled participation in elections." In 2025, The United States does not fit in with either of those systems and isn't even close to a "single-party dictatorship" as you keep falsely claiming it to be. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-party_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-party_state [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominant-party_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominant-party_system