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Yes, unfortunately we’re already at that point. Republicans and their base close ranks so effectively that it’s essentially a safe haven for all sorts of corrup
by dyauspitr 2y ago
Yes, unfortunately we’re already at that point. Republicans and their base close ranks so effectively that it’s essentially a safe haven for all sorts of corruption and serious crime. The voters won’t punish them at the ballot and they’ve essentially captured all sources of checks and balances.
- wernercd 2y ago[flagged]
- aredox 2y agoDOGE is not "an audit of the government". It is a propaganda exercise based on lies, whose only effect will be to make the government - and citizens - lose more money (for ex. see NOAA). https://doge.muskwatch.com/ https://doge.muskwatch.com/ An audit would be listing and flagging items for review. What DOGE is doing is actually taking the decision of cutting stuff, without review, as retribution, to fully capture the state for the GOP and Musk. Trump immediatly fired every inspector general as soon as he could (in violation of federal law). https://www.axios.com/2025/01/25/trump-fires-inspectors-general https://www.axios.com/2025/01/25/trump-fires-inspectors-gene...
- sureglymop 2y agoIt's Republicans and Democrats. You're in this position in the first place because you have no real political diversity. It's not gonna change in that two party system either.
- sethammons 2y agoVote for ranked choice voting, starting at the local levels. Grade school needs rank choice voting activities to help make it feel familiar.
- Projectiboga 2y agoI'd suggest you look at Aporoval Voting as a simpler solution than Ranked Choice. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting
- user3939382 2y agoI mean this with all due respect. Anyone who talks about Democrats and Republicans like they’re on one of the teams has totally missed the political charade being orchestrated in DC. These parties do not represent you.
- immibis 2y agoBoth are bad. One is much, much worse than the other.
- user3939382 2y agoIt’s one party with some internal factions struggling for power, none of which stand to offer anything to the American people. More wars, no term limits, no campaign finance reform, nothing to stop corporate capture. They talk about divisive social issues to keep everyone’s eyes off the money.
- immibis 2y agoBoth are bad. One is much, much worse than the other.
- user3939382 2y agoIt’s a false dichotomy, that’s the illusion. There is no other, it’s one machine.
- immibis 2y agoBoth are bad. One is much, much worse than the other.
- user3939382 2y agoThere is no both