It's not only that. Some administrations really, genuinely don't care about the people, and they make that clear. Some administrations expect that the citizens need to earn the favor the government.This is actually what is happening and has happened in many countries. The pandemic has put the ruling administrations in a tough spot and if the emergency laws aren't up to it (as usual), it causes this kind of friction where governments have to back down because of legal reasons. — ssu
He just is allowed such.Still don't understand how he can be allowed to participate when he won't observe the house rules. — Wayfarer
*sigh*Yeah, not interested. You can find plenty on the internet. — Benkei
We've got /.../ people believing the worst things without any ability to even listen to opposing views.
— Benkei
Do you know of any time in human history when this was not the case?
I don't. Sure, the superficial methods change over time, as technology changes, but the underlying principles are the same. Pick any actual time in human history, any actual year and place, and research whether people in that year and place had free access to all information.
Was there ever a time when the distribution of information was not in one way or another targeted? — baker
It’s my belief that they were trying to get cases of Democrats doing voter fraud. And that just wasn’t the case. — Eric Frank
Was he looking for a celebrity or a political group as a whole? I don’t know what he meant by bigger fish. — Eric Frank
I observed some time ago that if Trump were to run and actually win in 2024, then America will get the president it deserves. And then he and the monsters he attracts will eat those who voted for him. But he won't. He got by on fool-us-once, but not on twice. And he'll be too old. I await the news that he's collapsed from a stroke or died outright. As well, there are all of his crimes. Bad joss if he gets away with them.There are going to be a lot of exploded heads if Trump wins in 2024. — frank
I await the news that he's collapsed from a stroke or died outright. — tim wood
Bad joss if he gets away with them. — tim wood
I observed some time ago that if Trump were to run and actually win in 2024, then America will get the president it deserves. And then he and the monsters he attracts will eat those who voted for him. But he won't. He got by on fool-us-once, but not on twice. And he'll be too old. I await the news that he's collapsed from a stroke or died outright. As well, there are all of his crimes. Bad joss if he gets away with them. — tim wood
Ah, everything is happening because of the two-party system.It seems to me, though, that you may miss the sheer size of the US and its history of having mostly two and only two major parties, third-party candidates only occasional spoilers. A metaphor, if you will: European parties seem to us to be relatively small and agile, like small sailboats in a regatta, close-hauled into the wind, watching the tell-tales and coming about as the wind shifts, or running with the wind, watching to avoid an accidental jibe - in any case with an aspect of active sport, albeit however serious. — tim wood
Barring a miracle, he'll almost certainly be back. — StreetlightX
Trump's the draw. — StreetlightX
Also Biden is less than useless — StreetlightX
Biden is better than Trump. — James Riley
I don't know why people like to say this like it means anything. — StreetlightX
Or even think it's true. — StreetlightX
Biden was the condition that enabled Trump to get to where he is, and surprise surprise, he's being that very same condition again. — StreetlightX
And Biden has done more long term damage to the States in his career than Trump has. — StreetlightX
Biden's a fucking monster. — StreetlightX
Trump just wears it on his sleeve like a brand. — StreetlightX
It means something to Americans. — James Riley
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