Capitalist dictatorship*, with the illusion of democracy. No different to the USSR or CCP and the illusion of workers owning the means of production.
*you can vote for whoever you want, but when "donations" from wealthy individuals and corporations have already pre-filtered and pre-positioned the majority of politicians, wealth has seized the means of democracy and created what is functionally equivalent to capitalist dictatorship, all but guaranteeing the political class represent their donors more than the entire working class.
Others have been sold the lie that it is flawed and inferior.
I've spoken briefly with some semi-progressive family about it and they immediately dismissed it as able to be "gamed" and therefore a worse system. I didn't get time to really dig into it with them. I was just confused and shocked.
Seriously. They pulled one over on us and had their time as most important people, and in that time fucked things up very badly. Now they're just embarrassing. They could just disappear into a quiet life of luxury and we'd all be better off. It's a lot better than they deserve.
25 Comments
Akh@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 144d
The fuck? Israel is invading its country with intent to capture territory and Clinton is like, help them take your land?!
mrdown@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 144d
Are you surprised she supported every single goddamn war of agression the usa did
sirboozebum@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 142d
Israel has deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure and killed hundreds of civilians.
It has openly said it wants to ethnically cleanse the Shia out of Southern Lebanon.
What a piece of shit.
theparadox@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 144d
I fucking wish the US wasn't entrenched in this abysmal two-party system.
massive_bereavement@fedia.io · 18 pts · 144d
It's a feature, not a bug.
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 144d
Capitalist dictatorship*, with the illusion of democracy. No different to the USSR or CCP and the illusion of workers owning the means of production.
*you can vote for whoever you want, but when "donations" from wealthy individuals and corporations have already pre-filtered and pre-positioned the majority of politicians, wealth has seized the means of democracy and created what is functionally equivalent to capitalist dictatorship, all but guaranteeing the political class represent their donors more than the entire working class.
FluorideMind@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 143d
More like malware.
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 144d
Ranked choice voting I believe is a big step to getting away from it. Just that most people don't seem to realize it exists.
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 143d
The people with the power to change the voting system have little incentive to do so. It's quite the catch 22.
theparadox@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 143d
Others have been sold the lie that it is flawed and inferior.
I've spoken briefly with some semi-progressive family about it and they immediately dismissed it as able to be "gamed" and therefore a worse system. I didn't get time to really dig into it with them. I was just confused and shocked.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 24 pts · 144d
Can these people just not ever shut the fuck up and go away? I mean seriously, fuck off
Zaktor@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 143d
Seriously. They pulled one over on us and had their time as most important people, and in that time fucked things up very badly. Now they're just embarrassing. They could just disappear into a quiet life of luxury and we'd all be better off. It's a lot better than they deserve.
apftwb@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 143d
The Lebanese government should join the side of the the country that bombed their capital a week ago???
Why were these people our only two choices in 2016
mrdown@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 144d
Hillary always support wars then claim she regret them. Now she wants a civil war in Lebanon
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 144d
My grave disappointment and fury at Hillary for giving away the fucking game certainly is coming to a middle
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 9 pts · 143d
Hillary Clinton is a private person with no official governmental capacity. Wouldn't this be a violation of the Logan Act?
/IANAL
IndustryStandard@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 143d
Leahy Laws, Logan Act, these are all fake terms which do not exist for any purpose except for the facade of a functional justice system
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 143d
If she would kindly fuck off back into the forest I'd be so happy
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 144d
At last! It is once again her turn! Why aren't you clapping?
fox2263@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 143d
Israel no longer needs help to do anything. They appear to be perfectly self sufficient
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 144d
Ghoulish POS
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 144d
Where does she stand with the Greenlandic people ?
and if i remember correctly that she is a dominionist so it would track.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 144d
not again
CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 143d
Girl what?
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 0 pts · 142d
Her being alive still is proof Magats are cowards.