what we have now clearly isn’t working?
How do you know that? If we can all vote then things should be working as intended, right?
If things aren’t working then it’s either… A) We not a “real” democracy due to x,y,z B) Democracy doesn’t work
If A then how is it not just proof of B?
You granted I might be right. So I asked (first) what our options are if this is the case. You’re evading the question.
Liberal is culturally interchangable the term “progressive”. Intellectually the “progress” inevitably leads to socialism. This guy is someone who is unashamedly taking that next step. I suppose we agree that he’s being intellectually and spiritually honest in doing so. Most of the time the socialism/communism talk is simply used to entice the masses and drum up votes. He seems earnest in that from what I know.
If democracy isn’t real which government do you propose?
Both Spain and Australia are within the United States sphere of influence and that’s just two countries. There are really only a handful of countries with actual sovereignty. The US, China, Russia, India, Israel and to a far lesser degree Iran and maybe Brazil. Even if all other countries were perfectly functioning democracies they would fall under the influence of one of these hegemons. This means there are things you can’t vote for and more often than not your democracy is only tolerated and often defended by a larger power that is a democracy in name only. You are a mock congress in a civics class. Power always wins out. That’s not a political opinion it’s a fact. Votes have little to no power. Hordes of enraged peasants DO have power which is why they are placated with activities like voting. Artificial agency.
You’re just playing word games. You know what I mean.
I’m saying voting for class president isn’t the same as voting for the leader of a sovereign hegemon. Maybe Belgium, for example, has a “democracy” but ultimately Europe is a footstool for the United States. It can act ‘independently’ only as long as it pays tribute to the regional power. This is same for countries in Asia, the Middle East, Eurasia etc What use is your democracy if it functions within a false paradigm? The political equivalent of “playing house”.
It’s not like I’m hiding those comments. I didn’t delete them.
High likelihood your country is not consequential geopolitically. That or you’re fooled.
Inb4 somebody starts saying you are just demoralizing people by saying “both sides are bad”
Projection maybe? NYC is already a corrupt shit hole. There’s not much left to destroy. I’ve lived there and it sucks. You literally get black gunk in your nose from the poor air quality. You can never see the stars. Everyone there is high on copium thinking just because they ride a subway to work they are saving the world. In reality NY is a big pile of trash. Perhaps the most unnatural living conditions of any “city” I’ve ever visited. Furthermore a Muslim with no love for Israel won the primary. It’s going to be wild to see how that goes. More Jews live in NYC than Tel Aviv.
Because Democrats are dealing with someone that doesn’t fit their mold. He’s a product of their policies and philosophy but doesn’t walk the party line. Meanwhile mainstream Conservatives are making up reasons for why they are so upset that a super liberal city elected a super liberal which should be expected. The reality is they are dancing around the fact that he’s not submissive to the Israel lobby and that makes them freak out. He’s liberal sure but he’s a liberal that’s not going to be kissing a wall anytime soon.
I’m super conservative and don’t live in NYC but am really enjoying this election result.
I disagree. WW3 is already underway and is primarily informational. Combat is a combination of targeted strikes, drones and artillery etc Cyber warfare will also be a big factor.
Truth has been increasingly elusive and with AI we will no longer know what is true and what isnt because we can’t even believe our eyes.
I never asked you where you’re from out of respect for your privacy and for the ideological nature of the conversation. It follows however that I wouldn’t consider the myriad of things in your border because I don’t know where you live. However I wholly reject your dismissal of the overarching importance of geopolitics which has not only created structure throughout history but particularly at this stage in the 21st century. We are witnessing a polar shift and if you are not one of the countries I mentioned then you are a chess piece on the board. Liberalism is on the ropes. The US, China and Russia are reverting to neo-imperialist strategies to carve the world into fiefdoms. Maybe your government voted to have subsidies for auto workers. Great. You can enjoy your democracy but only if you can either A) defend yourself or B) have another country defend you. If you have a “democracy” you are almost certainly in the latter category because 50% of your public funds arent being dumped into the military and you’re ostensibly not being ruled by an unelected bureaucracy devoted to geopolitical interests in lieu of the domestic.