65 points helsinkiandrew 1 hour ago 11 comments
helsinkiandrew 1 hour ago | parent
jdw64 45 minutes ago | parent
The reason America is great is that even after electing such a corrupt president twice, the country still keeps running.
I feel the greatness of the American political system.
mschuster91 35 minutes ago | parent
Eventually though, the built in resiliency will be destroyed. Public services got gutted by DOGE and a bunch more called it quits.
And in the end, that is the game they are playing. Starve the beast (aka, the US government) until not much more than the military remains.
usui 34 minutes ago | parent
The counterfactual doesn't make sense. Which country would stop or grind to a halt after electing a corrupt president? I think almost all countries would keep running at a basically normal capacity until failure, yet that doesn't prove those countries have great systems.
This will need a lot more time and hindsight to make general statements in terms of the wider picture.
diydsp 5 minutes ago | parent
It'a not abt whether it keeps running. It's whether its citizens are able to maintain their rights.
phs318u 9 minutes ago | parent
Please tell me there's an implied /s there somewhere.
pards 43 minutes ago | parent
master_crab 41 minutes ago | parent
Forget the IRS. America can balance its budget going after and fining these illegal trades and traders. MAGA!
(edit: /s but not about making the government some money off this corruption)
mhh__ 9 minutes ago | parent
These guys are all going to end up in prison at this rate. Dems are currently predicted to win next election no?