This country never course corrects after a seizure of executive power, so yes, that could happen.
But, if historical patterns hold true, Trump will lose Congress in the midterms.
Not that it matters much. Drms are conservatives too.
I'm suppose to believe I now live in a world where a Democrats can become president agoant and put George Soros at the head of DOGE?
Submitted 1 week ago by Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 week ago
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Turkey is still recognized as a Democracy lolol
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 week ago
By who, trump?
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Like… most of the EU
If they weren’t considered a democracy, they’d be suspended from EU membership, but here we are… 👀
stoy@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
The absolutely biggest issue with the US election system is the first-past-the-post systems still in use, just use proportional representation.
That will enable new parties to actually have a chance of being relevant.
That in turn will enable better representation of minorities and special interest groups.
Once the US is out of this mess, refrom is needed, get rid of the idiotic electoral college and any FPTP systems in use.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You know how fucking lost you sound? I’m talking about how there is no possible way the GOP freely cedes power ever again and you talking about fptp.
stoy@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Calm down, no need to swear, I am not your enemy, I am talking about what would need to happen after a potential revolution, violent or otherwise, to prevent this from happening again.
Plenty of freedom movements have failed because there was no plan about what to do after taking power, or the plan was too vauge.
This is something that needs to be considered before a potential revolution happens, there also needs to be plans for what to do if the leader of the revolution refuses to complete the plan after taking power.
I am not lost, I am a few steps ahead of you.
gamer@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Relevant username? Go touch grass, bro. Doom scrolling and posting on lemmy won’t make you a happy person.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
just use proportional representation.
Prop Rep is a hard sell. The part-person math is weird. Ranked-choice is an easier sell, so if you’re looking to get off FPtP get people used to more candidates with RC before going all in with multiplayer prop rep.
_stranger_@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I stopped looking at the news for eleven seconds, what fresh hell did I miss?
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Just doing the math. Hypothetically speaking, nothing is stopping the next Democrat president can appoint George soros to the head of DOGE.
db2@lemmy.world 1 week ago
DOGE isn’t a thing except in the diseased brain of Elonia Mush. It’s not a federal entity of any kind.
SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 1 week ago
With the Supreme Court giving presidents immunity for “official actions” if you became president nothings really stopping you from just executing people you don’t like. Installing someone like Musky? Sure, why the fuck not.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Well…let me ask you this: how attached are you to your current hairstyle?
RBWells@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Well, not the DOGE part. But yeah, I think that a dem sweep in the midterms is possible. And that a Democrat could win, assuming there is an election. The people who staff the polling places are community members, and you can still run for local office if you want to, and try to make your way up.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Oh, so you just think Dems will get into power, play neo-libs for 4 years and hand back torch?
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Even if a Bernie-like candidate wins presidency, no progressive policy will be passed.
Unless you somehow find a progressive in 218 congressional districts to win elections, also, at least 25 states (for their 50 senate seats).
Yea its fucked.
RBWells@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yeah. I am old so have watched this game a long time.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
suppose to
\sigh
gamer@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I remember my 6th grade civics teacher (a black man) was angry and depressed when Obama won, saying that republicans will never win another election again.
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Are you comparing to your civics teacher?
Say the musk thing exists in a vacuum, maybe I see your point. Put it together with everything else, and you are just a master at ignoring the world around you.
gamer@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Man, Trump really flooded your zone, huh? Seriously, stop following the news for like a day or two. I don’t even understand what point you’re trying to make here, but the passive aggressive seething is palpable.
Most of what DOGE is doing is probably illegal, most of Trump’s executive orders are going to get blocked by courts, and many have already been rescinded. The point is to demoralize people so they don’t bother voting or fighting back. I’m getting the impression that the strategy worked on you.
Stop it. Play video games, draw pictures, watch porn. Whatever you do, disconnect from the fire-hose of outrage coming from the whitehouse. It’s all bait, and you’re gobbling it up.
queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Interesting that people believe we’re still gonna have elections where Dems can win.
adhocfungus@midwest.social 1 week ago
Yeah, I kinda assumed all elections from here on out will be like Russia: you can vote for whoever you want, but it won’t count and you’re going to get a visit afterwards.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I wish its a Russia situation, at least then I can claim political asylum in EU.
Nope, we’re getting a Turkey situation, where the world still recognize the US as a democracy. So no political asylum to the EU lol.
(But also, people in Turkey have Schengen access, US citizens don’t have such a thing. So its like Turkey minus Schengen, even worse than Turkey lol)
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 week ago
“Allowed to win” implies they’re actually trying to win rather than simply being “controlled opposition” for the Republican party to make elections appear legitimate.