• Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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    6 months ago

    Just the latest way for Republicans to tell everybody they’ve given up on democracy.

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      6 months ago

      They haven’t “given up” on democracy.

      They’re lighting it on fire and dancing its grave.

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        6 months ago

        “If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy,” - David Frum.

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            Ah, Y’all Qaeda and the Talibangelicals in charge. That’ll only set us back a century or two in rights and general intelligence. Tell me, which monuments will you destroy first? The Statue of Liberty? Burn the Library of Congress?

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            I’m glad you get to decide what degeneracy is. I wouldn’t want anybody else to have that power.

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        The US now, more than at any time I can remember, seems to be polarized into two groups who absolutely despise each other. Why not be honest and declare the experiment a failure? Split the country in two and go on with your lives.

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          We’re not conveniently geographically separated though, it’s more of a rural/urban divide and despite what a lot of people think the two areas actually rely on each other. Try growing corn in a city or educating competent medical/engineering workforce in a small town and you’ll run into logistical issues pretty quickly.

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            6 months ago

            When I said “I can remember” I was specifically referring to living memory for me (as a 40yo), not to ancient history going back to the civil war.

            I have heard people talking about a potential looming second civil war. When I see Supreme Court justices openly taking sides in political debates I start to wonder what will be next.