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  • It’s a better opinion than “US in decline because TOO MUCH democracy”.

    Literally no one said that. Read better. It’s not the amount of democracy that was the problem, it was the actual choices made.

    Lmao. You just witnessed this last election Dems suing third parties to stop them from running, Dems not even pretending to hold a primary, republicans saying its the last election ever.

    What did the voters who actually voted for Trump choose?




  • No, I really have no clue what you mean by that because you’re implying Putin’s role is far larger than it actually is.

    I’m asking a very simple question. Were there words in there that you didn’t understand?

    When he steps down, it’s most likely that it’s going to be Medvedev that replaces him.

    This already happened. Putin was still in charge, and came back when the pretense of not being in charge was no longer necessary. What reason is there to believe Medvedev is next in line and that everyone else will just go with that when Putin is dead? Yes I’m saying dead because dictators don’t have retirement plans lol.

    You evidently have absolutely no clue about Russian politics.

    Ah yes, the last refuge of the loser who can’t answer a simple question. You’re dancing around the question because your ridiculous claim that Russia is “stable” falls apart immediately when the fact that this question has no clear answer is considered. It’s your ridiculous opinion dude. You can change it for free.




  • Democracies grant immense power to the electorate. Including the power of suicide. Democratic systems are inherently capable of ending themselves because ultimately their survival depends on enough people believing in the system and holding the integrity of the system to be more important than any particular democratic outcome. That is lost in the US. Most voters don’t care.

    That truth alone makes a decent argument for US being in decline. It will take a long time , but it’s beginning.












  • And now they regret it?

    Based on what? His unfavourable a may be high, but I don’t know because I haven’t bothered to check because it’s irrelevant. Ford’s greatest political assets were 1. An [in]famous name, 2. Arriving on the scene at just the right time, 3. Ontarian’s general apathy towards provincial politics and a strong tendency towards status quo, and 4. Not having to deal with any competent opposition.

    If an election were help today he would win again.