I'd call it authoritarianism, if it happened. But it ain't happening.
Steve Schmidt explains how the Republican Party became the party of American fascists
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DBM Scott Baio just moved to Bradenton. Big time! Love getting Baio down there. Probably run into him at siesta key. Last time I was there I saw vanilla ice. He looked great!
It 100% is happening and BTW if you think saying ain't makes you look intelligent? It doesn't.
Fascists calling fascists fascists. That's what the Democrat party sounds like.
He sells lighting now. Branded Vanilla Ice lighting.
Apparently still has 1m followers on Tik Tok. Not bad
Far-right? Ultranationalist? Militarism?
Best way out of the perception of fascism on both sides is starting to compromise in Congress . . . but Newt Gingrich's "my way or the highway" approach ain't gonna get it done.
Yeah he had a house flipping show that I liked with his crew. “Flipping houses right here in palm beach!” But it was never palm beach. Lake worth. Boynton etc.
Forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation...
Democrats.
strong regimentation of society and the economy
Also Democrats.
ETA: My way or the highway?
Amid debt ceiling standoff, why Joe Biden is refusing to negotiate with Republicans
President Joe Biden is betting that spending cuts pushed by Republicans will prove so unpopular that some will scrap demands in debt limit talks.
www.usatoday.com
I believe we will continue to March towards authoritarianism and each side is going to believe it is because of what the other made them do. And both of them will have some valid points that they refuse to acknowledge now because we hate the nebulous idea of the other.
I think that to the extent that this might be true, this is in response to Newt Gingrich's winner-take-all approach to governing. The margin of victory no longer is part of the calculus to compromise. Remember W's 51% philosophy. That's bad, IMO . . . .Forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation...
Democrats.
strong regimentation of society and the economy
Also Democrats.
ETA: My way or the highway?
Amid debt ceiling standoff, why Joe Biden is refusing to negotiate with Republicans
President Joe Biden is betting that spending cuts pushed by Republicans will prove so unpopular that some will scrap demands in debt limit talks.www.usatoday.com
I believe we will continue to March towards authoritarianism and each side is going to believe it is because of what the other made them do. And both of them will have some valid points that they refuse to acknowledge now because we hate the nebulous idea of the other.
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Um, who didn't want to honor the results of the election? 1 hint: not a dem and more than 1 election had deniers (see AZ election in midterms).
Gore lost by much less than Trump did and didn't cry like a baby claiming a stolen election.
Huh, was there Left Wing Radio in the 90's and aughts? Was there a "Contract with America" from the Dems that I missed?
No but it isn't like there weren't left leaning voices all over the place. Radio was the one place that wasn't dominated by the left and Rush was popular and so both get demonized.
The contract with America was a campaign promise with a name. "If you elect us this is what we would like to do." The horror!
Opinion | Democrats Have Been Shameless About Your Presidential Vote Too (Published 2021)
After the 2000, 2004 and 2016 elections, they objected to counting electoral totals.
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Opinion | Democrats Have Been Shameless About Your Presidential Vote Too (Published 2021)
After the 2000, 2004 and 2016 elections, they objected to counting electoral totals.www.nytimes.com
Comparing the unfairness of the electoral college is hardly the same.
Oh no, there are people that think everyone's vote should count the same regardless of what state they live in.
Not even remotely close to denying the election results.
Nothing unfair about the electoral college. Each electoral college vote represents 1 house member from that state.
Senators shouldn't be directly elected either. They were originally appointed by state Senate's to represent state legislatures at the federal level.
Well . . . each electoral college vote represents one house member and one senator. That's the argument against it . . . it gives too much representation to states with less population. Some would argue that's the problem. Some would argue that's the genius of it.
Can I disagree about state legislatures appointing Senators? It's my opinion that legislatures aren't appropriate for this purpose. National politics is different from state issues.
I love when idiots support the biggest grifter of them all. You donate to him to pay off his 5 million yet?
Unless you think it would be more fair to allocate votes on the basis of voters where, say, a 75/25 split in the state vote has a larger impact on the popular vote than 1 electoral vote regardless of the actual vote margin.
I think you might be forgetting there was a pandemic that changed everything. Around the world, not just the US.
"If you elect us this is what we would like to do...."
and (the forgotten second part)
"We absolutely will not negotiate or compromise and will flame throw the other side on the floor of the House/Senate and on talk radio through teh politics of personal destruction"
Sounds pretty accurate to call a fascist a fascist.
That's the genius of it. People talk about disenfranchised voters now. Imagine if half the states had essentially no say.
Yes but the senate is supposed to represent state government at the federal level. People still vote for state senators. The federal sentators were originally chosen from elected state senators.
We don't have one federal election. We have 50 state presidential elections.
Direct democracy would be terrible. It's good the popular vote doesn't decide the presidency.
Sh!t there was an entire left leaning radio and television network on funded by the government . Who is trying to fool whom here?
I'm OK with it the way it is now.
I like the way it is now. I couldn't care less what they used to do.
And I don't agree with your characterization about what the senate is supposed to do. That's what representatives do already. The senate is supposed to be more than that . . . .
Only because people on your side let it.
But I can't complain really. I got a great job at a pharma company because they needed microbiology scientists.
The tenor changed with newt. Rush provided a voice. Bork was the cherry on top.
So you don't like when electors are bound by state law to vote in accordance with the votes as cast by citizens?
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Imagine how people in NY state feel ? Just look at the new anti gas appliance and heat bill. It gets passe by essentially a very small landmass part of the state with no clue what the rest of that very large rural and remotely populated state is actually like. Just one example .
Be that as it may it was fueled by advertisers. PBS and NPR are extremely left and funded by our tax money and have been for decades.
Popular vote at the state level to choose electors is great.
If we didn't have the electoral college then presidential campaigns could ignore a large portion of the country.
University of Southern Indiana. I work in Bloomington.
I'm an IU fan from birth but USI allowed me to pay my way from my summer jobs and take less out in loans.
