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Originally Posted by StefanG
I still don't understand how one person can hold so much power - this seems to be a major flaw in your system
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It was never a flaw before because we had two parties that for the most part respected our Democracy and our Constitution for "the most part".. At least the very core and basic stuff..
However in the last 20 years the Republican party has gone deeper and deeper over the edge of authoritarian rule. Trump has radicalized them faster than it's ever happened before. They have a problem, they wont change their racist bigoted polices to cater to modern times instead they want to force their mentality on the mass. The problem is there are very few of them and they are greatly over represented in our govt because of years of cheating our system at state levels.. They are moving trying to fast forward overthrowing our govt because they will never again have a majority. (they haven't had a majority of the voters since at least Reagan, they've only won by rigging the system since then)
If you asked me 5 years ago if America would possibly have to fight it's self to stop a dictatorship I'd say hell no.. However it's very clear that in the last 2 years Republicans are doing everything possible to destroy our rule of law and democracy so they can seize power because this is the last shot they have and they know it..
You ask me the same question now and I say liberals get your guns ready because we are gonna have to use them.. There is a narrow window shit can still be saved, but the right wing has gone bat shit crazy and I don't see us fixing this country with out removing them from it..