Same with Cuba right now. The US claims to be concerned about Cuba’s democratic deficits and human rights violations. All while ignoring their own democratic backsliding and ICE’s gestapo-like racial cleansing of the population.

I’m convinced that MAGA is attracting many people who live a rough life. Poorly educated, resentful, low income people whose attention is fixed on the next paycheck and the cost of groceries. Again and again, I see that many of them seem to view society as a zero sum game. Meaning “if those foreign looking people get punished now, I will surely be better off next month, right???”

The problem is systemic. I blame the chronic failure of political education across the country. Because of that, I do not expect meaningful political change unless it is triggered by some kind of major rupture, crash, or shock.

Maybe not peaceful, but you need to abolish the two-party-system. The longer I think about it, the more I am convinced that it’s one of the root-causes for many problems. At this point, it’s not a democracy anymore, but tribalism.

Well, well, it’s almost as if a market economy needs regulation and limits to prevent it from going off the rails.

Yeah, I think you are right. Thank you!

Of course, and occasionally I also poop in the shower. It’s always funny to stomp it down the drain.

Hey everyone :) I see that I am being downvoted by some. I’m not here to convince anyone of anything, but I’m willing to learn myself. What did I do wrong?

Hm. Somewhat reminds me of another aggressor that attacked a country about 4 years ago. They also needed to downplay the costs of war for the domestic audience, bc even a part ofthe russian populus didnt want war back then. Didnt stop their government. Just as it didnt stop The US government right now. The US and russia are somewhat hard to distinguish lately.