I see you continue to post bad takes... Just a reminder FPtP voting has been the norm in the USA for its existance... Third parties have managed to become cominated parties 8 times in our history (though not in recent history)
FPtP only gives the illusion of a two party system where support for third parties will be masked with 1% or 2% votes until they get a majority support and then their votes will flip from 1 or 2% one year to 50%+ the next (what has happened in the 8 historic examples).
@realcaseyrollins I might have a reason to start watching him again... early on he was pretty good then he got way too cringe.... now he is offering me something again :)
@admin Very nice design detail! PRobably feels nice too witht hat design.
Yea dictionaries are usually better as wikipedia isnt trying to define a word, its trying to explain its history, which are slightly different things.
@admin nice setup! Love the idea of a high qual;ity 3d printable key/paddle
@admin Very nice!
@admin I did not... link to some examples?
@admin Sadly no, I dont have a paddle right now.
@B_Whitewind They wobble... most disappear, some come back... Most seem to come for periods then disappear in a few cycles before sticking.
@admin Nice, gonna hop on. wanna try a qso?
@Darkayne While the two party system isnt helping , and yea partly the cause I think people becoming polarized is such a deep rooted issue at this point im not sure if we will ever truely see sanity
@freemo
The longer we keep a two party system the further we will keep this red v blue mentality. I wonder if I will ever see an independent sworn in before I die of climate change.
I think you are confusing specific examples of facism vs facism as a concept (which can take any form)... The definition of facism is:
a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
@realcaseyrollins I mean thats fine.. but he also won both the super delegates and the party election...
If we agree he and much of what he says is racist then its hard to deny the democratic party, having supported him, isnt racist.
I do agree with you Biden is far more racist than your average member. But the average member wills till violently object to calling him racist... which suggests to me they condone what he has said and done
Why is it only authoritarian if it comes from corperations? So if you have a communistic society where no corperations exist, all just the government.. communism cant be authoritative? That doesnt track.
Depends on the definition of the word.. im using racism based on the threshold most on the left use it, which is much lower than someone on the right like you
For example "If you dont vote for me you ain't black"... He probably didnt think that statement had any hate behind it in his mind.. but I'd still consider that racist.
Not to mention both the parties int he USA support hte idea than prison should be a punishment.. So we put people away for decades with hte intent of them suffering in prison... So yes both sides are very fascist as this is the norm consequence for every law.
Other countries (not all) prison is seen as rehabilitation. Those countries are far less fascist.
> so rules are facist?
No, In my earlier post I explained exactly what sort of rule is fascist and what isnt... I made this clear and I know your a smart guy, but that means you just applied reductivism in bad faith in an attempt to argue in an intellectually dishonest way... Dont do that, you are better than that.
Rules that are
1) Having lots of them is more authoritative than trying to have the bare minimum needed... Having rules isnt authoritative, but when you feel you need to make rules for **everything** then it is more authoritative than a party which tries to find social solutions
2) When those rules carry with them harsh penalties they become more authoritative also.. Both the democrats and republicans right now support the death penalty for example. So both are very much authoritative in the severity they are willing to attach to their rules as well.
> Is it facism if the state won't let me sell alcoholic drinks made with orange juice and rubber alcohol?
That would be more authoritative (and thus more fascist) than a government that had no rule around that.
That said I never claimed all authoritative rules, are wrong.. There is a reasonable level of authoritarianism which is acceptable, and there is a qty that isnt. Where botht he democrats and republicans are the level of authoratarianism they exhibit is unacceptable.
Not to mention both the parties int he USA support hte idea than prison should be a punishment.. So we put people away for decades with hte intent of them suffering in prison... So yes both sides are very fascist as this is the norm consequence for every law.
Other countries (not all) prison is seen as rehabilitation. Those countries are far less fascist.
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