What Do We Do Now About Our Government?

[row_33]

1 hour ago, /dev/null said:

 

I wish I could double thumbs up this post.  First for the statement and second for the rare proper usage of effect as a verb

I’m known as a great affectator and a big help

 

 

[TPS]

22 hours ago, GG said:

It can only be fixed with a constant turnover of the perpetual bureaucracy.   

@Deranged Rhino, maybe you should re-name your deep state thread...

 

You can't reform a government that's simply a reflection of concentrated economic power, whether it's the MIC-security state, Wall Street, big tech and pharma, you name it. The rules of this world are made by those who wield economic power, and the rest of us are forced to live by their rules.

 

but, yeah sure, it's liberals and pc culture that are the problem....

[BillsFanNC]

I still say none of the proposed government changes have a prayer of working without fixing the modern media establishment first. When half the country exists within an alternate reality echo chamber, and yes it happens both ways, just happens to be the dems who are currently taking lsd. How can we ever hope to institute real change that half the country doesnt greet with pitchforks and a burn the witch mentality with the way people get their "news" today?

 

As others have said I think we are well past the point of no return. We are at the end of the beginning of the republic circling the drain.

[Foxx]

i know i am in the minority here that think this, however....

 

until it is understood that both 'parties' are nothing more than just two different factions of the same 'party', no real change will be had. the levels of awareness by members of the party vary from useful idiots to puppet masters and everything between. useful idiots believe they are fighting for party ideals, whereas the puppet masters set the agendas to divide. the main stream media is nothing more than the propaganda arm of the 'party', as you see with a controlled narrative from either side of the same viewpoint.

 

it doesn't matter whether you are a politician or a journalist, if you aren't toeing the narrative, you are ostracized and marginalized to minimalize you and your thoughts. we, as a nation have become so fat in our largesse, i fear that the only way we will truly deviate from the plan the elite have for us is if/when stomach pains come into reality. 

 

this is the reason why i root for Trump. we have been presented with a chance that doesn't come along very often, a chance to marginalize the marginalizers. for it may very well be our only chance to have a peaceful revolution. if we are unsuccessful, it is going to get u.g.l.y.

[Wacka]

16 hours ago, Nanker said:

I’ll say it again. The Left (antifa, Occupiers, BlackLivesMatter, SocialCommunists) want to relive the French Revolution. The Right wants to adhere to the principles of the American Revolution. 
 

As such one would think the Leftist would be perfectly comfortable with bringing back the guillotine - especially if it gets used the most at the SuperBowl halftime. 

Especially on the Cheatriots.

[SoCal Deek]

What do we do about government? If you look to closely you come away with a ‘burn the entire house down’ mentality. Then you step back and see what’s actually being accomplished in the last three years and you see that despite all the grandstanding, real progress is being made. (Just as it was under Obama, but in the other direction.) So...you’re just going to have a lot more running to the microphone with fake outrage and with each swing of the electoral pendulum you’ll have to get used to a different bunch of stooges behind that microphone all screaming about the end of the Republic, the end of civilization...or the end of the planet. Welcome to government in the age of social media and 24:7 cable news.

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

2 hours ago, row_33 said:

The People can use the ballot box to effect severe proper change

 

might take another election for liberals to realize what is really going on in their country

 

 

 

...never would happen...look at the long, long, LONG list of "career politicians".......power mongers who the fickle electorate just keep re-electing.......look how many hang around into their 80's or even 90's.......Strom Thurmond (98)?......Bob Byrd(90)?.....Helms (83)?.....Hollings(83)?......."effective legislators"?.....seriously?.........

[Rob's House]

4 hours ago, John Adams said:

"Without blaming a political party"

 

Do you think someone could write this about the other side? Of course they could. 

 

You say you agree with my point, then spend the rest of your time completely undermining that statement. Your post is *the* problem. 

 

The part of your post I agreed with was the part I quoted. Specifically, that it isn't good vs. evil. (Although that needs further qualification). The rest of your post I thought was a subversive exercise in false equivocation.

 

And the short answer is no, you can't fix this problem without "blaming" a party anymore than you can treat the patient without "blaming" (i.e. diagnosing) the disease. I explained why that is in great detail in my previous post. 

 

And no, I don't think you could write this about the other side. Not with any degree of honesty or accuracy.

 

[Gavin in Va Beach]

One thing I've always thought is that Supreme Court decisions should be unanimous. Justice is supposed to be blind, not dependent on personal political philosophy. If they all can't agree on something, then it should be kicked back to the states to decide or to start over. Anytime we have a 5-4 decision it feels like a travesty, that no real justice was accomplished. Maybe it would make the current justice nomination process less of a shitshow.

 

 

[John Adams]

1 hour ago, Gavin in Va Beach said:

One thing I've always thought is that Supreme Court decisions should be unanimous. Justice is supposed to be blind, not dependent on personal political philosophy. If they all can't agree on something, then it should be kicked back to the states to decide or to start over. Anytime we have a 5-4 decision it feels like a travesty, that no real justice was accomplished. Maybe it would make the current justice nomination process less of a shitshow.

 

 

 

Federal issues can't be kicked back to states. 

[row_33]

1 hour ago, Gavin in Va Beach said:

One thing I've always thought is that Supreme Court decisions should be unanimous. Justice is supposed to be blind, not dependent on personal political philosophy. If they all can't agree on something, then it should be kicked back to the states to decide or to start over. Anytime we have a 5-4 decision it feels like a travesty, that no real justice was accomplished. Maybe it would make the current justice nomination process less of a shitshow.

 

 

 

ideology has always ruled since Day One of the US SC

 

part of the ebb and flow of a free society

 

some people like to collect evidence and facts and logic, some like to run on their emotions and prejudices and overturn everything that is common sense to 99.9% of the population

 

 

[John Adams]

1 hour ago, Rob's House said:

 

The part of your post I agreed with was the part I quoted. Specifically, that it isn't good vs. evil. (Although that needs further qualification). The rest of your post I thought was a subversive exercise in false equivocation.

 

And the short answer is no, you can't fix this problem without "blaming" a party anymore than you can treat the patient without "blaming" (i.e. diagnosing) the disease. I explained why that is in great detail in my previous post. 

 

And no, I don't think you could write this about the other side. Not with any degree of honesty or accuracy.

 

 

I won't do it in the spirit of the thread, but of course they could. I wouldn't believe half of it but I could do it in no time and that's the point of this good vs evil way of thinking about the other 50%. It's not a productive way to start working together. If you move in closer, the individuals are just people, and probably people you would be fine having at the neighborhood BBQ. 

2 hours ago, Foxx said:

i know i am in the minority here that think this, however....

 

until it is understood that both 'parties' are nothing more than just two different factions of the same 'party', no real change will be had. the levels of awareness by members of the party vary from useful idiots to puppet masters and everything between. useful idiots believe they are fighting for party ideals, whereas the puppet masters set the agendas to divide. the main stream media is nothing more than the propaganda arm of the 'party', as you see with a controlled narrative from either side of the same viewpoint.

 

it doesn't matter whether you are a politician or a journalist, if you aren't toeing the narrative, you are ostracized and marginalized to minimalize you and your thoughts. we, as a nation have become so fat in our largesse, i fear that the only way we will truly deviate from the plan the elite have for us is if/when stomach pains come into reality. 

 

this is the reason why i root for Trump. we have been presented with a chance that doesn't come along very often, a chance to marginalize the marginalizers. for it may very well be our only chance to have a peaceful revolution. if we are unsuccessful, it is going to get u.g.l.y.

 

I understand why you cheer him tearing down things. I do. 

 

But do you think that besides the judicial nominations and China (which may or may not come to heel on trade and IP), both of which I applaud often and loudly, that he's leaving much in place that can last? 

Edited December 13, 2019 by John Adams

[Foxx]

17 minutes ago, John Adams said:

... I understand why you cheer him tearing down things. I do. 

 

But do you think that besides the judicial nominations and China (which may or may not come to heel on trade and IP), both of which I applaud often and loudly, that he's leaving much in place that can last? 

hell yes i do.

 

balanced trade.

fair and legal immigration.

 

rooting out human trafficking.

going after pedophiles.

 

re-instituting the rule of law.

doing away with the two tiered justice system.

 

there is a lot more but i'll let you stew on these for now.

 

Edited December 13, 2019 by Foxx

[row_33]

2 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

...never would happen...look at the long, long, LONG list of "career politicians".......power mongers who the fickle electorate just keep re-electing.......look how many hang around into their 80's or even 90's.......Strom Thurmond (98)?......Bob Byrd(90)?.....Helms (83)?.....Hollings(83)?......."effective legislators"?.....seriously?.........

 

Trump and Boris are the result of decent people finally showing up at the voting booth and thinking for a change

 

[SoCal Deek]

18 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

Trump and Boris are the result of decent people finally showing up at the voting booth and thinking for a change

 

It’s actually proof that the electorate is ‘mad as hell and we’re not going to take this anymore’!

[row_33]

10 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

It’s actually proof that the electorate is ‘mad as hell and we’re not going to take this anymore’!

 

your system lets you have a good say every 2 years to bring in change

 

 

[SoCal Deek]

6 minutes ago, row_33 said:

 

your system lets you have a good say every 2 years to bring in change

 

 

That system is systematically....a mess!

[3rdnlng]

3 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

That system is systematically....a mess!

It's like the continuity of changing the head coach every two years. -)

[row_33]

5 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

That system is systematically....a mess!

 

as opposed to whom?

 

Israel is off to a 4th election in 12 months?

 

Canada is dicking around until a non-confidence vote comes down, shrug...

 

 

[Buffalo_Gal]

22 hours ago, Foxx said:

did you read the Panama Papers?

Funny you should bring that up... this is circulating again today (and recall, that  the DOJ shutdown their investigation to Tony Podesta in September  )

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