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US to become a failed state

Of course it already is, but now becoming more undeniably observable.

So, when the DNC slips in Mr. Biden's replacement (which now has to happen) after the primary, we will be voting for a candidate appointed by the 'star chamber' -- Hillary, Obama, or whoever it is pulling Biden's strings.

After all the propaganda about Democrats holding the gates of Democracy against the barbarians, this is a clear and well-planned semi-coup to keep control of the world without silly people with their voting getting in the way.

On the other side, Trump nominated with no opposition or alternatives does not inspire much confidence in the Democratic process.

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🚀 stack

Jun 29 · 2 months ago

7 Comments ↓

💎 istvan · Jun 30 at 08:21:

Trump nominated with no opposition or alternatives...

The Republicans had a six month primary with a number of contestants. Corporate money went to supporting alternative candidates such as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. Nikki Haley was the primary winner in Vermont and D.C.

Trump took 76.4% of the popular vote in the primary after not showing up to the debates.

There was a very real effort by the political money class to get anyone else on the Republican ticket and it failed when the public got to vote/caucus.

🐐 satch · Jun 30 at 13:26:

I am much less confident than you are that Biden will be replaced. Of course they are panicking because they are realizing that their plan to delude voters into thinking that Biden is a capable president has collapsed entirely; but I still think they’ll most likely go the root of ‘sure Biden is senile, but he has a good staff and Trump is evil so vote for Biden anyway’

🚀 stack [OP] · Jun 30 at 15:30:

I thought desantis bowed out early (no chance, height disadvantage). Haley, too, endorsing Trump? It didn't look like much of a real competition, but I may be wrong.

💎 istvan · Jun 30 at 20:54:

There was a ton of money thrown at them.

Haley hung in forever on the hopes that since she won two state (mostly from encouraging self-reported Democrats to attend the open primary and vote for her) that she would be able to replace Trump at the primary if he was in prison or something else.

The commentary class was all on board with trying to make them happen. The problem is only 25% of Republicans voted for them, so their efforts fell apart.

I don't think it's fair to say the party didn't try to mount a serious challenge against Trump. They did, and it failed.

💎 istvan · Jun 30 at 20:59:

I'd also note that the way the people vote matters a bit more in the Republican primary.

The Republican convention doesn't have uncommitted superdelegates like the Democratic convention. On the first ballot, the three from each state are required to vote according to the voter turnout of their state. It only opens up on the second ballot if there is no winner.

It's actually comparatively democratic process as opposed to the system that was used to fuck Bernie out of the nomination and push Hillary Clinton on the USA.

🚀 stack [OP] · Jun 30 at 22:31:

@istvan: Thank you for clarifying. I obviously wasn't paying much attention.

💎 istvan · Jul 01 at 01:46:

@stack All that said, I agree that the US is a failed state that’s riding on the inertia of its reputation. It’s only a matter of time before more of the world catches on, someone gets the balls to put the first brick through the window, and everything falls apart.

The gulf between ideology and reality is huge, and the impact is going to be incredible when it finally hits everyone in the face.