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'Trump is really worried': White House officials reveal president’s next foreign target (www.rawstory.com)
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Several White House officials revealed to NBC News that President Donald Trump is growing increasingly “worried” over Canada regarding its ability to defend its borders, with one official saying that Trump’s concern stems from his “vision of ‘solidifying’ the Western Hemisphere,” the outlet reported Sunday.

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[–] 4 points 8 months ago (6 children)

No kidding? It’s almost like the system was built to function this way from top to bottom. I’m surprised it’s taken this long for people to notice.

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  • [–] 22 points 8 months ago

    Alexis de Tocqueville pretty much predicted this 200 years ago when he did his study on democracy in the US. He pointed out that there was nothing in place to actually enforce the separation of powers and it would take only one despot to throw the whole thing in the trash. The only thing that would surprise him today is how long it took for America to reach this point.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Before Trump, politicians at least played the “game”

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    I don't really see it. The U.S. has never been a particularly good example of a functioning democratic system. Hell, gerrymandering is a prime example of that, and it dates back to the 1800s.

    It's cute that anyone thinks that anything short of a coup is going to actually make a difference at this point.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    A coup on a national scale, too. Way too many hands in this fascist cookie jar.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    The entire system needs changing. I live in a country where anyone's free to start a political party, and a part needs around ~4% to make it into parliament. We have eight parties in our parliament and I still don't feel adequately represented. I don't condone it, but I definitely get why people don't feel like voting over there. That is entirely by design.

    I also really don't get how gerrymandering is a thing that's legal. Absolutely bonkers. Everyone's vote should count. Sure we have districts but they don't have any bearing on the national vote, in that regard it's purely for division of labour.

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