This is no pristine democracy. It is a highly oligarchical vehicle with the dilapidated engine of a republic running on civic fumes, driven by an increasingly ideologically radical managerial state.
In places like CA, city managers run cities, not our often moronic city councils. We increasingly don't even bother to pretend to teach civics to our kids anymore, and our notion of citizenship as status with bennies comes with no real obligations.
1 party rule = political machine to get out the vote & manipulate for intra-party purposes. I get avoiding jumping to conclusions re 2020, but what planet do you have to be from to think that there’s no corruption in American elections in various locales? It must be lovely there.
Of course, one might exaggerate fraud (and whoever loses often does), but I am constantly shocked at the absurdity of the daily vehement claims that there are no shenanigans , ever, of any note, in American elections. The fact checks then cite “expert” studies about fraud.
To merely suggest it of course is now not only said to be unhinged & irrational but also racist, as is wanting to ensure only citizens can vote, etc. This stridency is another red flag signifying that fantasy world of upper middle class is hard pressed by reality on all sides.
“There is no corruption in our perfect democratic voting process, & to suggest such a thing is ludicrous, tinfoil-hat wearing conspiratorial fear-mongering. Except for when outside nations collude to but FB ads to elect a ‘Manchurian candidate’ POTUS.”
Piss off.
Piss off.
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