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The Biden Administration and All Things Politics

"those who sit astride the hobby horse of popularity
Like trump did (and is still doing)?
Trump is literally what hamilton was describing in that quote
 
Like trump did (and is still doing)?
Trump is literally what hamilton was describing in that quote
You mean the guy who is not in office because of the safeguards provided by the structures the founders put in place a quarter millennia ago? Yes, those structures were put in place for the preservation of liberties against people like Trump. They aren't perfect but they have worked better than any other system in modern history.
 
You mean the guy who is not in office because of the safeguards provided by the structures the founders put in place a quarter millennia ago? Yes, those structures were put in place for the preservation of liberties against people like Trump. They aren't perfect but they have worked better than any other system in modern history.
Did he or did he not get elected? A yes or no answer is all that is needed to answer this question btw.
 
Did he or did he not get elected? A yes or no answer is all that is needed to answer this question btw.
Sure Trump got elected, but so did Hitler. The difference is in the US system, Trump was constrained by two other co-equal branches, and a system responsible for the change of power at the conclusion of his term that Trump couldn't corrupt. Meanwhile in pre-war Germany, Hitler won election and used his ability to play to the crowd to do away with any constraints or system to replace him. In a nutshell, that is the difference between a democracy and a republic. In a democracy, those having popular opinion on their side can do anything. In a republic, even those having popular opinion on their side are still constrained by superseding structures. Democracy isn't about voting. Democracy is about what having popular support will allow you to do.
 
Sure Trump got elected, but so did Hitler. The difference is in the US system, Trump was constrained by two other co-equal branches, and a system responsible for the change of power at the conclusion of his term that Trump couldn't corrupt. Meanwhile in pre-war Germany, Hitler won election and used his ability to play to the crowd to do away with any constraints or system to replace him. In a nutshell, that is the difference between a democracy and a republic. In a democracy, those having popular opinion on their side can do anything. In a republic, even those having popular opinion on their side are still constrained by superseding structures. Democracy isn't about voting. Democracy is about what having popular support will allow you to do.
Democracy is about voting though. I know you like to change definitions of words. When you google "what is the definition of democracy?" two words consistently always appear. The words "vote" and "elect(ed)"

You are just being silly now. Anywho, you think hamilton was talking about democracy and i think he was talking about a type of person. We will just have to agree to disagree. Enjoy your time on your bat **** crazy island.
 
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Democracy is about voting though. I know you like to change definitions of words. When you google "what is the definition of democracy?" two words consistently always appear. The words "vote" and "elect(ed)"

You are just being silly now. Anywho, you think hamilton was talking about democracy and i think he was talking about a type of person. We will just have to agree to disagree. Enjoy your time on your bat **** crazy island.
How do you vote and elect people if debates and elections don't happen? For the sake of democracy we must circumvent democracy.

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaig...tes-from-the-ballot-in-the-name-of-democracy/

Some thoughts from a democrat presidential candidate

View: https://x.com/deanbphillips/status/1730385599339561155?s=20
 
uh- the biden administration and all things politics. Welcome to the board.
I will be ready to discuss something specific when you are ready to specify what you want to discuss. I'm cool if you don't though as well.

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I will be ready to discuss something specific when you are ready to specify what you want to discuss. I'm cool if you don't though as well.

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ok- how do you feel about the Biden administration refusing to have debates and disenfranchising millions of democrats who want to vote for another candidate besides Joe Biden?

How do you vote and elect people if debates and elections don't happen? For the sake of democracy do you think we must circumvent democracy?

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaig...tes-from-the-ballot-in-the-name-of-democracy/

What do you think about Democrat presidential candidate Dean Phillips and what he says here?


View: https://x.com/deanbphillips/status/1730385599339561155?s=20
 
ok- how do you feel about the Biden administration refusing to have debates and disenfranchising millions of democrats who want to vote for another candidate besides Joe Biden?

How do you vote and elect people if debates and elections don't happen? For the sake of democracy do you think we must circumvent democracy?

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaig...tes-from-the-ballot-in-the-name-of-democracy/

What do you think about Democrat presidential candidate Dean Phillips and what he says here?


View: https://x.com/deanbphillips/status/1730385599339561155?s=20
I think we should use democracy way more than we currently do.
I definitely think I should have the opportunity to vote for Phillips in a primary (and I definitely would as I said earlier in this thread). I hope I get that chance.
I also think the country should simply vote on many of the big ticket items like abortion, marijuana legalization, etc. I think we should use popular vote (like we do in local elections) rather than electoral college to choose the president.

So in response, I agree with Phillips that his name should be on a primary ballot as an option along with Biden and others. (I don't care if Biden attends debates or not however. I think we all have already formed our own opinions about him.)

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What are you talking about now?

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I ask MAGA cultists that all the time. They’re so deep into their trump worship, paranoid conspiracies, and media spin zones that it’s like they speak a foreign language completely different than most of America.
 
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