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MadameButterfly

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5. Democracy is too slow

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 1, 2025, 06:54 AM

Feb 2025

There won't be anything left in 2 years. Including an election system. It's been 2 weeks and it's full scale demolition. Something has to be done now.

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Is there no way to sue the government [View all] MadameButterfly Feb 2025 OP

In a democracy the voters are allowed to vote out democracy? Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #1

Been thinking the same. Blue Full Moon Feb 2025 #3

Democracy is too slow MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #5

The guardrails and political will are gone. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #7

2/3? Less than half voted for him MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #9

The facts are the facts. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #11

POSUS slithered in by extremely slim margin Humane human Feb 2025 #14

Since Musk is acting president but not the president Blue Full Moon Feb 2025 #2

A lot of important people must be pondering similar questions /nt bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #4

I hope so, but where are they? MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #6

It does not appear important people are doing anything right now. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #8

Let's look a little deeper bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #10

where is the panic and pushback Humane human Feb 2025 #12

Because a depressingly large slice of the population doesn't mind seeing the federal government scaled back Amishman Feb 2025 #13

They might have a different opinion when government MadameButterfly Feb 2025 #15