Yeah, Europe’s far right copies Trump and are generously backed by Russia and China …
America and Europe copying each other far right ideas has been a back-and-forth for who knows how long
250 years next July, I think you’ll find.
In many ways democracy is a lie. You still have a system of government that puts a handful of people in fairly powerful positions. These people will always do what is needed to keep the power they have.
For centuries democracy has focused on the elites. They have done a good job of keeping participation low and therefore creating an under informed population. Commonly in the US, you’ll hear phrases like “It doesn’t matter who I vote for.” “My vote doesn’t count.” “They’re all the same.”
When you have a voting populace who has regularly not participated and talk with authority to them, you can get them to buy whatever you’re selling.
When you have a voting populace who has regularly not participated and talk with authority to them, you can get them to buy whatever you’re selling.
It’s part of human social dynamics. There is no way around that, afaik. In theory, having more critical political participation would create a more democratic platform on the short run. But on the long run, they’ll probably become incorporated and become a legitimate “pressure group”, ergo partner of the same system. Unfortunately, for now I don’t see any changes in the emancipation of Individual human behaviour from human group behaviour. So, it’s all human nature, in praxis.
Added: Just @ huppakke.feddit.nl statement. Seemingly making more or less the same point.
Depends on how you look at it. If you believe democracy is a system of government for the people, your statement is wrong, as soon as those in power only think of themselves the system is no longer democratic but something else. Democracy can also mean by the people, in which case you’d also be wrong: as soon as a powerful class hijacks the system they turn it into something that is not democratic. The problem is we don’t use the word democracy very strictly, which is why what you’re saying makes a lot of sense. Because what we basically all have is a system of government that puts a handful of people in fairly powerful positions, and not a democracy.
I will tell you the only way to keep them in check is raise corporate and high income taxes while if anything lowering the first bracket tax or raising the point where taxes are starting to be collected and make sure any sales taxes are also progressive with brackets so items at food level are not taxed. Maybe like no vat/sales tax on in person purchases below 100 with maybe an extension for online if your disaled. Basically reduce whats hitting the regular folk as much as possible so they can’t do the whole reduce taxes will help you bullshit.
Tax wealth, not work.
Our super rich elite is coasting off of their hoarded assets; taxing high income is fine but will also serve to build their moat higher.
You gotta get the super rich to sell their assets. Tax their wealth.
Wealth=capital
Work=labour
Who gets taxed, tells you something about what the system we’re running is called.
