@realsashastone Damned skippy R’s better “destroy democracy” because as soon as we’re a democracy - mob ruled by the majority - it’s the end of the Republic and the protection of the minority.
The big problem in American politics is that voters expect the government to solve their problems. Our country was founded on the principle that the people should be left alone to solve their own problems. When government is empowered to solve problems, it creates them instead.
Not codifying DOGE was the biggest uniparty indicator.
Why stop the cash flow for your enemies while you are in power if they aren't really your enemies?
@rushicrypto Because we made the fatal mistake of believing that every other generation prefers to be left alone too and in the process we left the bulk of our power on the table for others to grab. The down side of being fiercely independent means you can’t herd the cats.
I’m so “free market first” I take no umbrage at being called Capitalist. But even so, can someone tell me why paying money is the threshold to becoming “verified”? Am I not right that there are plenty of “verified” bots and sloppers?
“If people are free to do as they wish, they are almost certain not to do as we wish. That is why Utopian planners end up as despots, whether at the national level or at the level of the local ‘redevelopment’ agency.”
— Thomas Sowell
@EmbracingTara@RonDeSantis I’ve definitely noticed but you and I are like hens teeth; liberty minded first. The middle is where the loyalty factor is missing.