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minus-squarePatFusty@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoThe answer is a YES with a standing ovation. There is no alternative to democracy. Even if the country breaks, America will survive.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoI like your optimism, but Authoritarianism is, unfortunately, an alternative that can “work” for decades. It sucks for basically everyone who doesn’t have power, but it is nonetheless viable and a path we are one election away from going down.
The answer is a YES with a standing ovation. There is no alternative to democracy. Even if the country breaks, America will survive.
I like your optimism, but Authoritarianism is, unfortunately, an alternative that can “work” for decades. It sucks for basically everyone who doesn’t have power, but it is nonetheless viable and a path we are one election away from going down.