This whole narrative of "big government with lots of power = bad" doesn't really apply anymore. US has shown the citizens no longer deserve the freedom that they had, because we can't be responsible with it.
We do need a big powerful government full of Democrats to run things. US economy grew under democratic agenda, and Democrats have proven that they actually do give a fuck about the country, so they should have more power to unilaterally exact laws and legislation without trying to appeal to the Republican voter base.
Because if you want to make the argument that this will tank the economy as free market capitalism is reigned in, that also doesn't fly considering the economy is being tanked right now. The difference is, under Dems, once things stabilize, everyone will be better off.
>This whole narrative of "big government with lots of power = bad" doesn't really apply anymore.
>US has shown the citizens no longer deserve the freedom that they had
>We do need a big powerful government full of Democrats to run things.
>Democrats have proven that they actually do give a fuck about the country, so they should have more power to unilaterally exact laws and legislation without trying to appeal to the Republican voter base.
And after that they say that it is the Trump who is the fascist.
Ah yes, the classic "your rhetoric annoys me so I'll instead vote to burn everything down and I don't care who gets hurt in the process". Good reasoning, there.
Annoyance has nothing to do with it. It is the authoritarian morally superior attitude expressed by this statement that is so prevalent among Democrats.
> they should have more power to unilaterally exact laws and legislation without trying to appeal to the Republican voter base
> US has shown the citizens no longer deserve the freedom that they had,
So, morality isn't a concern as long as you get something out of it, got it.
Too bad all you're gonna get is a botched and broken nation and years of misery, but that shouldn't matter as long as you get "something for my money".
And you're sure you're gonna get "something for my money" with people that make no attempts to even veil their corruption and lawlessness. Right? Say, are you, by any chance, "rich"? I mean, rich enough to be considered rich by the oligarchs, that is.
Here is the thing though - nobody can predict the future. Statistically, going by historical examples and knowledge, everything that Musk and Trump are doing is wrong in regards to economy, but there is a chance that they are actually right and everyone else has the "woke mind virus".
The thing you need to understand is that if you vote Republican, you aren't aligned with actual reality. The problem is that you see things as black and white - anything that has a sign of the woke mind virus has to be gutted and restructured. This kind of thinking is a case of the classic human bias where you chose to pay attention to the information that fits your narrative, while ignoring the information that does.
This in turn makes makes you less likely to predict the outcome of politics, much less prepare for it.
So if you want to place your bets on Republicans, just know that you can lose very hard, while people like me who are in tune with reality end up being better of.
Honestly, next election (if we even have one) Ill ironically be voting Republican as well, for the reason that I believe in accelerating US downfall. EU seems to be the better system going forward, and they need a nudge in the right direction to pick up the slack, and also institute more stringent society policing to prevent the same from happening to their countries.
Judging by the result of the 2024 election it is the Democrats who are much less in touch with reality and less able to predict the outcome of politics or prepare for it. Let's face it. You guys were completely blindsided by Trump twice, and the second time you had 8 years to prepare.
I don't think you fully comprehend what Im saying (or maybe you do and you are just being purposefully obtuse and/or trying to troll)
If we had perfect knowledge of what goes on in US politics, we would not be having this discussion. Instead, we are forced to parse information from different sources, and figure out what the reality most likely is in our head.
If you are unable to be unbiased (and you, and every other Republican are clearly not), towards information, the chances of you being able to predict reality accurately go way down.
It could very well be that US economy tanks so hard that we enter a pretty harsh recession, with lots of job loss, lack of social services we rely on, and so on. Its a possibility. I don't know that it will happen, but you also don't know it won't. The difference between you and me though is that because I don't blindly believe in one side being right and other side being wrong, I have a much better chance of seeing signs and taking respective action, like selling my house and moving out of the country before it does.
The TLDR of this is that you vote Republican because you are an idealogue. I vote Democrat because of rational decisions. If you want to continue doing this, its not my problem. The least I can hope for is if you do some critical analysis of yourself and figure out whether the things you believe are actually true or do they just sound good.
We do need a big powerful government full of Democrats to run things. US economy grew under democratic agenda, and Democrats have proven that they actually do give a fuck about the country, so they should have more power to unilaterally exact laws and legislation without trying to appeal to the Republican voter base.
Because if you want to make the argument that this will tank the economy as free market capitalism is reigned in, that also doesn't fly considering the economy is being tanked right now. The difference is, under Dems, once things stabilize, everyone will be better off.