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How do we prevent another far-right kook from being elected president in the future? (lemmy.org)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/usa@lemmy.ml
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[–] 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Who's going to do that exactly? They are your ruling class, and that makes them immune to their own laws.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Whoever has a brain, a gun and less than $1 million in the bank. Hell, even some uber-rich folks might join the cause.

    And besides, if anyone has a gun problem, it's America. Might as well make that bug into a feature. Y'know, wrong clock right twice or whatever.

    If the rulers end up getting shot and school shootings give way to senate, town hall and courtroom shootings, maybe a positive change would come. If nothing else, guns would get controlled which would mean less school shootings judging by the Brian Thompson case.

    And just to say - I'm not preaching political violence. What I am saying is that a bunch of dead adults is teeny tiny bit less terrible than a bunch of dead kids.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    What you're describing is a systemic collapse, and I think that is the most likely scenario in the long run. I was merely pointing out that there is no path to hold the oligarchs accountable within the framework of the current system.

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