See…Republicans don’t like democracy, right?

[OddBeMe]

[lightbulb27]

hummm... I've never thought that. but I'm not a Rep, I'm more independent and middle. Certainly, there's "centrist" thinking how the Fed should have more power.

I've seen democrats do this locally more than once, controlling and limiting. It's just easier making decisions in a vaccum than in public.

A lot of people want drugs to cut their pain and realizing Dr's solutions aren't so good, so I get their vote.

OH... IO ... hopefully not OH NO.

[OddBeMe]

OH IO mean? Ohio what?

[BoopBoopBeep]

Vid won't play for me, but our founding fathers didn't like democracy either, which is why we don't have one, so I'm not sure I follow fully.

After all is said and done, :

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tF7pJ8lZg7w

[OddBeMe]

Isn’t he a cult leader? Wild wild country?

[BoopBoopBeep]

If he isn't he should be... beard like that

[loveslongnails]

Republican rhetoric and evildoings speak for themselves. If most staunch Repubs really researched what their candidates say and stand for, they'd probably be shocked. No, Repubs don't like anything even mildly related to Democracy, the democratic process, or freedom of choice EXCEPT when it comes to guns. All they care about is power and forcing their will upon you at any cost.

[OddBeMe]

Unfort yes.

[Still-alive]

Well i was gonna say that they will only say 'america is not a democracy' but someone already beat me to the punch lol. these republican/fascists don't give a shit about democracy and will argue whatever they can to achieve their goals

[Still-alive]

They haven't gotten a single clue as to why they keep losing so badly lol. keep it up fascists. you'll be completely destroyed come next years election.

[OddBeMe]

That’s the thing with libs…if it wasn’t a wedge issue like abortion, republicans would have had a good night.

[shortster]

They like republics. Hence why they are called Republicans.

[OddBeMe]

That’s actually not a bad argument. I mean the label Republican was created around the time of the constitution so there’s issues in “why”…but I like your thought experiment.

[exitseven]

I think that in the next 20 or 30 years there will be a big spike in dementia cases and it will end up that pot was not this benign substance everyone said it was.

[OddBeMe]

Why haven’t there been any traces of this even remotely?

Even liquor in high doses takes a-lot to kill or damage the brain. I see mj as a less destructive drunkenness.

[exitseven]

I have no evidence of this but I have a theory that pot has something to do with Autism. Today we have really powerful pot that is many times as strong as in the 70s. People are getting physically dependent on it and are having anxiety attacks and other symptoms. Anything that effects the brain will have cumulative results. After 20 or 30 years of abuse the brain will be in severe decline. I saw a little of this when I was a kid. I used to call them rubber heads. Even when they were not stoned they would still be impaired

[OddBeMe]

True about pot and effects on the brain, but nothing on autism. And if you mean “there’s more autism today”…that’s because we’re better at identifying it and have expanded label.

But your opinions are yours. I would just advise scientific study. If there were any chance this were true a scientist would get vookoos of money, endorsements and grants and fame for proving it.

[exitseven]

no, all the people that are making tons of money selling pot like John Behner are keeping it quiet.

[OddBeMe]

when has anything been kept quiet?

[exitseven]

The DOJ and FBI and fake news is doing a good job keeping Biden;s payoffs from foreign countries under wraps up until now.

[Sevenpointfive]

i don't think the majority of people in government regardless of their party don't like democracy

[OddBeMe]

Arguable.

[Sevenpointfive]

i'm open for conversation

[OddBeMe]

I agree politicians are way more adherent to people with money than votes. Thus why citizens united should be overturned.

But I hate false equivalency. There is no equating repubs and Dems on this issue. Repubs win when there’s less voting. Dems win when there’s more. Basic math.

[Sevenpointfive]

if the game were that simple why play?

[OddBeMe]

you mean why vote? how lazy.

[Sevenpointfive]

i'm all about a revolution

[OddBeMe]

revolution without action. how does that work?

[Sevenpointfive]

it won't be long given the state of things

[OddBeMe]

really? did we have a revolt during the great depression? That was 100x worse than this inflation.

[Sevenpointfive]

i don't think we'd wait until it got to 100x worse. maybe 30

[OddBeMe]

That would be 2007 crash. Why no revolution then?

[Sevenpointfive]

there may have been a crash but there was also a bailout.

[msc545]

Of course they don't like Democracy. Why... people might actually VOTE, and we all know what that can lead to!

[gorydetails]

Oh ffs. You fags still don’t understand the US is not and will never be a democracy. It’s a representative republic.

[OddBeMe]

Fuck Stick: State voting is Democratic. The governments is a republic. This fag is talking about issue propositions. The most Democratic part of our system.

[gorydetails]

Lmao you dipshits still call Jan 6 a threat to our democracy.

[OddBeMe]

Not now, they in jail. :)
... they were yelling “hang the speaker, hang the Vp”. So yeah….

[gorydetails]

I did't realize that people using words were jailable offenses. Nice to know you hate the 1st amendment also.

[OddBeMe]

Threats are illegal dumbass. Especially against secret service protected ones.

[gorydetails]

Oh…ok. So then why is Kathy Griffin allowed to post a pic of her holding Trump’s bloody head? Where was your outrage theater then? 🤡

[OddBeMe]

Shrug, didn’t like it. And she paid dearly.

But there’s a difference in intent. You realize that right? Shouting threats whilst breaking into a building vs a Halloween costume. You see the difference if you were a cop, right?

[gorydetails]

Oh yeah, it’s (d) ifferent. I keep forgetting.

[OddBeMe]

Oh no. Ones a crime and ones a Halloween costume. You see that right?

[gorydetails]

I see, it’s (d) ifferent.

[OddBeMe]

yeah fun. serious tho... you see yelling to kill the VP whilst breaking into the capitol is a threat and a Halloween costume can be seen as not, right?

[gorydetails]

Whilst? Is that you pretending you’re smart. Lol.

[OddBeMe]

dodge.

[BLP11520]

We are a representative republic and not a democracy. Do you remember the pledge of allegiance, or did they take that out of the schools too?

[OddBeMe]

Mmm.. Voting is Democratic. Governing is republic genius.

[Anonymous]

You mean how Democrats “protect democracy” by prosecuting their opposition?

[OddBeMe]

Jan 6ers or Trump?

Why should either not be prosecuted for illegal offenses. I’ll wait.