Bloomberg: Elections are a threat to democracy
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They are right but for ALL the wrong reasons.
The fact that many treat elections like sports teams and 'ride or die' with their political parties is why we are so fucked right now.
That's how rioters are treated in Portland and Seattle. I wish we could just let them riot in a stadium and charge admission.
Hell, let’s go full Roman Empire with it. Force the vegans into staged hunts, the trans-swimmers into mock naval battles, and the black-block pussies into gladiatorial combat against each other.
I would happily watch that. The next great sport has begun.
Should handle rioters the same way Israel does. Silenced .22 from concealment to the extremities. Repeat until the individuals no longer have so much motivation to behave in an anti-social manner.
No one should ever do anything the way Israel does
A wall and missile system on some borders would be nice
No one should trust those Canadians..
Paywalled, and Bloomberg. No reason to send them ad revenue.
People do not vote for the left
Don't forget the part where they cheat.
It's for our own good though so no complaining
Archive links for those interested (second one isn't working for me, but I am guessing it may just be an issue on my end):
https://archive.is/xg3jK
https://web.archive.org/web/20240108152514/https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-07/2024-elections-in-taiwan-eu-uk-us-and-elsewhere-threaten-democracy
It’s about that time where they question elections after attacking any questioning of the previous election
For those who aren't steeped in WWI-era history, I would like to remind you that the commies in Russia tried elections first, but when they failed to win outright, they simply dissolved the Russian legislative body and started a civil war:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_Russian_Constituent_Assembly_election
This is the real danger from the left. They piggyback on legitimate laws and institutions when it suits them, but are just as quick to discard them when they no longer serve their purpose. This is the nexus of calls to add justices to the US Supreme Court or turn DC into a state. When the rules no longer suit them, they simply change the rules.
I prefer accelerationism. Let's get it over with already.
The reason I'm not afraid of the modern red guard is because of shit like Afghanistan. They spent 20 years and untold wealth building an army that folded the minute it encountered real resistance.
The trannies and soyboys can't fight, and the imported foreign hordes simply wont.
Its better that it happens now than our kids pay the price for what we did.
Elections are a threat to democracy, because they give people the false impression that they are in charge.
History shows sooner or later, the rich get their way.
All this tells me is that the Riggering will be massive this year.
Dems and other leftists in the US have pulled back on climate change bullshit (allowing more oil drilling, blue cuckhole states reneging on their EV mandates) and other economically damaging policies. They're going to try and make it look like everything is fine and it's because of their "wonderful" policies. Although they'll still push the cultural part of neomarxism. It's not going to save them.
My prediction Since 2020 has been Stalin level blowouts. Expect outrageous vote totals, 90% for Biden, 200% turnout, etc. Those who dare point it out will be arrested.
Anyone who lacks a boots on ground plan to deal with this is doomed. Filing lawsuits and tweeting is a waste of time.
It's really simple. Paper ballots, must present valid ID, cameras every-fucking-where.
There are third world countries that have much more secure and trustworthy elections than we do. How sad is that?
and results within 24 hours.
I remember back in ye olden times it was a full on scandal if the results weren't properly tabulated by midnight or earlier.
But, yeah. 24 hours at the max. And make it a holiday just so nobody could whine about not being able to make it after work.
Literal "freedom is slavery" moment
1913
I can't even describe how retarded this sounds
Are they saying this because everyone is fed up with their shit and the people who pay for everything to be the way they want it are mad, or because they know they're not going to get what they want without revealing a level of ballot harvesting/questionable election ballots not seen since 600% of people in one area voted in that one election in Africa a few years back?
War is peace.
Just like the founding fathers intended.
When the more prosperous sections were actually virtuous and not the scum of the earth as now.
Cool it with antisemitic remarks
If you're otherwise fond of billionaires, that really is on you.
he was clearly being facetious
Nah, that's just a pol/Stormfag meme to try to pin all bad things on da Joooz.
Kinda funny how the left is all pro-establishmen again.. I have out and out commie friends lecturing on fb how the rich and powerful are always right and shouldnt ever be questioned.
The right needs to capture the youth with some kind of anti establishment message that isn't communism. I'm feeling we could get traction with anti-debt or usury movements. Pointing out that it isn't normal to have lifelong debt at 18 shouldn't be a commie message, but any attacks on bankers is always spun that way. Occupy wall street was actually a good idea before it was immediately derailed with wokism.
Anti usury?
Based
we need a return of the postwar society, or something even earlier. there's nothing communist about that, it's clear everything was demonstrqably better then or else they wouldn't need to spend so much time denigrating it in media.
Of course, the modern rich-captured "financialized" indentured-service economy is closer to communism than not. It's just the media is adept at framing any attack on banks or wall street as socialism.
Banks sure as shit aren't giving 18 year Olds $200,000 without some program guaranteeing the money. Student loans are a problem with government programs, not the banks.