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The Calexit people are gathering signatures right now: https://www.sos.ca.gov/administration/news-releases-and-advi...
I'm in WA, could you extend it to all of Cascadia? ;) Last time a state tried to leave there were words though. I doubt this will go smoothly
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And really, who wouldn’t want to work at a place with lower pay than almost anywhere and now horrendous job security and workplace conditions!
> horrendous job security and workplace conditions Isn't at-will employment the norm in America? How exactly is the job security horrendous?
Anyone else think it’s likely America ends up without being a meaningful democracy by the end of this? I am skeptical the stated goal is efficiency it’s loyalty to MAGA. Imagine how extreme they will get if you can never vote them out.
Clearly the Democrats think American democracy is secure because they insist on running terrible candidates and pursuing unpopular policies. It's funny how the politicians yelling about how Trump 2 is an existential risk seem to be more concerned about their careers than this "threat to democracy". I'm frankly tired of taking this stuff seriously.
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From the letter (emphasis mine): If you choose to remain in your current position, we thank you for your renewed focus on serving the *American people* to the best of your abilities and look forward to working together as part of an improved federal workforce.
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You know what else injects money back into the economy? Letting tax payers keep more of their tax dollars.
For low-wage employees who spend almost all of their income on goods and services, yes. For highly compensated employees who save the majority of their money, no.
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Genuinely, who are you expecting to stand up against it? The Democrats in Congress? Massive public demonstration? It feels all but inevitable to me
I doubt public demonstrations would do it. They'd have to start losing MAGA cult people for them to change course themselves. But if we can hold out for 2 years (big if) there's a very strong chance we'll retake the house. And if things continue down this path (i think it will get worse) we could maybe take back the senate. but the map is very hard. That would give power to fight back. If we get a once in a generatio…
a big swing requires the dems to seem credibly like a real opposition, for people to want an opposition, and for that election result to be untampered.
given how little they've done to stop this so far and how little they're promising to do now, and how shaky the foundations for the elections are in the first place ..
idk, it seems unlikely
Anyone else think it’s likely America ends up without being a meaningful democracy by the end of this? I am skeptical the stated goal is efficiency it’s loyalty to MAGA. Imagine how extreme they will get if you can never vote them out.
“I think that four years is OK,” Obama said. “Take on some water, but we can kind of bail fast enough to be OK. Eight years would be a problem. I would be concerned about a sustained period in which some of these norms have broken down and started to corrode.”
We're already far beyond some norms breaking down...
Sadly I can't find a great source for that quote. just found it on scmp and jp. weird. I swear I have this memory of that being in politico or nytimes at the time. iirc was from an 'otr' towards the end of his term.
Future America will understand that you don't treat government like a company. The money government spends on salaries is money directly injected back into the economy, it could be seen as a form of social welfare.
Yes, but they can get the same effect by buying military hardware--and that has the added benefit of making Raytheon management and shareholders richer. When you just directly pay an employee with government money, there's no way to do that!
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Ends up…i think it’s just happened. Been on this path for a while but the simple fact its treaties mean nothing totally trashes any reputation that was left, and it’s clear it’s run by the ultra wealthy. The people are just bystanders.
> and it’s clear it’s run by the ultra wealthy. The people are just bystanders. The first part is true, the second is not. Yes, it's run by the ultra wealthy. But the people wanted this. The election wasn't in debate, and this wasn't a case of a popular vote/electoral college split. Also, for all of Trump's faults, hidden agendas really aren't one of them. People know exactly who he is, he said pretty much exactly wh…
The Dems are part of the path that lead us to this moment and aren't doing much of anything to reverse things. To me, it felt at the time like I was either making my last fair vote now, or they kick the can another 4 years with a do-nothing presidency where inequality keeps getting worse, and we lose to fascists next time.
There isn't a real opposition big enough and popular enough to oppose this , and tbh I doubt one can be built in time