We should already be talking about what it would be like, if Donald Trump wins the 2024 election, to live under a developing autocracy. Beyond the publicized plans of those around him to gut the
No. Because I may be wrong, and I have been wrong.
Others are needed. As long as they are honest and not the current showboating clowns that call themselves the GOP.
We need honesty. That is how a democracy functions. The whole, “We are in this together.” thing and honest discourse.
No one person or ideology can achieve this, because they are blind to the truth. Look what ideology got us with respect to climate change, gridlock after gridlock. It has nothing to do with an authoritarian regime, it has to do with a rampant amount of dishonesty.
The issue with any single regime is that it requires one version of thing, over time even if that thing becomes untrue, which most things do. Every single authoritarian regime suffers from a need to stay in power regardless of the ground truths. That is why massive centralisation of power usually fails in the face of ground realities.
You honestly believe that a democracy of peers will have an overwhelming honest populous that won’t be beholden to external interests or hate against each other? There has always been a boogie man. The GOP is the idiots of today but there were others before and more after.
You said a democracy functions on honesty. If you’re populous isn’t honest or intelligent enough to be correct, then it can’t function.
What do you mean “one version of thing”? The UK monarchy has been one thing many ways. It is rarely a dictatorship with just 1 person. It’s usually authoritarian run by a collective. You could argue that the collective is essentially a republic. Except instead of being a democratic Republic, it’s monarch Republic. The Royal families of various gulf countries have presided for a while now, and views have changed over the years and there’s been succession.
No. Because I may be wrong, and I have been wrong.
Others are needed. As long as they are honest and not the current showboating clowns that call themselves the GOP.
We need honesty. That is how a democracy functions. The whole, “We are in this together.” thing and honest discourse.
No one person or ideology can achieve this, because they are blind to the truth. Look what ideology got us with respect to climate change, gridlock after gridlock. It has nothing to do with an authoritarian regime, it has to do with a rampant amount of dishonesty.
The issue with any single regime is that it requires one version of thing, over time even if that thing becomes untrue, which most things do. Every single authoritarian regime suffers from a need to stay in power regardless of the ground truths. That is why massive centralisation of power usually fails in the face of ground realities.
Nah. This is not being truthful with yourself.
You honestly believe that a democracy of peers will have an overwhelming honest populous that won’t be beholden to external interests or hate against each other? There has always been a boogie man. The GOP is the idiots of today but there were others before and more after.
You said a democracy functions on honesty. If you’re populous isn’t honest or intelligent enough to be correct, then it can’t function.
What do you mean “one version of thing”? The UK monarchy has been one thing many ways. It is rarely a dictatorship with just 1 person. It’s usually authoritarian run by a collective. You could argue that the collective is essentially a republic. Except instead of being a democratic Republic, it’s monarch Republic. The Royal families of various gulf countries have presided for a while now, and views have changed over the years and there’s been succession.