DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoAmericans are widely pessimistic about democracy in the United States, an AP-NORC poll findsapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1329arrow-down18
arrow-up1321arrow-down1external-linkAmericans are widely pessimistic about democracy in the United States, an AP-NORC poll findsapnews.comDocMcStuffin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-squareXariphon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down2·1 year agoWe haven’t had real democracy since Dubya stole office; who are we even kidding anymore?
minus-squaredx1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoSpeaking in terms of economic power, we pretty much haven’t had real democracy ever.
minus-squareXariphon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoSad but true; ultimately capitalism can’t allow democracy. Its end goal is just feudalism with extra steps.
minus-squaretallwookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoyou’d have to go back a lot further than that - pre-lincoln
We haven’t had real democracy since Dubya stole office; who are we even kidding anymore?
Speaking in terms of economic power, we pretty much haven’t had real democracy ever.
Sad but true; ultimately capitalism can’t allow democracy. Its end goal is just feudalism with extra steps.
you’d have to go back a lot further than that - pre-lincoln
Do tell?