What limits the power of wealth, the power of multinational corporatocracy in this new Libertopia?
Nothing at all, which is why it's bullshit.
The panama papers are nothing new to me. The key takeaway from the panama papers is the same old story. The masses arent going to pay attention to any of it. The masses dont care because that story will never make the corporate news. The only thing that surprises me about the panama papers is that I havent seen the "conspiracy theorist" pejorative thrown around as much as I first assumed it would.
That is big government. It is the swarm of parasites that surround government that make it "big government". Laws and regulations are like rotting meat. The more you have, the more maggots you are going to have. That is why any rational person much be an advocate of a limited federal government. It is why the founders framed the constitution the way they did. They knew all about maggots back then. Maggots havent really changed in 200 years, even though they now carry smartphones.
Constitutional is not radical. Restoring a limited government is not radical, it is American through and through. And yes it will happen if the country is to survive. Because it is not going to survive an invasion of low IQ leftists from low IQ 3rd world countries who have no desire for or respect for limited government. If they succeed in their invasion and their quest to outbreed the natives, then the country will simply be gone and replaced by a tin pot dictatorship with no bill of rights. That is what all these people want, its all they know.
Obama is his predecessor. Same neocon-led foreign policy. Same big government tax and spend fiscal policy. Same destruction of sovereignty. This singular fact is the well where Trump and Sanders spring from. Decades of globalists, parasites, crooks, con men, and their media tentacles. They are the ones who draw these fake lines of distinction between Bushes and Clintons and Obamas. But in every way that matters, they are in fact the same.
Again this is completely wrong. The IRS is just another nest of parasites. The more you grow it the more parasites infest it. The answer is to cut the IRS. Eliminate the IRS. Replace it with a flat taxation on consumption, a tax that cannot be gamed, cannot be manipulated, cannot benefit in any way from an army of attorneys and lobbyists that only the rich can afford. This is the most basic premise of limited government.
Both candidates have rabid supporters who ignore their candidate's flaws and jump at any opportunity to attack their opponent and his/her supporters. You can see that in many threads here (probably including this one). It's childish and ultimately counterproductive; it changes no minds and drives away voters you need in the general election.That's good, and it's nice if more Sanders supporters are aware he said this, but he still has to endorse her in the end.
Do you honestly think Clinton's supporters are the "rabid" ones? That's odd, because all I hear is the Sanders supporters who equate Clinton with the GOP and say they're won't vote for her in the general. I'm not hearing the equivalent from the Clinton camp.
Do you honestly think Clinton's supporters are the "rabid" ones? That's odd, because all I hear is the Sanders supporters who equate Clinton with the GOP and say they're won't vote for her in the general. I'm not hearing the equivalent from the Clinton camp.
If Hillary would publically support marijuana legalization we wouldn't even be having this argument.. she'd have 75-80% support. If the politicians won't join the 21st century, than people will pick one issue and focus on it to get someone who will.
Are the Clinton camp as present in your social spaces? Including online?
I'm basing it mainly on what I read here, and to some extent on social media and other forums. Here I have access to a much larger number of voters of all stripes than IRL. There's maybe 8 people I discuss politics with IRL. Online, it's more like hundreds.
All I can tell you, from what I've seen, is that it's common for Sanders supporters to say that Clinton is no different than any republican and they will not vote for her. Not all Sanders supporters, but many. OTOH I haven't seen a single Clinton supporter saying they wouldn't vote for Sanders. If such a person exists on P&N, let me know who it is because I must have missed it. Admittedly I do not read every last post.
So far as both camps criticizing the other candidate, well of course, that goes without saying. But the Clinton supporters are generally saying that Sanders is promising things he cannot deliver. Whether valid or not, this is a pretty temperate criticism. While Sanders supporters are saying Clinton is a "plutocrat" who is in the pocket of Wall Street, like she's part of some establishment cabal. Frankly, much of it sounds unhinged to me.
Since we have one candidate who is more moderate and pragmatic, and the other, more populist and idealistic, it shouldn't be the least bit surprising that the voter blocs and personalities that each appeals to are different. The notion of both sides being the same is about as valid here as people who say both political parties are the same. It just isn't true in either case.
I'd be willing to vote for Bernie (assuming his opponent is Trump or Cruz) simply because of his populist bent, the fact that he's avoided the temptation to use his political office to enrich himself, and because as Sonikku pointed out, he could use the veto against the destructive policies on which both parties agree. He's hardly an unknown quantity - openly admitting to being a socialist brought him to everyone's attention long ago, so I've long observed him. By the same token, I have long observed Mrs. Clinton. I find her to be everything I hate in politicians, namely dishonest and greedy. That observation is why I don't consider her an option.By all means look in to it.
If your idea of presidential is a 30+ year politician who has basically collected a paycheck for showing up to work, then more power to you.
I do think it's odd that you would be willing to vote for bernie without doing any examination of his record while dismissing hillary as an option while simultaneously going through her record with a fine tooth comb.
It's funny that you should say this, because FiveThirtyEight recently pointed out that politicians are probably a bit more honest than the average person gives them credit for: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trust-us-politicians-keep-most-of-their-promises/I find her to be everything I hate in politicians, namely dishonest
lol A site on politics releases an article claiming that politicians are honest and Trump is the devil? Wow, how cutting edge. I wonder if other political sites will be inspired to release similar articles.It's funny that you should say this, because FiveThirtyEight recently pointed out that politicians are probably a bit more honest than the average person gives them credit for: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trust-us-politicians-keep-most-of-their-promises/
lol A site on politics releases an article claiming that politicians are honest and Trump is the devil? Wow, how cutting edge. I wonder if other political sites will be inspired to release similar articles.
You think 538 is a political site? I'm also curious where you got the impression they think trump is the devil.
For the first, 538 was created by Nate Silver as a political site. Its name is derived from the 538 electors in the electoral college. For the second, I read the article.You think 538 is a political site? I'm also curious where you got the impression they think trump is the devil.
Not only does the article insist that politicians keep their promises, it asserts the opposite of Trump - the guy who hasn't yet even secured a nomination.But there is perhaps a double irony to Trump benefiting from this misperception. He, unlike many of those he criticizes, really doesnt seem to be interested in keeping his promises. Obviously, we cant (yet) compare his rhetoric to his performance in office, but we can examine how well his rhetoric lines up with the plans his campaign has released and with his own past actions. And the mismatch is striking.
For the first, 538 was created by Nate Silver as a political site. Its name is derived from the 538 electors in the electoral college. For the second, I read the article.
Not only does the article insist that politicians keep their promises, it asserts the opposite of Trump - the guy who hasn't yet even secured a nomination.
All Latinos aren't illegals, nor are all illegals Latinos. I'm sure though that Hispanics everywhere appreciate you automatically equating them with illegals. 'Cause after all, what's more important than how someone looks, right?So you're disputing the veracity of what they said?
We're talking about a man who claims to be looking out for the little guy who also claims that wages are too high, aren't we? A man whose tax plan is pure trickle down? How does one keep the promises inherent in those deceptions, anyway?
A man whose promise to deport all the illegals will necessarily treat latino citizens as vermin? How can he deliver on that?
All Latinos aren't illegals, nor are all illegals Latinos. I'm sure though that Hispanics everywhere appreciate you automatically equating them with illegals. 'Cause after all, what's more important than how someone looks, right?
Dumbass.
You don't have a clear understanding of the powers assigned to the executive branch. Sanders would spend four frustrating years shaking his fist at the clouds and accomplishing nothing in the process. He'll have virtually no cooperation from both Republicans and Democrats within Congress.
Wishing that weren't the case won't change the situation.
Is Bernie "finished"? Maybe.
Is he old? He certainly is.
But where there is no "maybe" is that the GOP and old-school politicians, this INCLUDES Trump are finished. We have three climate change deniers there running as "candidates" for the office of the most powerful man on the planet. One of them believes it's a hoax made by the Chinese, and at least two want to abandon the EPA.
The GOP is at it's last leg.
Give it 10 years. More old-fart, senile conservatives will be gone, and MUCH MORE Millennials will be voting.
Do you think that those people will vote clowns into office who deny climate change and are against the EPA?
The GOP should enjoy its remaining few years of existence. Once they get their massive blow at THIS election, it'll go downwards quick.