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originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: VermiIion
A society that puts equality—in the sense of equality of outcome—ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests. Thomas Sowell
True, but not attempting to equalize injustices will lead to faster loss of freedoms and equalities.
That's the problem with those right-wing authoritarians. They promise to be able to stop the inevitable cycles of large populations of intelligent individuals with divergent expectations. All everyone has to do is comply. And then it all falls apart anyway, so they just become more authoritarian and tyrannical as they fail harder.
originally posted by: Mahogani
What is woke? How do you define it?
I know the BLM made up the term to mean to care and be decent to anyone, support all rights, for everyone. In Christianity, Jesus is the definition of woke - love thy brother, turn the other cheek and all that.
What does woke mean to you?
Your leader is elected by your representative not the people.
originally posted by: Mahogani
originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: Mahogani
A government of, for and by the people......
Oh good, for once we agree.
People elect a leader and then that leader leads until he or she is replaced by another. And so on and on. That's exactly what we have... it's called democracy.
Are you unhappy with the way the American system has worked since inception? What would you replace it with?
originally posted by: VermiIion
a reply to: chr0naut
“True, but not attempting to equalize injustices will lead to faster loss of freedoms and equalities.”
Spoken like a true Marxist.
Cheers comrade
originally posted by: Klassified
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: VermiIion
A society that puts equality—in the sense of equality of outcome—ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests. Thomas Sowell
True, but not attempting to equalize injustices will lead to faster loss of freedoms and equalities.
That's the problem with those right-wing authoritarians. They promise to be able to stop the inevitable cycles of large populations of intelligent individuals with divergent expectations. All everyone has to do is comply. And then it all falls apart anyway, so they just become more authoritarian and tyrannical as they fail harder.
You're describing the left, not the right.
originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: Mahogani
The United States is not a democracy.
The word democracy is not found in the Constitution at all.
originally posted by: chr0naut
There have historically been far more right wing dictatorships than there have been left wing ones. It's what they do.
Right-wing dictatorship - Wikipedia
originally posted by: Annee
It always astonishes me how the Right thinks the Left is controlling.
originally posted by: burntheships
originally posted by: Annee
It always astonishes me how the Right thinks the Left is controlling.
Biden is a dictator by his own definition.
As of November 16, 2023, Joe Biden (D) has signed 124 executive orders,
163 presidential memoranda, 529 proclamations, and 107 notices.
originally posted by: burntheships
a reply to: Annee
Care to refute the points of Joe Biden's
dictator ship authoritarian administration?
originally posted by: Annee
I don't do Biden. It's too soon to assess without bias.
Please tell me why you think Biden is a dictator.
originally posted by: burntheships
originally posted by: Annee
I don't do Biden. It's too soon to assess without bias.
Please tell me why you think Biden is a dictator.
Is this a malfunction?
Multiple choices?
I repeat for your question
Biden is a dictator by his own definition.
As of November 16, 2023, Joe Biden (D) has signed 124 executive orders,
163 presidential memoranda, 529 proclamations, and 107 notices.
But...this thread is about the Woke NSA so back on topic
Woke wizzed past Awake and landed in a failure.
originally posted by: Annee
The presidency is not in reality a single person -- it is a team -- hopefully an intelligent, well educated, knowledgeable, experienced team.
Actually, one of the complaints I heard about Biden is he is too "hands-across-the-aisle" when working with opposition.
WOKE -- I'm not seeing anything except fear from objectors. Now expected to acknowledge and accept what's always been -- just not deemed socially acceptable by some uptight holier-than-thou people.