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Veggietales Facts (lemmy.today)
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[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 69 points 2 months ago

That's just a fact. The whole US political system should be scrapped and re-developed to make it a democracy.

[-] Beaver@lemmy.ca 62 points 2 months ago

You can fix the american democracy by upgrading it ranked choice voting, abolishing the electoral college, ending citizens united, giving all prisoners the right to vote, reforming the supreme court, make Washington DC and Puerto Rico states.

[-] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 27 points 2 months ago

Eliminating the senate, massively increasing the size of the house, making registration automatic, executing anyone caught disenfranchising voters, etc

[-] Hegar@fedia.io 25 points 2 months ago

Eliminating the Senate might seem like a good way to reduce the outsized influence that voters in smaller states wield, but the Senate helps keep those states in the union.

Also, the death penalty should be eliminated, not expanded.

We obviously need to address the fact that our government doesn't represent the country, but drastically increasing the ability of larger states to ride roughshod over the interests of smaller states is not a recipe for stability.

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[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

... Introducing proportional representation and majority elected president, enfranchising all people, ending politically appointed judiciary, making intentional lies with the intention to mislead the public a criminal offence...

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Eliminating the Senate is not a good idea. Maybe just fix it by populating it in proportion to the states citizens?

And do yourself a favor and finally abolish the death penalty. It does not become to a civilized country.

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[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Remember that you enter a revolution with the culture you've got, not the culture you want. Think on that very carefully before you roll those dice.

[-] jared@mander.xyz 11 points 2 months ago

It would be so cool to be a part of a true democracy.

[-] suction@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

You guys (Americans) need to stop with the personality cults. It was cute and funny when it was sports stars and actors, but it slipped down the slope when it’s dangerous malignant narcissists like Trump and Musk. The attitude is the same, though, stop glorifying other people so much, whether it’s on the left or right. No amount of democracy will fix that loophole for populists.

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[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 52 points 2 months ago

I would just like to point out that it can still get so, so much worse.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 41 points 2 months ago

depends on perspective. if you're a billionaire, it's right on track.

[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

That's what the French and Russian aristocrat's thought right before the French and Russian revolutions.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago

might be right, might be wrong, but I'll be fucked if I take my news from a bunch of christofascist vegetables.

THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ARMS!

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 23 points 2 months ago

They don't have arms so they can't self-pleasure (it is a "sin")

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago

Which means they can only pleasure each other.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

yeah they're left with mouths, vaginas and anuses AS GOD INTENDED VEG TO BE lol

[-] Avatar_of_Self@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

THEY DON’T EVEN HAVE ARMS!

Confirmed, VeggieTales is anti-2A.

[-] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

Are we using christofascist as a way to call Christianity fascist now, or did I miss some fascist messaging in VeggieTales?

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[-] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 27 points 2 months ago

I mean, it's still in the top 30% of nations to live in. The US is nowhere near its potential for a great place to live but it's still above average.

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I don't entirely disagree but I think at this advanced stage, it's largely due to inertia.

[-] Allonzee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I agree, this is just leftover momentum.

Reaganomics was a bullet to this nation's brain stem. Citizens United was just the capitalists pissing on the long dead corpse for fun.

This place is just the command center for multinational oligarchs to wage war on the rest of humanity to increase short term profit expectations.

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 26 points 2 months ago

Wouldn't it be, like, 50 failed states? 🤔

[-] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 19 points 2 months ago

The term state at the international level usually refers to a nation-state. Nations generally have different terms like state, territory, province, etc for their internal divisions, hence state can refer to both meanings.

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[-] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 months ago

Yes, but some of the states are more failed than others.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 2 months ago
[-] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Don't forget Mississippi.

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[-] Beaver@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 months ago

The United States is a cruel mockery of a developed nation especially when looking at the Mississippi

[-] urquell@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

What's up with Mississippi?

[-] Beaver@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago

The state has the highest obesity rate, is the least developed state, the life expectancy is at age 74.4, has the lowest high school graduation rate, one of the lowest tax rates in the country, one of the lowest unionization rates, the state government has been under republican trifectas since 2012.

[-] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago

it's full of shit.

Stretches of the Mississippi River within the park corridor exceed water quality standards for mercury, bacteria, sediment, PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl), and nutrients. Unfortunately, these "impairments" can make the water unsuitable for fishing, swimming, and drinking. Mar 6, 2023

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It has the lowest HDI in the US. (0.866) That would put it between San Marino and Chile on the country HDI rating. (44th highest overall)

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[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

It was fun while it lasted, but it's time for the crown to bring the colonies back to order.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[-] exu@feditown.com 5 points 2 months ago

"The UK political system is like the US, but whimsically worse" - John Oliver

From his piece on the UK elections. Probably not 100% correct, but should be somewhat close.

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[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Didn't say better, just order

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[-] Sternburgexport@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago

Incorrect.

The US are 50 failed states.

[-] CptEnder@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Nah, California could happily carry on by itself.

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

But every other state despises that we can. It's a real nut punch when other states are jealous of our GDP.

[-] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

These vegetables have spoiled.

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