Its also why communism and socialism fail, systems reach a certain level of hierarchy and it loses its ability to change, or meet the needs of its customers.

Also why China opened up and adopted more capitalistic policies, it realized a monolithic hierarchy fails, unlike Lumpers here who seem to think the only way to do something is through the government.

You can't argue there's a "new power", and then want more monolithic social/government systems. You'd be a moron.

Liberals in the 70s80s used to want decentralization, grow your own food, buy locally. All that is out the window with you Lumpers, you prove it every day.

#8 | Posted by oneironaut

You're here arguing against authoritarian control and then citing the most authoritarian economy as an example of success and you're too dumb to even see it.

If our government could order our industries to do their bidding like china does we'd be a lot more competitive.

Also, Maybe you have enough time to grow your own food because you're a loser, but most of us have other jobs.

Of FFS You mean vaccine epidemiology, not vaccines. Who cares if an individual chooses not to get vaccinated, its the herd immunity that is the issue; and that is called vaccine epidemiology.

#22 | Posted by oneironaut

A herd is made of individuals stupid. When the individuals are morons who get their info from liars, then the herd loses immunity, and things like measles come back, which is exactly what's happening now.

Moron.

It should be a private matter. None of anyone's business.

#14 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Serious question - how many times has someone has to explain to you how vaccinations work?

The guy is a disease.

So are his voters.

#145 | Posted by ClownShack

The real disease is the fascist media who fill his voters' heads with such delusions that they see him as a good leader.

Quite the deflection SpeaksLikeAnIdiot. Idon't really care what Trump did or didn't do, but you speak with some arrogance without evidence.

Show me the evidence Trump literally called for an attack on a school full of little girls.

My guess is like everything else you claim, you're just equivocating, --------.

So feel free show me where Trump literally called for that attack OR STFU.

You're up big talker

#37 | Posted by oneironaut

He didn't. He just put a drunk unqualified moron in charge of the military and that's the sort of outcome that happens.

Similar to how all his businesses failed, and how his economy is failing. He didn't TRY to make them fail, he's just a terrible leader and a moron, and those are the unsurprising results.

So we could watch little girls like you cry about it.

#35 | Posted by fortfisher

Naturally psychopaths worship a psychopath

Dems just want to forget the question as how biden, was able to 'garner' [very apropos word] about 20 millions votes more than the extremely popular president obama, and then four years later those 20 million just seemed to have evaporated into thin air.....interesting, is it not?????

#140 | Posted by MSgt

You morons are stupid so you think everything is explained by a conspiracy.

The U.S. population grew by approximately 27.35 million people (an ~9% increase) between 2008 and 2020:2020: 331,449,281 (Official 2020 Decennial Census resident count as of April 1, 2020) 2008: 304,093,966 (U.S. Census Bureau intercensal estimate as of July 1, 2008)

This is funny

Must be why Iranians attacked a ship with food bound for Iran.
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#29 | Posted by oneironaut

Hilarious. Now tell us why trump attacked a school full of little girls.

Looking at his pic in my hs yearbook... He quit school rather than cut his hair...
Also looking at pic of future ZZ TOP playing at my HS prom in 1970.
Rip Frank.

#15 | Posted by shrimptacodan

Oh youre old as ----. That explains a lot.

Most magats are old white losers who are angry about how their lives turned out so they want trump to drag everyone else down to their level.

Have you noticed that you and the entire Democratic party parrots everything that the Iranian media says? Think about that one.

#20 | Posted by fishpaw

Trump said they had a deal. Iran said they didn't.

Who is telling the truth?

Who would you believe? The person who has been proven right or the person who is proven to just lie over and over?

Of course there were cases of improper voting and instances of ineligible people who voted.

As far as a disaster, the 2020 election ended up people busting into the Capitol building.

That's not a disaster?

#126 | Posted by BillJohnson

Ever election ever has CASES of those things. But they amount to nothing. Same as this election.

Your demand for PERFECTION is just an excuse to help fascists destroy democracy.

The people busted in to the capitol because fascists attacked faith in democracy, not because democracy failed in any way.

Speak,

"You could say that about literally every election'

2020 had unique circumstances which I will not attempt to you.

#85 | Posted by BillJohnson

So what? If trump had won you'd have no questions about it.

Trump used all the kings horses and all the kings men to try and find some evidence that the election was flawed and all he came up with are crackpot internet comments.

So even in a pandemic, our election system held up fine. And you've been brainwashed to mistrust it by fascists who want to destroy democracy.

-Name one current policy of the Republican Party that's gaining traction.

Roe?
Voting rights?
DEI at Universities

#147 | Posted by eberly

Republicans cheating to give themselves enough undemocratic power to overturn roe doesn't mean overturning it is gaining traction with the country.

What is my opinion today? I have never said that I believe Trump actually won.

What I will say is that the exact tally will never be known with absolute certainty.

#80 | Posted by BillJohnson

You could say that about literally every election in history because you're demanding perfection which doesn't exist.

But there wasn't a mass belief in the election system being flawed enough for elections to be swayed until a fascist con man crybaby couldnt admit he lost, and a fascist media movement gave support to his lies.

The elections of 2016 or 2024 will never be known with absolute certainty but your cult leader won so you're find with them and you have no problem stating with confidence who won.

Speak,

*"You're concerned about mail-in ballots because of your cult devotion to fascist propaganda."*

I raised these concerns a month before the 2020 election, when I first learned that mail-in voting would be expanded on a massive scale in response to COVID.

Jan 6 didn't prove that mail-in ballots changed the outcome. But it did confirm my concerns about what can happen when millions of Americans lose confidence in an election.

If another close election produces widespread doubts involving mail-in ballots, the reaction may be far worse than people breaking into the Capitol.

And don't assume the side that feels cheated will always be Republicans.

I mean...we all know how peaceful Democrats are when they demonstrate.

#70 | Posted by BillJohnson

How many times have democrats attacked the capitol because a fascist con man told them an election was stolen when it wasn't?

America has had many riots, we've only had one coup attempt.

Making it safer to vote during a pandemic wasn't a scandal moron. It was common sense. And there was no significant fraud as a result. The "loss of faith" in voting that resulted goes back to my previous statement - that you are dedicated to swallowing fascist propaganda. The fascist propaganda channels told you it wasn't secure so you believed it.

Germany does not have to deal with this crazy strain of Leftism, it's a major advantage.

#93 | Posted by oneironaut

The people who run germany are crazy leftists already by your definition - socialized healthcare and education. The same thing leftists here want.

What does my opinion about mail-in ballots have to do with "cult devotion"?

What I wrote could apply to anyone regardless who they voted for.

I see it went over your head, too.

#65 | Posted by BillJohnson

In your defense, you're not concerned about mail in ballots because of your cult devotion to trump.

You're concerned about mail in ballots because of your cult devotion to fascist propaganda.

They sucked it all away, did they.

Walk me through that if you have a moment.

#83 | Posted by madbomber

You need a chart to show you that the rich are richer than ever, own more of the US economy than ever, while the working class are regularly bankrupted by illness, paying more than ever to have a roof over their heads?

The Repubs don't seem to care about expanding social programs. The progressives do. But only if it is at the expense of high income earners, and lower income earners are able to avoid taxation.

#72 | Posted by madbomber

Maybe thats because the rich have sucked all the wealth out of society and the poor are bankrupted by illness.

Anyone with two brain cells knows what should happen in that situation.

My objection is to entrusting millions of ballots to the mail system, where they must arrive, be returned, and reach election officials without being lost, delayed, or accidentally damaged or destroyed.

Trump casting one mail-in ballot does nothing to address that concern.

#56 | Posted by BillJohnson

You can be concerned about bigfoot if you want, but that doesn't make bigfoot a real problem that requires legislation.

Trump said biden would start a war with Iran.
Trump started a war with Iran.

Trump said biden would cheat the election.
Trump [fill in the blank].

Feel free to explain how that would be possible?

#6 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

The jan 6th hearings are available for free on youtube to get an example of how he did it last time.

"Women, minorities, and billions and billions of people in foreign countries are now competing."

Is that why corporate profits are at an all time high, because labor is so cheap?

#58 | Posted by snoofy

Literally yes.

The workforce was strongest when half the working age populace stayed home to raise kids and it wasn't easy for corporations to outsource jobs. Corporations still made tons of money but it's never enough. So they doubled the workforce, drove down wages, stressed out workers, and then still sent their jobs overseas, which made the stock prices go up up up and rich people go WHEEEEEEE!

I think there are dozens of models that the US could look at for inspiration. From my vantage point, there don't seem to be many people in the US interested in going that direction.

#45 | Posted by madbomber

People need to stop treating america like it's problems are the people. The problems are the republicans. The rest of us would thrive without them dragging us down.

You ------- are sick.

#22 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Why did your cult leader kill the investigation into epstein's ranch in 2019?

We already know why you don't care - because you ------- are sick.