… has made it easier for someone like Trump to get away with things he theoretically shouldn’t. The courts being slowly corrupted. Etc.
Trump, may I remind you, installed a number of those judges. Now the list you provided is lengthy and generally most of the talking points brought up when speaking about capitalism corrupting the system. They exist. Those things have nothing to do with the subject at hand however. Let’s keep it in between the lines.
What Russia is doing is besides the point. The US has plenty of it’s own oligarchs to mess with our elections already…
So you believe they should be allowed to install a sock puppet? I believe that was what we were talking about about, was it not?
What is a feature of our system? You didn’t specify.
Sorry I figured someone familiar with our system could interpret that as checks and balances. Something trump is currently trying to break. In what language should I provide your native translation?
Trump, may I remind you, installed a number of those judges.
Right, after a lot of opportunities by Democrats to do things to stop him. The Republicans were willing to fight dirty and the Democrats kind of just rolled over and let it happen. That’s not even considering the world where they didn’t choose to run 2 deeply unpopular presidents on nothing platforms in multiple critical elections.
Those things have nothing to do with the subject at hand however. Let’s keep it in between the lines.
Is the subject at hand not “Why have we gotten into this situation?” The comic certainly seems to be about that in the most reductive way possible. All of this is relevant in trying to explain how we both have the president we have and why he’s able to do the bad things that are hurting people.
So you believe they should be allowed to install a sock puppet? I believe that was what we were talking about about, was it not?
I just don’t think that a country that hasn’t be relevant in 30 years can have more influence over our politics than the richest people in the world regularly pouring their money into the system. Trying to pin our problems on some external enemy is just missing the point. The Republicans don’t need foreign encouragement to strip the country for parts and sell it to the rich.
Sorry I figured someone familiar with our system could interpret that as checks and balances. Something trump is currently trying to break. In what language should I provide your native translation?
You wrote a sentence that didn’t have the information you were talking about in a comment that didn’t talk about what you say the “it” was referring to in a thread with several points of discussion. No reasonable person could just divine what you meant there. It’s just not worth having this conversation if you’re going to be this aggressive about pointless stuff.
Right, after a lot of opportunities by Democrats to do things to stop him.
Surely you are aware of how judges are appointed for the supreme court. And frankly we needn’t get into the selections themselves… which are dubious at best and their track record since appointment is well … I digress. Suffice to say that they, like a large part of Congress, are not acting in a way befitting their station. Yes this has been a problem for a long time however …
Is the subject at hand not "Why have we gotten into this situation … "
… we are in this situation because a corrupt president who is willing (through coercion or he’s simply that gullible) to be a megaphone for the Kremlin. The executive branch has a lot of flexibility in the role which could lead to abuse… but the station was given sufficient respect and most do not grossly overstep. Enter the king clown. Not only willing to overstep but willing to go well beyond that. Typically you wouldn’t expect this to cause too much chaos unless…
Trying to pin our problems on some external enemy is just missing the point. The Republicans don’t need foreign encouragement to strip the country for parts and sell it to the rich.
The Republicans are willing dupes in this situation. They are being baited with tiny victories and hollow promises while mindlessly backing someone who has, oddly enough, been steadily moving us in a direction which benefits one entity… Russia. This isn’t random:
Who benefits from us no longer sending Ukraine weapons? Russia.
Who benefits from a weaker NATO? See above.
Benefit from weakening global trade and ties? Yuuuup.
How about weakening the US’s nuclear position? Hmm. Yep. Again. Odd.
Now maybe you are imagining some world where these are simply incidental…
What reason in this random world would our president be deeply interested in beneficial treatment of Russia while burning bridges with our existing allies? Do tell.
And don’t get me started on Canada. Putin is looking for the hat trick here. Canada. The country we are so tight with that they provide a number of our states with significant amounts of electricity. Enough so, that should they cut us off, we could see catastrophic grid failures worse than the 2003 blackout. There is 0 reason to provoke our northern neighbors unless looking for this eventuality. No mental gymnastics can possibly explain away the fervor that the apricot has put into pissing Canadians, of all people, off.
You wrote a sentence that didn’t have the information you were talking about in a comment that didn’t talk about what you say the “it” was referring to in a thread with several points of discussion.
Inference is the key, comrade. I imagine most Americans are familiar with checks and balances and our government at a basic level… so if I am talking about something checking corruption… one might infer what I was referencing. I understand the confusion though: in some countries with “presidents” they have a virtual dictatorship where people fall out of windows if they step out of line. Naturally there are no such checks or balances in said places. One might be forgiven for not being able to catch an inference to something they are less familiar with.
Trump, may I remind you, installed a number of those judges. Now the list you provided is lengthy and generally most of the talking points brought up when speaking about capitalism corrupting the system. They exist. Those things have nothing to do with the subject at hand however. Let’s keep it in between the lines.
So you believe they should be allowed to install a sock puppet? I believe that was what we were talking about about, was it not?
Sorry I figured someone familiar with our system could interpret that as checks and balances. Something trump is currently trying to break. In what language should I provide your native translation?
Right, after a lot of opportunities by Democrats to do things to stop him. The Republicans were willing to fight dirty and the Democrats kind of just rolled over and let it happen. That’s not even considering the world where they didn’t choose to run 2 deeply unpopular presidents on nothing platforms in multiple critical elections.
Is the subject at hand not “Why have we gotten into this situation?” The comic certainly seems to be about that in the most reductive way possible. All of this is relevant in trying to explain how we both have the president we have and why he’s able to do the bad things that are hurting people.
I just don’t think that a country that hasn’t be relevant in 30 years can have more influence over our politics than the richest people in the world regularly pouring their money into the system. Trying to pin our problems on some external enemy is just missing the point. The Republicans don’t need foreign encouragement to strip the country for parts and sell it to the rich.
You wrote a sentence that didn’t have the information you were talking about in a comment that didn’t talk about what you say the “it” was referring to in a thread with several points of discussion. No reasonable person could just divine what you meant there. It’s just not worth having this conversation if you’re going to be this aggressive about pointless stuff.
Surely you are aware of how judges are appointed for the supreme court. And frankly we needn’t get into the selections themselves… which are dubious at best and their track record since appointment is well … I digress. Suffice to say that they, like a large part of Congress, are not acting in a way befitting their station. Yes this has been a problem for a long time however …
… we are in this situation because a corrupt president who is willing (through coercion or he’s simply that gullible) to be a megaphone for the Kremlin. The executive branch has a lot of flexibility in the role which could lead to abuse… but the station was given sufficient respect and most do not grossly overstep. Enter the king clown. Not only willing to overstep but willing to go well beyond that. Typically you wouldn’t expect this to cause too much chaos unless…
The Republicans are willing dupes in this situation. They are being baited with tiny victories and hollow promises while mindlessly backing someone who has, oddly enough, been steadily moving us in a direction which benefits one entity… Russia. This isn’t random:
Who benefits from us no longer sending Ukraine weapons? Russia.
Who benefits from a weaker NATO? See above.
Benefit from weakening global trade and ties? Yuuuup.
How about weakening the US’s nuclear position? Hmm. Yep. Again. Odd.
Now maybe you are imagining some world where these are simply incidental…
What reason in this random world would our president be deeply interested in beneficial treatment of Russia while burning bridges with our existing allies? Do tell.
And don’t get me started on Canada. Putin is looking for the hat trick here. Canada. The country we are so tight with that they provide a number of our states with significant amounts of electricity. Enough so, that should they cut us off, we could see catastrophic grid failures worse than the 2003 blackout. There is 0 reason to provoke our northern neighbors unless looking for this eventuality. No mental gymnastics can possibly explain away the fervor that the apricot has put into pissing Canadians, of all people, off.
Inference is the key, comrade. I imagine most Americans are familiar with checks and balances and our government at a basic level… so if I am talking about something checking corruption… one might infer what I was referencing. I understand the confusion though: in some countries with “presidents” they have a virtual dictatorship where people fall out of windows if they step out of line. Naturally there are no such checks or balances in said places. One might be forgiven for not being able to catch an inference to something they are less familiar with.