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You'd think a hegemony with a 100-years tradition of upkeeping democracy against major non-democratic players, would have some mechanism that would prevent itself from throwing down it's key ideology.

Is it really that the president is all that decides about the future of democracy itself? Is 53 out of 100 senate seats really enough to make country fall into authoritarian regime? Is the army really not constitutionally obliged to step in and save the day?

I'd never think that, of all places, American democracy would be the most volatile.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

a hegemony with a 100-years tradition of upkeeping democracy against major non-democratic players

Your proof of this is... what?

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 months ago (5 children)

It's funny that Germany has safeguards against nazis in power in it's constitution which was designed ~~by~~ in cooperation with the USA, France and GB, yet afaik all three don't have similar mechanics in their own constitutions because they never belived to have to deal with the next hitler themselfs.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

PS.: With the current trend we will find out in about the next decade if the safeguards work ...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Decade? More like 3 months. He's already doing wildly unconstitutional things. If the Supreme Court refuses to take on challenges to it or outright approves it, well, they didn't work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ich sage: nieder mit diesen Gesetzen!

Macht Deutschland wieder Groß

You mean that way, approximately?

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 3 months ago

If you really believe that the USA has "100-years tradition of upkeeping democracy against major non-democratic players" you are in delusion.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

That's what 2a is supposed to be for

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

2A is supposed to facilitate millitias in case England attacks again.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

... in case England attacks again.

I have been thinking about coming over there with a cricket bat.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Apparently that's what America wants. You mean for a possible future where it's a bad thing?

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