“bro we can’t help what our elected officials will do” is currently my favourite expression of liberal’s understanding of democracy
At least they’re not salivating for the blood of Chinese people, that’s a start
(also worth mentioning that the post is a month old)
Yeah it’s pretty good for that sub’s standards lol.
(also worth mentioning that the post is a month old)
yeah lol I went through my old reddit posts and noticed I didn’t post this one here back when it was fresh news
Eventually the truth will be impossible to ignore: that China will be the world leader.
I’m not sure they want to be the “leader” (based on their current foreign policy), but they’ll certainly be the biggest pole in a multipolar world (a “de facto leader”, I suppose)
Democracy is when a small group of people do whatever they want, and everyone else fucking prays they don’t do something stupid
It’s not perfect but it’s the best system we’ve got!
the best system possible
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democracy is when oligarchy
Well as Michael Hudson always says “Democracy is the system that preceeds oligarchy”
