Sorolainen

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[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago

I don't have an answer but I have wondered the same. Serbia, Georgia and Türkiye have currently some very large pro-democracy demonstrations, but the USA hasn't. What there is seems to be pretty small scale.

Maybe pro-democrat Americans don't feel like their actions matter? Perhaps the opposition just isn't that popular? Maybe the USA just didn't have all that strong traditions of civil action to to begin with. At least when compared to countries lile Georgia or Serbia.

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

While I don't consider the system of governance there very good, I'll have to agree. While I do absolutely worry for the American democracy, it isn't a dictatorship in its current form. I also agree that the primaries do make the system better and more democratic. I still think that the two part system is abysmal, but the primaries do make the claim to democracy stronger.

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would like to try out being a some short of cop in Sweden or Germany. I'm not 100% sure if this would be my answer if someone actually offered me this, but it would be interesting to see.

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

And where in the world would you like to have that employment?

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I do believe that quite a lot of informal "rules" would carry over or form. People actually function pretty bad alone and would realistically have to co-operate with other people. In absence of any laws or governing bodies this would be a reputation based system.

If someone is known as a dangerous lunatic and/or someone who doesn't keep their word, nobody would work with them.

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

ALL planes land. The question is, whether or not there is someone left to clap afterwards.

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It's really not that the Canadian government is necessarily any good or even better than the one in the USA. But in case of an invasion there would be a war going on and violent deaths would be expected. Although the part with penises in mouths would most likely constitute a warcrime.

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Thats assuming that the current states are able to keep their voting rights.

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

While the situation in the US is indeed very dire, I would say that places like Hungary did fall first. I am also afraid that the US wount be the last to fall. Many countries in Europe are shaky at the moment.

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Care to share whitch book did you borrow?

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Beautiful place. I know next to nothing about Hong Kong, but I'm glad to see that it is greener than in my imagination.

[–] Sorolainen@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where in Lapland was this image taken?

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