It kinda seems like the US' democracy is completely worthless.
this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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Its not a democracy
I don't know if you're being sarcastic because of the state of things or if you're one of those "the US is a republic" people, but
In fact, a constitutional republic is a form of representative democracy, not a direct democracy.
Yes it is.
I mean it even touts itself as one of the best democracies in the world. That's like 80% of their war propaganda.
On paper. In reality it's an oligarchy.
Again, I'm aware of the state of things. This was about "a republic is not a democracy" idiots.
Well, that's all water under the bridge now.
The US was never a particularly good representative republic on it's best days, and those days are far behind us. Calling the US a democracy of any kind is a lie.
So you also fall for what the CCP says about being communist just because they call themselves that?
Naïve as fuck lmao.
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Each state has its own Constitution, legislature, executive branch, and judiciary.
Missouri is not a victim, this is the exact experience they desire.
Roughly 60% of Missouri residents, during the 2024 election, voted for a traitor, felon, and fascist.
Aggressive ignorance is the new American pastime.
Absolutely bonkers to go “40% of the state voted against Trump, therefore everyone here wanted and deserves to have the measure they passed by 58% overturned.”
40% of the state did not vote against fascism. Your response is disingenuous and maliciously misleading.
33% of the state did not even bother to show up and vote. Not voting is tantamount to approval of either option.
https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/Nov2024OfficialVoterTurnout.pdf
40% of people who voted didn’t vote for fascism. Using the votes of someone’s neighbors to determine whether or not they deserve healthcare is deranged.
We are making the same point in different ways. I agree with your premise and position.
There are consequences for our actions and our inactions. This is the theme I’m communicating with facts and data.
Truth and reality are often bitter pills to swallow.
There is not a way to justify ignoring human rights violations just because they live next to people who voted for Trump. What you’re describing is collective punishment, and it is unethical and inhumane.
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If we're counting people not voting as voting for fascism, then Trump has an overwhelming mandate to take over the nation.
Well, i mean - he did take over the nation, so - ?
He has the Presidency and is expanding its power. He doesn't have complete control... yet.
My point is that you can't count non-voters as being on either side. They contribute to the ultimate result by not reversing it, but you can't count them as being for the winner's positions.
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Ok but then 60% didn't vote for fascism either, you'd have to compare it as 27% against, 33% don't care, and 40% for.
You act like the voter turnout in missouri was less than most other states.
Also there are a lot of misinformed voters, who were told that things like P2025 are just jokes to "trigger the left".
Being a misinformed voter is a choice.
They are not poor victims.
They are lazy asshats that wanted to believe obvious but comfortable lies, over having to do 10 minutes of work and dealing with uncomfortable truths.
I'm sick and tired of this handwringing for the poor, willfully ignorant voters who couldnt be bothered to question a single thing, or listen to anything that challenges their preconceived notions.
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Republicans aren't fit to govern.
Republicans aren't fit to ~~govern~~ breathe
Yeah, just like when the idiots in Missouri voted against Right to Work and elected Republicans to the state government and lo and behold, the newly minted Republicans attempted to pass Right to Work.
They are not smart people.
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"We the people" folks must be ready to protest right?
Republicans do not want to represent. They want to rule.
Dems/liberals/progressives aren’t “people” to Republicans. They’re the outgroup, the “other”, effectively dehumanized.
Keep voting Republican, Missouri.
Proof 1,056,344 that both sides, in fact are not the same.
Nazis don’t believe in voting.
Wait... You guys don't even have paid sick leave....?
We have to use PTO for normal sick days and file for short-term disability for illness that lasts weeks or a few months. And if you have a job without those benefits you get nothing.
The U.S. tied its Healthcare to employers to keep its citizens slaves to corporate America.
Its how wages have stayed so stagnant for 20 years.
cause people cant fight or leave, cause their healthcare depends on it.. especially if they have a very ill spouse/child
and they've taken so long to implement the 15 dollar minimum wage, that by the time its fully rolled out it will just be the new 7.25 with all the buying power it'll have with inflation and everything else, so nothing will fundamentally change for anyone.
And people get shamed for using it.
Freedom to work while you're sick!
I had to explain to my teenage son why I had to keep going to work when I broke my toe last year. And that was basically it. Lol
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People are acting like this is the first time republicans have willfully ignored the results of an election.
People still think votes matter? We lost that back in November.
One of the worst states in the country easily
There's a reason it sounds an awful lot like "Misery".
Its the Florida of the midwest
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Yeah, they're afraid of the backlash of recent events. There's nothing empathetic, or altruistic about it.
Next election on the ballot.
Ballot measures by the people cannot be revoked / overturned / undone or in any way shape or form be contradicted, other than through a future ballot measure at the following election. ANY ATTEMPT TO DO SO BY AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER RESULTS IN THEIR IMMEDIATE DECAPITATION IN A PUBLIC SQUARE.
you can spell missouri without misery.
They just won't let you
this is definitely LAMF
Missouri voted for a Republican government.
Missouri voters thought liberal views were going to be allowed?
Sort of. They changed the law to repeal the paid sick leave from Proposition A.
They couldn't force a change to the state constution that grants abortion rights. They did force a new amendment to go on the ballot to overturn the rights grated by Amendment 3.
The new amendment would remove the right to abortion with some exceptions not in the previous abortion restriction laws. It will be up to the voters.
Hopefully they don't pass the new restrictions but it could go either way.
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