Updates from a Failing Democracy

Psyche · Post Post #2 (isolation #0) » Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:35 am

This is really cool and really well-written.

Psyche · Post Post #20 (isolation #1) » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:55 am

we still have the second amendment
with my bear arms they'll think twice about disenfranchising us

But no seriously the US is practically the most stable nation existing right now.

Psyche · Post Post #27 (isolation #2) » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:21 pm

in my doomsday scenario the rules are changed on the state level and reinterpreted on the federal level such that conservatives can reliably gain sufficient and consistent control of the government without winning the popular vote

when a particularly egregious election involves a republican, pro-business president achieving victory with popular support of like 40%, a strong reaction by citizens ever brings us into a completely new era of american politics in the same way that the Great Depression did long ago

and after a spate of important reforms, things are meh again

Psyche · Post Post #31 (isolation #3) » Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:18 pm

In post 29, Vi wrote:@Psyche: The problem is that we're heading for elections where you can win without the popular vote, PLUS economic woes, PLUS a significant portion of the population that has been told for years that armed revolt is a pretty cool idea, PLUS we're not as isolated (geographically, not politically) as we were during our previous moments of weakness. There are all kinds of ways this could end poorly.

you've forgotten one thing