Has democracy largely failed in the US? There should be an actual Fascist party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTF is an “enlightened fascist”? If you disobey you get a stern scolding, insrptead of being executed?

Sort of like the way liberals scold people who voted for Trump - often with profanity and death wishes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m thinking that the US just isn’t a great fit for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is an “enlightened fascist”? If you disobey you get a stern scolding, insrptead of being executed?

Sort of like the way liberals scold people who voted for Trump - often with profanity and death wishes.

Are they teasing you at the playground? Come hide behind mama's skirt...

[Anonymous]

So is OP a well spoken 15 year old? Are there more Russian trolls on here? Is OP a garden variety American troll?

Because this sounds like the newest Kremln talking point. And if you don’t like democracy, OP? Go back to Russia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF is an “enlightened fascist”? If you disobey you get a stern scolding, insrptead of being executed?

Sort of like the way liberals scold people who voted for Trump - often with profanity and death wishes.

This makes no sense. It feels like you don’t understand what happens to people who protest the state under a fascist regime. Prominent fascist regimes;

North Korea today
Germany in WWII
USSR in the cold war

I agree with PP— very unsettling that someone is RaRa Go fascism. It’s like the antifa thing. Being against fascism is a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
If we were living in a democracy, we wouldn't be paying so much for drugs.

I agree, we would have actual health care without the insurance companies, hospital execs and pharma companies sucking 30% out of the system.

We would also have true competition among our telecom companies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with novelist Robert Heinlein's model of society depicted in the book "Starship Troopers" (wayyyy better and much different than the movie, BTW)

Essentially, society was composed of two groups of people: Citizens and Civillans.

Each had the same basic human rights, educational access, occupations, etc. the only difference was the area of politics and the franchise of voting.

Only Citizens could vote and hold office.

How did one become a Citizen?

Military service. And for those unable to serve militarily due to physical limitations or ethical objections, there was an alternative called "federal service", which was no less grueling, dangerous and demanding.

The point was that the privilege of voting, without being earned, men's nothing. People will simply vote in their own interest rather than the good of the state, and will elect those who promise them free stuff.

By requiring a term of potentially dangerous service, it demonstrates that a person has skin in the game, and has earned a vote, rather than it simply being given to them by virtue of them simply existing.


Alternatively, I'd also support a system where a person could accumulate multiple votes. So every person would have one vote. If a person paid taxes on income or investments, they get another vote. If they own property, they get a third vote. If they served in the military, they get a fourth vote. Such a system incentivizes people to make the most of themselves, and rewards those who try harder with having more of a say in how things run than those who do nothing.



Either system would be preferable to what we have now.

It is not good to base a system of government on a science fiction action thriller. If so, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" might be better.
TANTSAAFL

[Anonymous]

"Starship Troopers" is the only fiction work that is required reading for USMC officers and senior enlisted personnel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m thinking that the US just isn’t a great fit for you.

+1

Gold medal post right here!

[Anonymous]

What makes it worthy of a medal, exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What makes it worthy of a medal, exactly?

DP

Wry intelligent snide comment is very unusual for DCUM. Medal worthy

[Anonymous]

We already have a fascist party. They’re called the democrats. Look how tolerant they are. Look how they embrace free speech. Look at the threats they spew. Look at the propaganda they peddle. Lovely bunch of psychopaths.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We already have a fascist party. They’re called the democrats. Look how tolerant they are. Look how they embrace free speech. Look at the threats they spew. Look at the propaganda they peddle. Lovely bunch of psychopaths.

Republicans never do any of that stuff!

[Anonymous]

Ha! I thought the left are the new fascists. Spawned by leadership rhetoric, down to the social policing and attacks from its rank and file. Try being conservative on campus. Your safety, job, and family are all at risk, if they suspect you aren’t on board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think I would support a Fascist party if there was a viable one. Democracy is wonderful in concept, but in practice it leads to dysfunctional, frozen government and President Camacho. Particularly with the current White House resident, tell me exactly why an enlightened fascist would not do a better job?

Dear lord. The current president appears to be a closet facist.

How about that op, calling for a return to facism on Holocaust remembrance day.