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0 pointsblitzar1y ago0 comments

Why don't people rise up against dictators in other parts of the world?

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redeux1y ago· 3 in thread

They always do - eventually

anonymars1y ago

I think the point was to refute "they are doing nothing therefore they want this to happen"

lesuorac1y ago

I mean if so many of them are scared they can just caucus with the nearly (but not actually) 50% of congress members that are democrats [1].

It's really just republicans are only unified in presenting a unified front so when it comes to actually doing something like electing a speaker [2] [3] the lack of alignment becomes obvious. So they aren't doing anything to counteract trump because they aren't as a whole unified in that it's something they want but they're unified in not fracturing and helping democrats.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2023_Speaker_of_the_Un...

[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Speaker_of_the_Un...

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watwut1y ago

I am saying "they are doing nothing, because they want this to happen". Trump policies are exactly what conservatives wanted and pushed for. The corruption and all that is stuff they are fine with, as long as it is one of them doing it.

rsynnott1y ago

To a large extent, insofar as Trump is a dictator, it is only because Congress have decided to allow that through inaction. At least for the time being (though, see, for instance, the Weimar Republic; this may end up being a use-it-or-lose-it ability), they still do have the power to largely put him back in his box if they want to.

watwut1y ago

Dictators around the world have supporters who do not rise against them, because they are completely on board with their agenda.

Trump and his policies are to large extend logical extension of what republican party pushed for and wanted for years. Conservatives wanted exactly this, pressed for exactly this, made this happen. Plus, they are not just tolerating, they are actively defending it, sane-washing it more then mainstream media.

And yet also, they all have choices. They are not at risk the same way people living under dictatorship are. They made choice to support this party again and again, because they agree with it.

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6 comments · 3 top-level

redeux1y ago· 3 in thread

They always do - eventually

anonymars1y ago

I think the point was to refute "they are doing nothing therefore they want this to happen"

lesuorac1y ago

I mean if so many of them are scared they can just caucus with the nearly (but not actually) 50% of congress members that are democrats [1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2023_Speaker_of_the_Un...

[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Speaker_of_the_Un...

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watwut1y ago

rsynnott1y ago

watwut1y ago

Dictators around the world have supporters who do not rise against them, because they are completely on board with their agenda.

And yet also, they all have choices. They are not at risk the same way people living under dictatorship are. They made choice to support this party again and again, because they agree with it.

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