This. I think people in general misunderstand the allure of power and the means to maintain it. Power centers in US are drooling at the opportunity to do what China has done in terms of controlling discourse and language. The interesting thing is that they all assume that this particular measure of control would never be turned against them.

edit: Adjusted weapon to 'measure of control'. I accept people are a little too happy to overreact lately.

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kaveh_h 4 days ago | parent [-]

In a democracy where the politicians change every 4-8 years this is receipt for disaster. The next administration will undo action taken by the previous one. In effect destroying any momentum or progress for achieving anything. For China and Russia this is not a problem because of the totalitarian state.

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dashundchen 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

These fascist Republicans are not intending on giving up power. A bit China mixed with the sham democracies of Russia, Hungary or Turkey - this is the model they're going for.

What do you think the push behind the new gerrymandered districts is for?

Why do you think they are assembling a national voter registration database that hasn't existed before? https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-doj-national-...

Why are they creating fake emergencies to justify inserting federal police and the national guard in major cities with big Democratic voting populations?

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braebo 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Get your surprised pikachu memes ready for the day martial law is called to permanently postpone the election.

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MiiMe19 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I thought conservatives were the conspiracy theorists.

1. Gerrymandering is and always has been a thing, blue and red. Nothing has changed.

2. Government puts government data from multiple government places into one government place. More news at 11.

3. Because you get stabbed/shot for just existing in them? Because of the riots earlier this year?

Fascism = Something I don't like. Get a grip.

	▲	dashundchen 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		There were no riots, you don't get stabbed or shot just for existing in these cities. What planet are you living on? Violent crime has been dropping for years in almost every major liberal city in America. Are there still random incidents? There always will be, but fun violence rates are actually higher in many rural and GOP led states than in major cities. You need to get a grip and disconnect yourself from the propaganda the fascists are feeding you. The military does not belong in US cities.
	▲	8note 3 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		for 3 it cant be about riots, the president is a riot fan - he bukk pardoned the DC rioters, so its a thing he doesnt consider to be bad. i dont think thats a good guess
	▲	platevoltage 3 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Have mid decade redistrictings at the request of the president so he doesn't lose his ass in the midterms always been a thing?
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Machado117 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm sure that by now someone on the Trump administration has also realized this and has some plan to keep the politicians from changing.