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From: Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org>
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Subject: Re: People Without Meaningful Lives Seek Power Over Others
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 03:41:29 -0400
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On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:07:17 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:11:23 -0400, Catrike Ryder
><Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:11:18 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed Aug 28 10:24:06 2024 AMuzi  wrote:
>>>> On 8/28/2024 9:08 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>>> > On 8/27/2024 9:37 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> USA is a Constitutional Republic.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Democracy is something else, for example where the Hutus 
>>>> >> wake up one morning and kill the Tutsis. Because they can.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Or more simply, two wolves and a sheep voting on lunch.
>>>> > 
>>>> > There are very logical and practical reasons against running 
>>>> > a country as a pure democracy. That's why its essentially 
>>>> > never done.
>>>> > 
>>>> > Even in a small town, can you imagine needing all the 
>>>> > population to vote on every administrative decision? And can 
>>>> > you imagine how random the votes would be, since very few 
>>>> > voters would understand the context of the issue, or the 
>>>> > consequences of their choice?
>>>> > 
>>>> > And following the money, it would be easy for those with 
>>>> > profits at stake to flood the citizens with misinformation, 
>>>> > to buy the result they wanted.
>>>> > 
>>>> 
>>>> As County welfare departments do.
>>>> -- 
>>>> Andrew Muzi
>>>> am@yellowjersey.org
>>>> Open every day since 1 April, 1971
>>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Name ONE case of an election being bought except the 2020 election.
>>
>>
>>It seems to me that current administration's free money give away
>>policy is an attempt to do that.  The college student's loan payoffs
>>with taxpayer money is an example.
>
>As I've often said, the best way to get elected is to start your
>speeches with "If elected I will give you...."

Like I said eslewhere, the need to escape poverty has gone on to turn
many people into fat, lazy parasites, and created professional
politicians who cater those lowly individuals.