Hillary says - American democracy is in crisis

[Mountainmanbob]

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/american-democracy-is-in-crisis/570394/

Small part of Hillary's quote:

And, of course, despite the recent indictments of several Russian military intelligence officers for hacking the Democratic National Committee in 2016, he continues to dismiss a serious attack on our country by a foreign power as a “hoax.”

 

[Hank77]

I don't think we're in a crisis when it comes to Russia and their friends. They like laundering money in our country too well to want to do us much harm.

 

[thecolorsblend]

If anybody is qualified to say that, she is. Think how much worse her defeat would've been without Google being in the tank for her.

 

[Go Braves]

Unfortunately she is correct. Russia is getting what they paid for.

 

[TuxAme]

Russia only has as much power as we continue to give them. They lose that power as soon as we stop talking about them.

 

[Apologetic_Warrior]

I'd say her crowd is the same audience, that believes the President to be Poseidon.

 

[Greg J.]

We're heading for a crisis of becoming a socialist country (rebound from the trump administration). Odd result for a country full of people who want the government to do what he or she thinks is best (a dictatorship).

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Actually, it seems like Hillary maybe the one in crisis mode?

Truthfully I don't think she could have handled standing up to the pressures of being president.

I hear she likes to nap a lot.

Probably best with Trump, he does not need sleep.

More real time on the job.

M-Bob

 

[The Barbarian]

And, of course, despite the recent indictments of several Russian military intelligence officers for hacking the Democratic National Committee in 2016, he continues to dismiss a serious attack on our country by a foreign power as a “hoax.”

Actually, he seems to swing back and forth between denial and recognition of the Russian attack on our democracy.

He denied it at his meeting with Putin, but of course, he had to be careful in front of the boss.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

He denied it at his meeting with Putin, but of course, he had to be careful in front of the boss.

Ridiculous
They are far from being friends very, very far.
Trump has laid many sanctions on Russia with what looks like more to come.

Stop scaring the little children.

Trump = best President that we have had in a long time.

Mr. President Trump.
Reelection should be a breeze?

M-Bob

 

[The Barbarian]

Barbarian observes:
He denied it at his meeting with Putin, but of course, he had to be careful in front of the boss.

Ridiculous
They are far from being friends very, very far.

You think he's obeying Putin because he likes him?

Trump has laid many sanctions on Russia with what looks like more to come.

President Donald Trump suggested in Vietnam on Sunday that US sanctions against Russia are too tough and that he prefers being on more amicable terms with the Kremlin.
Trump: Russia has been 'very heavily sanctioned' — now it's time to get back to 'healing' the world

Apparently Congress isn't willing to go along with most of his proposed concessions to Putin.

Trump = best President that we have had in a long time.

Putin thinks so...

Reelection should be a breeze?

We tend to re-elect presidents, even if they aren't doing very well. But Trump is pushing his luck, I think.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Barbarian observes:
He denied it at his meeting with Putin, but of course, he had to be careful in front of the boss.



You think he's obeying Putin because he likes him?



President Donald Trump suggested in Vietnam on Sunday that US sanctions against Russia are too tough and that he prefers being on more amicable terms with the Kremlin.
Trump: Russia has been 'very heavily sanctioned' — now it's time to get back to 'healing' the world

Apparently Congress isn't willing to go along with most of his proposed concessions to Putin.



Putin thinks so...



We tend to re-elect presidents, even if they aren't doing very well. But Trump is pushing his luck, I think.

I just printed out your post and shared it with the goats.

They quickly ate it -- now that tells me something.

M-Bob

 

[The Barbarian]

That goats can't read?
That you didn't know how to respond to it?
Aggression displacement?
What?

You think Trump is obeying Putin because he likes him?

 

[Gigimo]

I just printed out your post and shared it with the goats.

It's also good for lining the bottom of a bird cage.

 

[Fantine]

The attempts to muzzle the media, the ending of net neutrality, Citizens United, and changes in the White House website eliminating many pieces of important information are attempts to subvert democracy.

On the state level, voter suppression laws and extreme gerrymandering are efforts to disenfranchise voters.

The aggregate House of Representatives vote in 2016 showed more Democratic than Republican votes---so how could Republicans win about 46 more seats? Obviously gerrymandering is depriving Democrats of their voice.

 

[The Barbarian]

The aggregate House of Representatives vote in 2016 showed more Democratic than Republican votes---so how could Republicans win about 46 more seats? Obviously gerrymandering is depriving Democrats of their voice.

Republicans have lost faith in America. The idea of letting citizens pick their representatives scares them, these days, so they try to rig districts to get their way.

A short-sighted and ultimately self-destructive notion, I think.

 

[Gigimo]

Hillary Clinton: American Democracy Is in Crisis

Small part of Hillary's quote:

And, of course, despite the recent indictments of several Russian military intelligence officers for hacking the Democratic National Committee in 2016, he continues to dismiss a serious attack on our country by a foreign power as a “hoax.”

What's wrong, her vision of "mob rule" not coming to fruition as she would like?

 

[The Barbarian]

What's wrong, her vision of "mob rule" not coming to fruition as she would like?

In America, we call them "free elections." Which is why there was such an uproar when it was found that the Russians sought to rig them to help Donald Trump win.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Which is why there was such an uproar when it was found that the Russians sought to rig them to help Donald Trump win.

After all this time and money spent on these investigations we still see no proof of that whatsoever.

Stop scaring the little children.

M-Bob

 

[Gigimo]

In America, we call them "free elections."

But that's not what she wants she wants the mob rule type of election, you know one of those "popular vote" type elections! It's easier to stuff 1 ballot box than it is to stuff 50, that's why it's so popular in 3rd world countries.