On 25 Mar 2021 at 21:00:17 GMT, Jasen Betts  wrote:

> On 2021-03-25, Scott Alfter  wrote:
>>  In article ,
>>  The Natural Philosopher   wrote:
>>> It is not.
>>>
>>> And one mechanism and one only has been shown to be effective to curb
>>> this level of corruption, and that is the ballot box.
>>>
>>> Once that is corrupted, and people become 'cancelled' and 'deplorable'
>>> then you are truly lost
>
> I realise that America was founded on the right to oppress ones
> neighbours, but since then it has gained a constitution that mostly
> forbids that sort of thing.

It gained a constitution that is hard to change and then even harder to
unchange when the changers turn out to be loonies. Such as Prohibition.

The US is too big a country to govern properly (50 or so million is about
right). The US, Russia, China, and India should all be broken down into their
constituent states.

--
Tim

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