On 25 Mar 2021 21:41:17 GMT, TimS  wrote:

>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.

  There is some Truth in that ..................

  However the USA was founded on the idea of NOT "oppressing"
  your neighbors. The "Just Leave Me The Fuck Alone" principle is,
  or was, very important.

  BTW ... what does this have to do with Raspberry Pi's ???????

  If Biden gets even half his taxation wishes, the entire USA won't
  even be able to afford a Pi.

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