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Originally posted by Eisenschwarz:
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Originally posted by khazadman:
Yep, nothing is going to change. It will still be a vicious authoritarian monolith.
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Actually I think it’s how America could become under The Republicans & bush, you see in china you’ve got large-scale corruption and unaccountable officials, Thus they have no incentive to do anything other than what they are told by their superiors and turn a blind eye to profiteering as long as they line their pockets.
If you look at America today, Bush wasn’t even elected, They push through tax cuts to benefit the rich etc, And many electoral results are a forgone conclusion, Thus creating less accountability thus less good behaviour on the part of those in power.[/QUOTE]There is absolutely no reasonable comparison that can be made between China and "Bush and the Republicans".
If you look at the American Constitution you'll see Bush
was elected to the presidency. He was elected by the Electoral College just like every other president. He wasn't the first, second, or even third president to lose the popular vote while winning the Electoral College. He was the fourth, so this kind of thing happens nearly 10% of the time in presidential elections.
