tedtratt.bsky.social
Left of centre Atheist. Very old. Political. No fan of Trump. Ravens fan. Love family & country-Australia & dogs. No DMs. I rarely respond to DM so please don’t bother.
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Caused by your electoral system which dies not require your citizens to participate.
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It’s called dictatorship when one person wants to control everything. When it’s one person who is everything a President shouldn’t be you have a massive problem.
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Things are improving by the day then? Soon be too late as the takeover is established.
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Big deal. It means absolutely nothing to a certain type of person. He’ll look on it as a vote of confidence.
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And it is so easy. Your safeguards can be dispensed with on the whims of a single man.
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Is it legal to do this? If it is it is just another example of how easy it is for a group of dedicated authoritarians to take control of your country.
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You are entering an era of kleptocratic oligarchy, though I suspect you are already there and it is simply going to get worse. If you can survive this your entire electoral system needs to be reformed to avoid this happening again. Can’t believe how easily you’ve been manipulated.
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Many manual workers are not fit to work to that age because of wear on their bodies. Ok for office workers.
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I think he is working to get his share of the rare minerals in Ukraine & getting really nasty because he is being thwarted.Europe should leap in and make deals with Zelenskyy in exchange for aid.
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Being disliked is no problem to a dictator with your electoral system. Just imagine the gerrymandering & voter suppression at your next election.
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You could avoid all these problems in future by adopting compulsory voting. Many of those forced to vote would have voted against trump because they just don’t like him. Add preferential voting and you protect yourselves against lunatic minorities.
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You will need free elections for that and dictators don’t like those.
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Causing problems in Europe.
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Don’t forget racism. That’s a big deal for a lot of these people
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When they get desperate their tactics will change. What will be their kristallnacht? Will it be the declaration of a state of emergency which will permit them to deploy the military? And then it will be a question of how they respond. Follow orders of CinC or oath to Constitution?
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while they control & destroy all the safeguards. Many of which they have already done. All of this from a group which is supported by about 25% of the electorate. It is depressing beyond words.
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You had better hope that you are right because what we are seeing is the rapid decline of America into kleptocratic oligarchy that will end with most people living like the Russians or a bloody civil war. Surely they have made it clear that there will be no more honest elections
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I think they will let you have a few free goes. Then cut you off.
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Turning nastier every day. He will be a nightmare as Dictator.
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They come in handy when the roads are flooded. BTW we call them footpaths. Though I suspect you know that. Don’t you think using your feet on them is better than walking sideways? Sorry.
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They love climate denial, privatisation and welfare for the wealthy. And of course the RW are always tempted by authoritarianism.
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Maybe but in that time Corporations and billionaires have had far too much freedom and lack of regulation that has led to this. Your inequality is staggering and I hope our governments are taking note. Though the LNP will likely follow you down the rabbit hole given half the chance.
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It’s true in Australia, where they would love to defund it to make it look bad and then privatise it, and in most European countries.
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What every country needs is a balance of Capitalism & socialism. Don’t say that is communism because that just displays your ignorance. The balance can never be achieved by RW. It has to be established by the left & the beauty is the right are then afraid to attack it because it loses elections.
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It’s the same the world over RW ideology does nothing for anyone except the wealthy. Because of that some people think they are good with the economy. Sadly not true & statistics prove it. They also never introduce policies that help ordinary citizens like healthcare & social services.
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& a fair election can be held. Even the lunatics that didn’t vote in ‘24 might wake up and support their own best interests. However I can’t see much chance of half terms happening so maybe that could be the trigger.
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Not at all sure you can avoid it but eventually there will be little choice unless you are willing to accept Fascist, kleptocratic Oligarchy. I’m sure you realise what that choice is. However there is one slim chance if sanity can prevail using the courts& good luck they US may get to half terms
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The Guardian has a paywall on everything so inless you pay you can’t read them.
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And what do you think is needed to stop it?
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That, I’m sure, is a fair assessment. But what are you going to do about it? It won’t go away on its own. In fact it will just get worse.
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They desire Fascism because it actually gives them a voice. That’s what they think but it’s not true. Just the opposite in fact. It shuts them up. As you can see they are completely ignored & lied to but it doesn’t matter they are happy hating whatever offends them.
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I’m pretty sure all those nasties out there are supporting trump and have no desire for sane possibly progressive people to regain control of America. I might suggest you have a rethink about who you think the enemy is.
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Even for Fox that is a pretty stupid thing to say. Firstly Zelenskyy is not a dictator and secondly, trump soon will be and he grovels to them at every opportunity. Half the trouble in the world is the media, its owners and the money that enables them.
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Hopefully the military remember their oath is to the Constitution and that if ordered to act against it will take it upon themselves to remove the offending party.
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Confirming that RW Ideology is the biggest threat to democracy and those that care about resolving inequality.
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Why is anyone concerned about this subject other than caring such people are respected as fellow humans? Our behaviour is sometimes quite sickening. I do accept that questions of strength are real when it comes to sport but that’s a small concern surely?
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Hopefully the EU will step up and supply Ukraine with the necessary weapons to drive Putin out of occupied territory.
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But is that going to be enough?
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Those who oppose Fascism should adopt the same philosophy.
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Wonder how many MAGATs can read that or comprehend its meaning?
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Hate is just another symptom of Fascism. Hitler and his regime used it. Just how far it goes depends on the American people. You failed to implement the rule of law to ensure a criminal did not take high office so now the responsibility is with you to decide how far it goes.
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He loves the uneducated and knows how to manipulate them. It makes them feel big to hate something and speak as though they understand something when they parrot lines that they have heard.
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You know you are heading toward Fascism when this starts.
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The threat is clear and the response is obvious and possibly inevitable. Hopefully it will happen with the least damage possible. You are dealing with lunatics manipulated by some evil people.
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He is projecting again. He is the dictator and if you don’t do something you will be beyond help. So many of those MAGA morons on YouTube saying they prefer Putin to Kamala because she’s a socialist. Just how many uneducated people do you really have?
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Weak & cowardly. Supporting a fascist regime.
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You are on a downward spiral and you need to start doing something about it.
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not have happened. For FFS he virtually caused the latter with his incompetence. Time for America to sort your shot out. Republicans have enabled this so grow a spine & fix it. You are wrecking your country and the only friends you will have will be Putin & a fee despots.
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What a disgusting POS the American president is. Blaming Zelenskyy for the war in Ukraine. The world must be sick of him saying this would never have started if he was president. Listening to him right now and he is clearly unhinged saying the Hamas attack would not have happened, inflation would