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AdmiralPrune · 46-50, M
Pambie · 26-30, F
@AdmiralPrune That's the biggest problem with it.
SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F
SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F
@Pambie upvoted/agreed.
but NYC mayor Mamdani seems to think he can change all that. Either drive the democrat party far left, or splinter off it's most extreme/socialist elements.
as long as socialism is confined to municipal/state elections, the risk of national bankruptcy is minimal. we will simply see states like california shed businesses and taxpayers to other states.
if we have a socialist congress or president, things could end up looking more like Venezuela or Zimbabwe
but NYC mayor Mamdani seems to think he can change all that. Either drive the democrat party far left, or splinter off it's most extreme/socialist elements.
as long as socialism is confined to municipal/state elections, the risk of national bankruptcy is minimal. we will simply see states like california shed businesses and taxpayers to other states.
if we have a socialist congress or president, things could end up looking more like Venezuela or Zimbabwe
SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F
@ViciDraco thanks for clarifying. we are indeed on the same page. i voted for nikki haley in 2026. never voted for trump in my life.
ViciDraco · 41-45, M
@SusanInFlorida It wasn't really socialism that destroyed Venezuela. It was the economic warfare levied against them. Mamdani is also closer to what they do in the Nordic states and that seems to work pretty well.
Rolexeo · 31-35, M
That doesn't prove a whole lot. Most conservatives are pretty socially liberal and while they tend more towards religion plenty aren't, a lot of people on the left are religious as well. Authoritarians are consistently shown to score lower on IQ tests, they can fall on either side of the political spectrum.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, MVIP
@badminton In absolute fairness, I must state clearly that my comment does NOT apply to all Americans. There are some intelligent, informed, enlightened Americans out there, many of whom have travelled and benefitted from walking a mile in the shoes of others.
I am however referencing the perception of non Americans everywhere, and their observations about other Americans as seen through the Trump lens..😷
I am however referencing the perception of non Americans everywhere, and their observations about other Americans as seen through the Trump lens..😷
ArishMell · 70-79, M
If we apply that question to British politics we'd need establish if with capital or lower-case initial letters, because there are the Liberal-Democrat Party and the Conservative Party.
Whether the members and supporters of any one party are cleverer than any other.. I think this largely meaningless. There are bright and less bright, well-educated and poorly-educated, people in all walks of political life.
Extreme groups, of both Right and Left, tend to attract people who may or may not be particularly intelligent but have poor analytical and critical skills.
Whether the members and supporters of any one party are cleverer than any other.. I think this largely meaningless. There are bright and less bright, well-educated and poorly-educated, people in all walks of political life.
Extreme groups, of both Right and Left, tend to attract people who may or may not be particularly intelligent but have poor analytical and critical skills.
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GerOttman · 70-79, M
I have often thought that it must take some kind of super intellect to come up with and defend some of the idiot ideas that liberals fall in love with.
Sometimes if you back out of all the complex, intricate rabbit hole thought process and reduce a question to its simplest most basic form, you find the real solution does not require an advanced degree.
Simple isn't always stupid and complex isn't always smart or necessary.
Sometimes if you back out of all the complex, intricate rabbit hole thought process and reduce a question to its simplest most basic form, you find the real solution does not require an advanced degree.
Simple isn't always stupid and complex isn't always smart or necessary.