damn, if only the US was a democracy
it is a democracy, for the ruling class
A dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, one might say?
indeed
"Democracy is rule by a group that is democratic within their own ranks"
-Some Guy, I forget.
Yes, friends, governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.
Biden being more bloodthirsty than the majority of the US on not just one but TWO unrelated wars is impressive
Guess someone forgot to tell him that warmongering only gets you a popularity boost when you sell the public on it
70% of Americans are paid troll farm bots
Logging on to reddit and asking "what time is it in Washington DC, buddy? Got your Biden bux for this post?"
We're in April of 2006 support for the Iraq War territory, so I'm sure we'll leave Ukraine really soon. That's how it worked in Iraq right?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_opinion_in_the_United_States_on_the_invasion_of_Iraq
I think the difference here is that Russia is actually winning on the battlefield, and Ukrainian army isn't likely going to be able to hold on much longer. So, there's going to be an Afghanistan style debacle with public already being against the war.
Good thing our voices matter
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