[sheikhnbake]

The fatal flaw in our separation of powers is that even if congressional dems had a super majority, congress is powerless to enforce anything.

And the press has been covering Trump's rhetoric and the war pretty heavily.

[lebuffon]

So the "checks and balances" we were taught in school was just nonsense?

[kubb]

How could it be that a political system which remained largely structurally unchanged since the freaking 18th century isn't equipped to deal with everything that has been going on in the world since then?

It must be due to bad actors.

[Mr_Eri_Atlov]

Kinda yeah, much like how Americans are taught that they are a bastion of democracy, yet your convoluted electoral system has led to multiple instances of your president losing the popular vote.

[sheikhnbake]

They weren't nonsense until we had people in positions of power decide that they were.

At the end of the day, pieces of paper are just pieces of paper.

[akagusu]

   > And the press has been covering Trump's rhetoric and the war pretty heavily.
 

The press is owned by the billionaires that paid Trump's campaign.

They literally bought the presidency for Trump.

[sheikhnbake]

You're preaching to the choir. The oligarchy has indeed thoroughly captured the fourth estate

[akagusu]

I think they already captured all.