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[–] 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You know that the political process needs a lot of patience and time if you actually want to achieve something?

Maybe that's the case in Brazil, but here in the US, that is patently false.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    If the US had anything resembling a real democracy i would concur, but you don't have that. The two-party system with first-past-the-post really fucks the US populations ability to get change enacted. Lula's party does not have a 2/3 majority, it has to seek partners for the laws they want to enact, and that takes time.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    If nothing else, Donald has demonstrated that change really takes no time at all. A president just has to give enough of a damn to do it. The motherfucker literally made his second inauguration a ritual in demonstrating a commitment to change. (Shitty changes, but still change.)

    And yes, our system has been well-engineered from the start to make sure the entire governing apparatus favors the rich and powerful. I don't think that is ever going to change.

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