Yeah I agree pretty confusing - talk about moving the goal posts.
Having said that, I do think dustyData highlighted the two defining flaws in the US government:
Money has too much influence over politicians. Many other countries have laws that limit how much funding a politician can receive from the private sector. Some countries that don’t have those limits are adopting them.
The critical difference between “Congress” and “Parliament” is the separation between Congress and the President does not exist under a typical parliament system. With the Parliament system, the Prime Minister is just the person Parliament voted to be in charge and make individual decisions where you can’t afford to wait for hundreds of people to get involved. I think your presidential system is the reason your government can’t pass any laws lately.
I’m European, so actual football. The other one works too tho. What matters is the dynamic of “my team is always right, the other is always wrong, I’ll punch you in the face for it”
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You’re under the impression that the US has a parliament? We don’t
dustyData@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You and everyone here understood perfectly what I meant. Get out of here with your inferior presidential system.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Pfft ok. You could’ve just said “I meant Congress” but instead you confusingly pushed back
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah I agree pretty confusing - talk about moving the goal posts.
Having said that, I do think dustyData highlighted the two defining flaws in the US government:
Money has too much influence over politicians. Many other countries have laws that limit how much funding a politician can receive from the private sector. Some countries that don’t have those limits are adopting them.
The critical difference between “Congress” and “Parliament” is the separation between Congress and the President does not exist under a typical parliament system. With the Parliament system, the Prime Minister is just the person Parliament voted to be in charge and make individual decisions where you can’t afford to wait for hundreds of people to get involved. I think your presidential system is the reason your government can’t pass any laws lately.
Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 6 months ago
The US is right now in a self consuming death spiral, that will only stop when politics stops being like football
ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Which football?
Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I’m European, so actual football. The other one works too tho. What matters is the dynamic of “my team is always right, the other is always wrong, I’ll punch you in the face for it”
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Which is related to parliament because…?
Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Because there is a parliament. A very disfunctional one