The US is right now in a self consuming death spiral, that will only stop when politics stops being like football
You’re under the impression that the US has a parliament? We don’t
Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 3 months ago
ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Which football?
Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 3 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”
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 3 months ago
my team is always right, the other is always wrong
Um… that’s a perfect example of why you need to avoid cultural references when use analogies.
When you said “like football” I thought you meant “any time you face a challenge, kick the ball to someone else so it becomes their problem”. Where I come from, that’s what “like football” means. And it’s not necessarily a negative thing, maybe the new person with the ball won’t struggle with the same challenge… and when they inevitably face a challenge of their own they might hand the ball back to you.
ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I still wouldn’t bet against America. As a Tottenham fan, I have bet against Chelsea many times based on pure and justified loathing and ended up sad until American sports come on TV.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Which is related to parliament because…?
Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Because there is a parliament. A very disfunctional one
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Just because the concept is similar doesn’t make a bicameral legislature the same thing. Maybe don’t be so confident about something you clearly know little about?
dustyData@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You and everyone here understood perfectly what I meant. Get out of here with your inferior presidential system.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Pfft ok. You could’ve just said “I meant Congress” but instead you confusingly pushed back
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 3 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.