Another sign of how corrupt the system is, even should Trump "win" this election, and the GOP takes control of the Senate and retains control of the House, it is unlikely much of anything will get done. Every single person he tries to deport will be represented pro bono by some immigration lawyer and a sympathetic judge will just rubber stamp the stays on deporting them. The broader implications of that are a different but important conversation.
The Soviet System collapsed when even the insiders didn’t believe in the system. Here the government is populated with true believers. It will take decades of decline for them to change their minds. I don’t expect any big changes in my lifetime. The end game I see is crony socialism. The oligarchs running the media, services and financial systems will remain in control while the masses are dependent on some form of public assistance. Trouble makers will be arrested, unpersoned and cut off from assistance. This is similar to China except the Chinese are industrious people who realize you can’t prosper without building wealth. (Ie making things. )
Another sign of how corrupt the system is, even should Trump "win" this election, and the GOP takes control of the Senate and retains control of the House, it is unlikely much of anything will get done. Every single person he tries to deport will be represented pro bono by some immigration lawyer and a sympathetic judge will just rubber stamp the stays on deporting them. The broader implications of that are a different but important conversation.
Well stated. Although I believe we’re further along the path to Banana Republic than you seem to think.
Don’t know what to say about Yeltsin. He let foreigners like Bro
Browder loot the state.
The Soviet System collapsed when even the insiders didn’t believe in the system. Here the government is populated with true believers. It will take decades of decline for them to change their minds. I don’t expect any big changes in my lifetime. The end game I see is crony socialism. The oligarchs running the media, services and financial systems will remain in control while the masses are dependent on some form of public assistance. Trouble makers will be arrested, unpersoned and cut off from assistance. This is similar to China except the Chinese are industrious people who realize you can’t prosper without building wealth. (Ie making things. )
What's the ultimate take, then, on casting one's vote in deep blue, corrupt, Democrat-controlled cities like, say, Chicago? Don't even bother?