In the USA (and most places, honestly) all your options are lobbied by rich, there is no alternative in your great democracy.

Spare me this nonsense. Only one party is in favor of outlawing abortion, not both.

There are more people in the world than monsters, there is more love in the world than hate.

Doubtful. Very doubtful, given how many Americans don’t vote Democratic.

A better world is possible, don’t let these inhumane beings let you believe otherwise.

This from the one trying to help the Republicans turn America into a brutal theocracy by discouraging people from voting Democratic.

Society has existed before the state and will exist after the state.

History does not support this claim. Every society has had leadership of some kind. I’m aware of exactly zero libertarian utopias.

The government there starves and enslaves its entire population.

Such cowardly actions befit a gang of criminals, not the righteous leadership of a proud nation. The Chinese people deserve far better.

First of all, protection from bad groups is very important. But I don’t believe it should be provided to us by people that would do anything to harm you as long as it’s profitable and they can get away with it (that’s also inherently a bad group)

Then who will protect us? Who, but the government, can hope to have more manpower and firepower than organized crime?

If you were under a democracy basic human rights like the freedom of movement, housing, healthcare and autonomy of one’s body would never be QUESTIONED. Even assuming you democratically elected the republican party so they could do that (the americans elected the democrats in 2020, in case you’ve forgotten) it’s inherently undemocratic to take away your human rights, even if it was voted on.

That’s a bit of a paradox of democracy, isn’t it? Does democracy give the people the power to vote away their power to vote? You would say no, but then does that not imply there is some greater power than the will of the people? For there to be a greater power than the will of the people doesn’t sound very democratic.

If you were under a democracy the policies that the government approves wouldn’t be the ones lobbied by the rich. That’s what we call “corruption”

You forget, they do so with the tacit approval of the voters who keep voting for them after they do so. Members of Congress who sell America out to the highest bidder often do so for decades, not just one term.

Also, it’s funny you mention abortion, considering it was the supreme court that overturned Roe v Wade. I’m not sure about you but the supreme court doesn’t look like the most democratic institution to me.

It is also the Supreme Court that instituted the right to abortion in the first place. Roe v. Wade is the name of a Supreme Court case.

Congress should have codified the right to an abortion, and would have if not for people electing enough Republicans and DINOs to block such a bill.

Microsoft put Netscape and Stac out of business and got away scot-free, so yeah, not holding my breath either.

Nobody’s going to use it when 90% of the web blocks everything except genuine Chrome on genuine Windows.

Sure I can. This isn’t Oceania. We have a process for a reason.

No, I’m under the belief that there are groups of bad people that the rest of us need protection from.

I’m also under the belief that I live in a democracy, in which we the people choose our leaders. If the government does something bad, it’s because we put someone bad into power. The blame lies with us, not some distant, faceless, unelected hierarchy.

Don’t believe me? Listen to Republican rhetoric some time. Decode the dog whistles. You’ll find that they’ve been doing precisely what they’ve been saying they’d do: ban abortion, make life hell for immigrants, give money to the rich, dismantle democracy, and so on. None of their actions are surprising. There is no deep state conspiracy here, just politicians doing what they were elected to do.

We’re only doomed if people like you allow Republican assets like Cornel West to deceive you into helping their masters overthrow democracy. Only one side is unabashedly corrupt, and that side would very much love you to think their enemies are just as bad.

The establishment will bend you if you do that. You’re playing right into its hands.

And then there will be no more elections.

Without government, who’s going to stop armed gangs from killing you and taking all of your property?

If you don’t wan’t to be invaded, don’t give your enemies a convenient and completely morally justifiable reason to do so.

The accusations against Hunter Biden are themselves a Republican-manufactured distraction.

Most wars are arguably class wars. The invasion of Ukraine is Russian government (bourgeoisie class) versus Ukrainian people (working class), for example.

Will it turn out to be legit, or will it be this generation’s cold fusion?

Climate, real estate, price gouging, enshittification, health care, voter suppression… There’s an awful lot to distract us from.

Why were so many smart people wrong?

They weren’t. The smart people are people like you, not these hype train conductors.

Welp, you know what they say about playing stupid games.

Can confirm. Once puked on carpet out of nowhere. Only years later, as an adult, did I realize just how awful it must have been for Mom to clean up. Sorry, Mom.

Exactly. Not enough. They are not the majority.