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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Honesty is not always better. The brazenness is a signal that in a decaying democracy Americans now longer have the power to reign in the executive branch. At least not without a new and more confrontational strategy.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Americans now longer have the power to reign in the executive branch. At least not without a new and more confrontational strategy.

What was the old strategy?

[–] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Pretend nothing was wrong

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

What was the old strategy?

Strategy?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net -2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Voting, contacting reps, protests marches.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

That shit never worked either.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And that worked?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Depends on what you mean by worked. I think it did place limits on imperialist behavior even if it did not stop it. We are now seeing those limits being breached.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I think it did place limits on imperialist behavior

:-/

[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Well if they previously had power they didn't have inclination.