Are you still loving Biden?

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On many issues, the gaps between the Democrats and Republicans are pretty large. In fact they're probably the biggest they have been for over a century. But there are big issues with the US system - it isn't at all proportional, it favours states over people, and smaller parties seem more interested in pageantry than in actually getting themselves elected (compare the US Libertarians to the UK Liberal Democrats for example).

The main advantage of the US system is that it's got quite a lot of devolution. You might not have much say over who becomes the President, but you have a lot of say over who gets elected to city council, or the school board. Some countries have a very strong federal government, but the US devolves substantial amounts of power to the states, who usually devolve to counties, who often devolve to municipalities.

That said, there's no doubt that voters in countries like the Netherlands are much more empowered. Proportional representation, organised minor parties, and lots of devolution.

SkinnedWolf,

In the past, there were movements that brought about positive, like the New Deal in the 1930s. I've been involved in a few grassroots movements that led to politicians backing away from bad policies.

It is possible .

Am absolutely feeling ashamed of our President after reading the above posts .No fan of Trump but at least he was a Pro at what he did . But this Biden mistake … causes me to wonder why , there hasn’t been a hint of a recall of Biden .. am thinking a used car dealer has more diplomatic skills . .
What’s worse is Biden son Hunter has big investments in Ukraine .If they haven’t been bombed yet .