American Politics I: It's All Applesauce

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

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Louis XVI logs onto his NationStates account (1789, colorized).

[The Reformed American Republic]

This is awesome.

You lost an election that was fair. This is not awesome.

[Faraby]

I will always respect Al Gore for conceding, even though he probably actually won.

[Imperium Latine]

This whole event has added fuel to my argument that the US is not a first world country. Even calling us a third world country would be an insult to actually third world countries.

This was definitely shameful for the US but you must not really know 3rd world countries to say things like that.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

That’s the sad part. Precedent. I’ve said this in thread several times. Trump is a dumbfuck but his cuckery certainly can give an intelligent person a play by play book on how to avoid mistakes to successfully steal an election. I hope I’m wrong but there may be a dictator in your country’s future. The bed has been made.

It's now clear that if you want to launch a coup, all you need is a mob, a few Capitol police (either to sabotage the perimeter and let people in, or to get more of the force on board with standing down or what have you), and the backing of the DC National Guard. Once someone figures that out, we have our praetorians.

You need a little more than that, but yes. It didn’t work this time, but wait until the president is intelligent and the very electorate deeming said person popular permits the shenanigans. Check Putin, and Chavez. What they did they did because the electorate permitted it.

Get someone who can game the system, who’s popular and an accepting population and say goodbye to your republic.

[New haven america]

They don't waste their money on bombing countries and installing "democracies" either.

1. Partially because they get to hide behind the shield of alliances.

2. Also because they don't even meet their Nato commitments.

3. Great example of a fine democracy that upholds international agreements.

1. The only alliance they're a part of is NATO.
2. Neither do most NATO members.
3. I'd also like to point out that they're not an ethno-state nor do they nor are they totally flushed with oil money, as the US is the world's largest oil producer.

[Istoreya]

One person is dead. How is that awesome?

Really? Who died? I haven't heard this yet

From what I gather, it was a woman who entered the building. Someone who took a gun with them thought it would be funny to randomly fire it and it didn't go so well.

[Cordel One]

This whole event has added fuel to my argument that the US is not a first world country. Even calling us a third world country would be an insult to actually third world countries.

This was definitely shameful for the US but you must not really know 3rd world countries to say things like that.

I've been to several and can confirm Torisakia's claim

[Insaanistan]

Really? Who died? I haven't heard this yet

From what I gather, it was a woman who entered the building. Someone who took a gun with them thought it would be funny to randomly fire it and it didn't go so well.

America.

[Silvedania]

Really? Who died? I haven't heard this yet

From what I gather, it was a woman who entered the building. Someone who took a gun with them thought it would be funny to randomly fire it and it didn't go so well.

Was the woman storming the building?

[Austria-Bohemia-Hungary]

This whole event has added fuel to my argument that the US is not a first world country. Even calling us a third world country would be an insult to actually third world countries.

It isn't a third world country in the traditional unaligned sense. It is however a Latin American-style caudilloship on par with Venezuela at this stage.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Brave patriots who drape themselves in the flag of a failed state that lasted four years that waged a war against the state they live in and supposedly love.

[Kowani]

Fox News covers up the logo on their DC building to avoid being targeted

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

This whole event has added fuel to my argument that the US is not a first world country. Even calling us a third world country would be an insult to actually third world countries.

But the literal definition of "first world country" includes the US and its allies.

This has gotten so far out of hand. I think a lot of it might be caused by pent-up frustrations from everything that's been happening, and now it's all boiled over.

[New haven america]

Turns out the police willingly took down the fences and let the terrorists into the Capitol.

Wait what?

Most police officer tend to lean to the Right and have spent an the entire summer antagonizing left-wing peaceful protests which turned them into riots.

This isn't surprising.

[G-Tech Corporation]

They're also a tiny ethnostate flush with oil cash.

Apples, oranges.

Not an ethnostate, and... The US is the world's largest oil producer, and flush with oil cash. It's just kept on fewer hands. Praise be unchecked capitalism!

85% of Norway is Norwegian by ethnic ancestry. What percentage do they need to have for you to consider it an ethnostate?

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund totals $200k USD per taxpayer, almost exclusively funded with oil. The US only makes ~700 dollars per citizen off of oil. In what world is 200k comparable to 700, or were you just throwing out unfounded assumptions you repeat as truth?

[Gravlen]

They don't waste their money on bombing countries and installing "democracies" either.

Partially because they get to hide behind the shield of alliances.

Also because they don't even meet their Nato commitments.

Great example of a fine democracy that upholds international agreements.

Norway spend 2 percent of their GDP on defense expenditures, meeting their NATO commitments.

I mean, you have Google right?

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

FFS Vassenor and Insaanistan why the hell did you quote that post.

[Zarnicovia nova]

Really? Who died? I haven't heard this yet

From what I gather, it was a woman who entered the building. Someone who took a gun with them thought it would be funny to randomly fire it and it didn't go so well.

Mother went in this a gun and children shot a few bullets and then was shot by guards and killed from, what I heard.

[Insaanistan]

Brave patriots who drape themselves in the flag of a failed state that lasted four years that waged a war against the state they live in and supposedly love.

^This. I’ve argued this IRL soooo many times.

[Silvedania]

Brave patriots who drape themselves in the flag of a failed state that lasted four years that waged a war against the state they live in and supposedly love.

The storming of the capital is a little moronic, I agree.

[Istoreya]

From what I gather, it was a woman who entered the building. Someone who took a gun with them thought it would be funny to randomly fire it and it didn't go so well.

Was the woman storming the building?

She was, but unarmed, and possibly pregnant.

[The Archregimancy]

BIDEN MUST BE ASSASSINATED FOR THE GOOD OF THE UNITED STATES OF FUCKING AMERICA AND THAT TRUMP IS THE RIGHTFUL PRESIDENT!

How does one become the rightful president after losing both the popular and Electoral votes?

Please don't reply to obvious forum trolls, Vassenor.

I mean, the all caps post should have been just the teensiest clue.

[Shrillland]

NBC News is saying Congressional leadership might continue the count procedures from inside their bunkers if necessary.

[Holy Marsh]

The kiddie gloves with which these traitors are being treated is absolutely infuriating. Change who is doing the storming and I guarantee there would be a lot of bodies on the ground,