If Trump wins and doesn't abolish the income tax, I wonder if that will finally wake people up about (s)elections and finally get the masses to revolt.
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@xianc78 I don't think that will happen. I think Trump will probably work to at least get taxes trimmed down though.
@beardalaxy Trump is making huge promises. I feel like it's either he's going to have to fulfill those promises or the masses are going to revolt.
COVID has already destroyed a lot of faith that people still had in government. I don't think that even the most diehard Trump supporters can tolerate any more broken promises.
What makes you think that? They were fine with:
no wall Mexico paid for
"take the guns first"
her not locked up
no swaps drained
no wars ended
no one tired of winning
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@nicholas @beardalaxy A lot of people were off the Trump train after COVID, I think if he fails to deliver his promises this time, it will be the final nail in the coffin for him and maybe the political system for the right.
@nicholas @beardalaxy I don't even know for sure what's going to happen. I do know that people are losing faith in both parties.
I see more and more people either focusing on state/local elections, or focusing on purely grassroots activism. More people are pulling their kids out of schools and homeschooling them. People who can afford it are living off-grid. There is a quiet revolution going on, even if the media isn't covering it. Maybe I'm a bit optimistic on it, but the government is sure noticing it and it's trying to bring people back into the two-party illusion. How it's going to work out, I don't know.
I guess I just lack your optimism.