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I remember in the late 90s, when this was still controversial. Now it's just standard operating procedure.
They print the bills to finance the war. npub1qex7yjtuucs6ac49kjujdgytrjsphn5a4pdscu2w3qlprym4zsxqfz82qk You are right. But in the face of this, we can only continue our mission by sharing a smile with those in need.
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npub1wucn...ha2m 11 months ago
The US Constitution is what set the United States up for oligarchic expansionism / imperialism. It replaced the Articles of Confederation (against stiff opposition and dissent, cf. the Antifederalists and Shay's Rebellion) which set very strict & strong limits on the powers of the federal government (and which had a president who was just the presiding officer, the actual origin of the word) tl;dr the (controversial) adoption of the US Constitution is when the US went from decentralised to centralised
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Johnathan Corgan 11 months ago
It was never "worthful". It was just a gentleman's agreement among a bunch of politicians to enforce power among themselves after overthrowing the previous bunch of of politicians, with a ton of effective propaganda that has kept it alive for a long time, until recently.
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bjorn 11 months ago
Even if Iran is seeking nuclear weapons, which I doubt they are, how can nations with nuclear weapons use that as justification for war? It's weapons of mass destruction all over again, except the lie is even lazier this time.
And voting for a black woman was going to usher in the apocalypse.
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Dave 11 months ago
Probably a good idea to move away from major population centers within the US.
"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist." Lysander Spooner
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lex 11 months ago
but how, in principle to deal with crazy regimes?
Democracy leads to this. Pieces of paper can't avoid the hijacking of this system. We need competition for everything. We don't need masters. We don't need to be led by people we are forced to "elect". Only the anarcocapitalist way makes sense let's be honest
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Emperor Kuzco 11 months ago
War Powers Act of 1973. He has 60 days before congressional authorization.