tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post627626334161033945..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: Ten things I grew up believing about the United States that turn out not to be trueRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-57939501578287422672024-01-28T21:50:46.797-08:002024-01-28T21:50:46.797-08:00Boy, I wish I knew.
I guess no civil war, no WW ...Boy, I wish I knew. <br /><br />I guess no civil war, no WW III, a sudden reversal of climate change, better race relations, the extreme left and extreme right suddenly being teleported into a parallel universe where they will be happy, responsible and conscientious politicians, altruistic corporations working for the betterment of society as opposed to maximum profit . . . I could go on, but it ejdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190602228388892520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-49206016911392704072024-01-28T18:24:25.862-08:002024-01-28T18:24:25.862-08:00@ejd:
That depends. What does a good outcome loo...@ejd:<br /><br />That depends. What does a good outcome look like to you?Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-16853974568995643352024-01-28T16:22:38.238-08:002024-01-28T16:22:38.238-08:00There is a strong argument to be made that this ti...There is a strong argument to be made that this time it's different . . . but then, that's what everybody says during their time. <br /><br />Me? I'm very pessimistic. I was hoping we'd limp along at least until I turn into associated atoms, but now I'm not so sure. <br /><br />That's not to say we're done for, but people who lived through great upheavals in human ejdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190602228388892520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-61276358966193733472024-01-28T14:03:29.906-08:002024-01-28T14:03:29.906-08:00@ejd:
> Meaning, that we are not in decline?
...@ejd:<br /><br />> Meaning, that we are not in decline?<br /><br />I think we're in decline, but I don't think it's inexorable. The history of the U.S. has always been one of ups and downs. I'm not tremendously optimistic at the moment, but neither am I ready to give up.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-25882361027840930512024-01-28T12:42:50.727-08:002024-01-28T12:42:50.727-08:00Do you still believe what you said for #10?
Meani...Do you still believe what you said for #10?<br /><br />Meaning, that we are not in decline? <br /><br />ejdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190602228388892520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-49395928633256331072023-01-23T07:48:11.824-08:002023-01-23T07:48:11.824-08:00Majoritarian democracy is not the only kind of dem...Majoritarian democracy is not the only kind of democracy! It is common to rule via a non-majority in most democratic states. In the UK, the ruling party has only twice had a majority vote share in the last century: https://www.statista.com/statistics/717004/general-elections-vote-share-by-party-uk/Sabrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03424596857015714923noreply@blogger.com