So is US. Last time I checked it was not possible for an outsider (third party candidate) to participate in US election.
Forgot about outsider, look what they did to Bernie Sanders. Both 2016 and 2020. Should I explain more? Let alone third party candidates like Jill Stein.
You have really bought the brand of bs the media is selling you don’t you?
They didn’t do anything to Bernie Sanders; the big-tent party moved rightward after Raegan but it’s progressive wing didn’t break off. His placement in both primaries reflects that.
Disclaimer: I’m not an American, so I might be simplifying or not getting something right.
EDIT: looking at your comment again, I could understand cynicism about the Democratic/Republican political machines, but I don’t necessarily equate that to something like Iran’s Supreme Leader.
Isn't the current President, Donald Trump, an outsider? He calls himself a Republican, but he wasn't involved with that party prior to deciding to run, and he certainly didn't seem to have the support of the party while running.
It's definitely a problem that you have to be in one of the two parties, but it's not impossible to come from outside and nominally join. Sanders is also a good example, coming close in 16 and 20, despite being, essentially, an independent or Democratic Socialist.
It's awfully suspicious how all of the other candidates except Warren dropped out and endorsed Biden overnight, right? Meanwhile, Warren, who was presumed to draw votes from Bernie, was all of a sudden awash in SuperPAC money despite her campaign having no chance.
I was specifically responding to a comment talking about the 2020 primaries, and I talked about the 2020 primaries.
It's really an amazing system we have. The government and media tell you how free you are and how wicked all these other people are, and everyone just eats it up. Anyone who questions is ostracized and sidelined. Way more effective than a brute dictatorship.
I would disagree with you except the result of the 2016 democrat primary was a lawsuit where the democrats argued and won on the basis that party nominations are not democratic even within the party.
I think if you believe the America portrayed on the news you may come to believe that. But social enforcement whatever you mean by that is much different than being thrown in jail for protesting the government while in the us they've been rioting for 90 days almost without repercussion.
The real world difference is huge no matter how you try to portray it.
It is kind of unrelated to this, but I am asking maybe somebody could help me. Do you guys know where can I read and learn more about the details of the Netflix network? I looked at their technical blog, but I wanted something more detailed and technical. Is there something like Netflix research papers (e.g. Google published Bigtable IIRC).
Hypocrisy is standing for one thing and doing another. Standing against the policies of the government you’re governed by is not hypocritical, by any measure whatsoever. Americans are not individually responsible for our governments actions any more than a German is responsible for the historical actions of theirs.
You have to think more and harder . That is the definition of hypocrisy. Showing people they do care about people and actually not giving a damn to well being of people.
> Americans are not individually responsible for our governments actions any more than a German is responsible for the historical actions of theirs.
It is funny when it comes to Iran, your politicians use the exact opposite logic.
I am not “my politicians”. Me and “my politicians” are individual human beings with different opinions. Disagreeing with my nations politics does not make me a hypocrite.
So with that explanation, I would say you have not read the comment I was responding to.
>Agree with the rest, but sanctions don't hurt the people who actually came up with this shitty idea. It ends up hurting the normal guy on the road, who will probably not endorse the idea in the first place.
When you say this in the response of sanctioning the USA, but don't say that when sanctioning other countries, that does only one meaning. You don't care about ordinary people from other countries (although you claim you do). Which makes you a hypocrite.
Except I never mentioned sanctioning other nations. If you conflate my opinions with those of other individuals - of course you think I’m a hypocrite. Groups do not have idea or opinions - groups are just piles of individuals.
