The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war plans

Re:The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war p... by deepsun on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @12:09AM (#43478793)

For years I've been taught that US political system is based on checks and balances. Now I see that just like in any other country it was based on morals of people: voters, elected, and appointed.

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Re:The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war p... by pjc50 on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @12:26AM (#43478873)

Like running both your "redundant" fiber through the same conduit, there isn't a second backup public to demand better.

People demanded this and they got it eventually.

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Re:The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war p... by intended on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @01:34AM (#43479156)

The power of controlling information marketplaces.

Also I suppose it’s crucial to point out that it’s not just controlling the marketplace for news, it also needed one party to be absolutely focused only on winning elections, and eschewing bipartisanship.

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Re:The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war p... by deepsun on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @02:07PM (#43484996)

Yes and no: nowadays third-parties can steer the people demands themselves. It became much easier with internet and "web brigades" (recently started utilizing AI as well).

So on one side yes, people demanded it. But on the other side, they were manipulated to think one issue is more important than the other, to think that "the whole system is broken" etc.

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Re:The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war p... by Maken on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @06:03AM (#43480505)

Every political system is based on how much people believes on it. Laws are not magic incantations, and there is nothing forcing people to follow what they say.

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Re:The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war p... by deepsun on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @02:04PM (#43484955)

Yes, and a big problem is that the belief itself can be manipulated easier by adversaries using internet.

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Re:The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war p... by __turbobrew__ on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @12:13PM (#43483778)

You forgot the last check, a disgruntled person with a gun.

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Re:The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war p... by deepsun on Thursday March 27, 2025 @01:00PM (#43495565)

Gun is a good thing, but way more important is organization. I mean organization like "when order came everyone stands up and fights no slackers".

Even 10 organized people with no weapons are _way_ more dangerous than one armed person. That's why all autocratic regimes firstly jail/kill organizers (right now it's Turkey). Just having eyes in 10 different places is more important.

As Jefferson really liked (proposed by Franklin): "Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God."

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Re:The Trump administration accidentally texted me its war p... by __turbobrew__ on Thursday March 27, 2025 @04:00PM (#43497512)

I think you estimate what a single person with a gun can do.

* assassinate the president of Japan

* assassinate health care CEO

* nearly assassinate the soon to be president

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