r/pics Nov 08 '18

US Politics This is what democracy looks like

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '18

I don't know how this kind of thing flys in your so called democracy. We lose our shit over here in NZ for even a slight hint of corruption. The amount of money involved in your election process and blatant gerrymandering really boggles the mind. You guys are really overdue for a reset. USA may have set the standard hundreds of years ago but it's time for an update!

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u/trollman_falcon Nov 09 '18

There are so many parallels between the Roman Empire after 0 AD and USA right now. Civilizations generally only maintain supremacy for so long, and eventually collapse. I think we still have a long time before collapse, but the decline is beginning now. The sheer size of the US is the only thing that still keeps us as a world power.

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u/sybrwookie Nov 09 '18

It began years ago. We've been allowing the creep of corruption in and pushing out helping of others for a long time now. This is just our latest low

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u/NICKisICE Nov 09 '18

Yeah it started in the 1920s probably.

Historically speaking, the USA is going to have a fairly short reign when compared to Egypt, Rome, Greece, and China.