Hard to tell when the United States slipped from being a Democracy entirely, but purposely not funding he post office so that mail-in ballots won't be able to be counted in a timely manner, in order to swing an election certainly seems like a last straw.
204 years later...
It's shame really. Founding Fathers would be turning in their graves, but you also have to wonder if they wouldn't be all that surprised that the grand experiment of America failed.
Fundamentally, it is just that an experiment. Democracy is a fragile concept. We've learned that increasingly over the last three and a half years.
Not that democracy in and of itself, equals equality.
In fact, governance in the West has felt increasingly unfair over the last decades.
I started becoming politically interested around the turn of the century. Seems funny to say, but it's true. And in that time, it has felt like the growing and now insanely gaping wealth divide is the single most damaging aspect of Western civilization.
Makes me wonder how long we can go on like this?
What do you think? Let me know your answers in the comments below.
And in terms of a way forward: a blockchain presidential vote would be a hell of a lot cheaper than the billions the post office needs... but I get we're not there yet in terms of that being a secure, safe choice.
Someday maybe in a true democracy.
I honestly don't think we're too far away from some kind of civil war here, or "semi-peaceful secession" in the U.S. if things don't drift more towards the middle. If it gets to that point I don't think it'll be fought like previous civil wars but there will be pockets of insurgents who will take over certain areas that might result in some kind of unified secession. There's just too deep a divide between the two extremes now to imagine a consensus.
The next four years, I believe, will make all the difference in which way it goes. No matter who wins this next election I envision civil unrest and cries of election fraud. This might just be the spark that ignites the flames. In the meantime, we'll be working towards that second passport. ; ) These are dangerous times for America. I don't think many realize how quickly this house of cards could fall.
A great idea that I’d look a lot more seriously if I was younger. Several European countries make it relatively easy if you have family ties. And a bunch of countries let you basically buy a second passport, but not cheaply.
It’s not just cutting off the flow of funding, active measures are being employed:
The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election
Hey, any Hardfork update?