this isn’t the first time hes outright said he’s gonna be a dictator,
My point is that he did not say that in this speech. He has said it in other speeches but not here. Why are we all focused on this event when we could be discussing the real issues of this speech and / or the other speeches where he threatened to be a dictator?
@oxjox@kbin_space_program Aren’t you creating a distinction without a difference? If things are “fixed” so that everything will forever remain the way his audience wants it (so they won’t have to vote), doesn’t this negate the right to vote? It seems to mean that anyone who DOES want something different is SOL, cause their votes would no longer change anything. If you don’t have to vote to reaffirm your agreement, you’re in an autocracy.
Obviously not. Perhaps it may negate your interest in voting, but certainly not your right to do so.
So when he says you won’t have to vote, that’s different than saying you’ll be unable to vote.
There’s a lot more to this country than the few things Christians care about. Even if he were to fulfill the promise, the world still goes on spinning.
@oxjox As a practical matter, if any vote other than one approved by the existing ruler is rendered meaningless, one has lost the right to vote. It’s not a vote if only one choice is allowed. Any other spin is just semantics.
My point is that he did not say that in this speech. He has said it in other speeches but not here. Why are we all focused on this event when we could be discussing the real issues of this speech and / or the other speeches where he threatened to be a dictator?
@oxjox @kbin_space_program Aren’t you creating a distinction without a difference? If things are “fixed” so that everything will forever remain the way his audience wants it (so they won’t have to vote), doesn’t this negate the right to vote? It seems to mean that anyone who DOES want something different is SOL, cause their votes would no longer change anything. If you don’t have to vote to reaffirm your agreement, you’re in an autocracy.
Obviously not. Perhaps it may negate your interest in voting, but certainly not your right to do so.
So when he says you won’t have to vote, that’s different than saying you’ll be unable to vote.
There’s a lot more to this country than the few things Christians care about. Even if he were to fulfill the promise, the world still goes on spinning.
@oxjox As a practical matter, if any vote other than one approved by the existing ruler is rendered meaningless, one has lost the right to vote. It’s not a vote if only one choice is allowed. Any other spin is just semantics.