USA presidential elections 2016

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 30 Nov 2016, 21:01

Pelosi has prevailed as minority leader in the US house. Just shows the Dems. have not learned a thing from the election.

johnhemming2 · Post by **johnhemming2** » 30 Nov 2016, 21:27

So. One of the Cuban royal family died recently. His brother took over as regent a few years ago.

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 30 Nov 2016, 21:34

johnhemming2 wrote:So. One of the Cuban royal family died recently. His brother took over as regent a few years ago.

They don't run for election in the USA, Stay on topic if possible.

johnhemming2 · Post by **johnhemming2** » 30 Nov 2016, 22:25

Little John wrote:
johnhemming2 wrote:Authoritarianism always serves the few that are in authority. Otherwise the distinctions between "few" and "many" are arbitrary.
Cuba

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 01 Dec 2016, 04:17

johnhemming2 wrote:
Little John wrote:
johnhemming2 wrote:Authoritarianism always serves the few that are in authority. Otherwise the distinctions between "few" and "many" are arbitrary.
Cuba

I see Cuba as a perfect example of authoritarianism benefiting the few. Do you disagree?

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 01 Dec 2016, 06:38

vtsnowedin wrote:
johnhemming2 wrote:
Little John wrote:Cuba
I see Cuba as a perfect example of authoritarianism benefiting the few. Do you disagree?

I completely disagree.

johnhemming2 · Post by **johnhemming2** » 01 Dec 2016, 06:43

Just because someone is called a president does not mean that they are not part of what is effectively a hereditary monarchical dynasty. North Korea and Syria (the regime) are good examples of that.

Looking back at the USA it appears that one way trump is reducing lobbying activity is appointing lobbyists to government posts so they can simply do what they want.

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 01 Dec 2016, 06:48

Or the USA, with Kennedy, bush, Clinton sharing the spoils. Trump is showing his true colours by appointing goldman Sachs bankers into high positions . Here is the new boss, same as the old boss.

johnhemming2 · Post by **johnhemming2** » 01 Dec 2016, 06:52

There obviously is an element of continuity of hierarchy within the parties, but it is not the same - much that it has similarities.

Obama, for example, was not part of that. All political systems tend to develop people who can be described as politicians and within that informal hierarchies develop as well as the formal ones.

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 01 Dec 2016, 13:07

Little John wrote:
vtsnowedin wrote:
johnhemming2 wrote:
I see Cuba as a perfect example of authoritarianism benefiting the few. Do you disagree?
I completely disagree.

You might want to read this.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/ ... -king-cuba

Focusing on any material advantage he may enjoy missed a larger point, said Bardach, author of Without Fidel: a death foretold in Miami, Havana and Washington. "He owns the island of Cuba. It's his personal fiefdom."

Lord Beria3 · Post by **Lord Beria3** » 01 Dec 2016, 13:19

http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/ ... y.html?m=1

Greers latest. A must read...

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 01 Dec 2016, 13:24

vtsnowedin wrote: You might want to read this.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/ ... -king-cuba

Thanks, I enjoy a good laugh.

Really vt, do some research!

woodburner · Post by **woodburner** » 01 Dec 2016, 14:27

So Castro had a yatch and believed Cuba "belonged" to him. Well we used to have a yatch, well it was a 23ft half-decker, and i think England "belongs" to me. Doesn't make me rich though, well not enough to live like a king.

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 01 Dec 2016, 23:19

emordnilap wrote:
vtsnowedin wrote: You might want to read this.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/ ... -king-cuba
Thanks, I enjoy a good laugh. Really vt, do some research!

Show me your counter evidence.

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 01 Dec 2016, 23:50

Lord Beria3 wrote:http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/ ... y.html?m=1

Greers latest. A must read...

Yes. Excellent