Posted on 03/12/2023 9:11:35 PM PDT by bitt
In So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (the fourth book in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy of six books"), Douglas Adams brutalizes "democracy" in a hilarious exchange:
"On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur. "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going in for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in."
That is America's Uniparty system in a nutshell! Republican, Democrat, whatever — they're all lizards. Then someone who doesn't speak lizard comes along — Donald Trump — and the "democracy" loses its collective mind. The Intelligence Community spies on his campaign. The FBI insinuates that he's a Russian spy. The press calls for his removal and incarceration. Unethical prosecutors and judges go after anyone who might be called his friend. The Uniparty harasses him with endless investigations. The Pentagon and agency
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You are a moron.
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Yep, he/she is definitely a moron!
Had he not run, probably throw another Clinton on that list.
And nobody would have known that she paid the Mexican government to find dirt on Romney, immigration issues with Jed’s family - no matter who the nominee was going to be, the dirty games were going to be played by the Clinton machine.
I agree, on all.
Thanks for that link!
That aged really well from 2016.. not sarcasm :)
No doubt.
I like to think that 2016 Trump election ruined the Bush and Clinton family dynasties..
I appreciate. Thank you!
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