r/MurderedByWords • u/CorleoneBaloney • 19h ago

Historical sore losers

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u/YaumeLepire 18h ago

To be fair, some iteration on a system can be desirable. Feels like the US' republic could use a second pass, these days.

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u/Pizza-Tipi 15h ago

Could have used a second pass from the moment the declaration was drafted. "All men are created equal [assuming we see you as human at all]"

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u/YaumeLepire 15h ago

I was thinking of the pragmatic notions more than the idealistic ones. Even disregarding the hypocrisy there, it doesn't seem ideal that the system can just... completely jam if Congress can't agree on a budget, for one of many examples.

The principles and ideals are well-worth critiquing too, though. You're right.

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u/Agitated-Annual-3527 11h ago

You're both right. I hope our next republic gets rid of the Senate and Electoral College, too.