Aye, for sure but its uncertain how long the centre can hold for. Populism is intoxicating and shows no sign of slowing down

It only took 4 years for the GOP to become Trump's party

Freedom for or from what?

I don't see any party looking to dissolve rights on a large scale

Government extension is not necessarily tyranny, if anything it can be an extension of liberty

The prevision of medicare and medicaid does free people

Government isn't a straight equation into more tyranny

Aye, and implementing Universal Health Care would fit within that definition as a theoretical

Real freedom is being able to do what you want without harm

And an individual must be accountable for their actions ofc, and they will be

But bigger government doesn't mean you're less free

If I took away the fireservice, then you'd have to be constantly concerned about the risk of fire without help

Removing that burden

Is a positive right

Same can be applied to health

They receive Federal and general state grants

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/grants/

Hold up

Are people in cities not the common people?

What's the difference between them and you?

Also I swear most of America is 70% Urban or so

Population wise

Most rural areas I presume rely on agriculture

(((Its because they vote for the blue party))))

Damn had no idea the Urban rural divide existed to this extent

That's insane to me, honestly

Idk what could possibly be that different

Are y'all just mad that cities vote Democrat?

I don't think peeps hate the countryside

If you're in a city, you're not loyal to the grey buildings

American countryside often seems barren

Each to his own, I prefer the woodlands

And general rolling hills with coastal cliffs

Not quite a natural woodlands, which you could take a walk in

I've got a certain idealistic idea of what the countryside is

@Mcgoober What cities have you gone too?

You can see the moon in cities

Any foreign cities? @CyberSpacePirate @Mcgoober

@CyberSpacePirate When did you leave?

Oh, thought you left the Greatest country on Earth 🇦🇱

That's some freedom right there

Bring back Sherman

Gun

Which one?

Oh yep

That's America alright

America intensifies @CyberSpacePirate

Simple as innit

Education is freedom

Oh god not this conversation again

The Democrat party split before the Rebellion over the issue of union

Besides the parties switched in the 80s

It was the Southern switch, after Carter the Democrats lost their grip on the South and in turn the Republicans took hold

But it's not propoganda, the Republican party wins the South

Bruh the party switched happened and if you're denying it you're going against history

I didn't know bankrupting yourself was true Freedom™, sorry

America is 30th in the rankings of Healthcare quality, quality healthcare only exists to those who can afford it

@Memologist Ph.D. 23rd in Social Mobility

People are working longer hours and are being paid the same which in turn can afford less due to inflation not increasing with wages

Besides the poor aren't poor because they're lazy

So it's not to do with the quality of education or job, how well they're being paid, the general cost of living or anything economic?

That's delusional

@CyberSpacePirate#4926 Hard work is one element and can be easily hampered, whether that is through bad education, born to a single parent, the crime in the area and hell I mentioned earlier about Medical Bankruptcies. People can be poor or rich out of chance

Inherited wealth as an example

And that progress could be greatly allievated if their was more support

If we're talking about the 1% then these ain't your average joes and whilst most Americans will fall in the top 10% income bracket it will only be for a few years, half of Americans will enter into poverty income at some point as well


The accumulated actual wealth of the 1% is where the issue lies

Welcome to the Omnibus

Its cringe and undemocratic

UK Special forces I believe

Oh neat, going to the inauguration?

In DC it'll be difficult, its the most Democrat city of them all pretty much