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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet May 30

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Fred Jameson

      Another way to phrase this is that the evidence of the last century is that in the absence of large scale military project (WWII, Cold War, GWOT), USA political system falls into gridlock & dysfunction. The system needs war to fuction.https://twitter.com/YahwehDenier/status/1531257056690327553 …

      Jeet Heer added,

      Fred Jameson @YahwehDenier
      “World War II and the Cold War showed what can be achieved when a capitalist democracy commits the heresy of national planning.” Bringing the Supply Chain Back Home - Robert Kuttner https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2021/11/18/bringing-the-supply-chain-back-home/ …
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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet May 30

      Given the many veto points in USA political system and outsized power of regional gentry (the local rich of each state), the only way USA political system can work is if it's confronted by an external foe, which mobilizes unity and overcomes vetoes.

      7:17 AM - 30 May 2022
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        1. frankGinDC‏ @frankgindc May 30
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          It’s true. As soon as we lost our Russian boogeyman in the 80’s we started to unravel.

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        2. subnaught‏ @subnaughtsounds May 30
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          You would characterize the Clinton years as dysfunctional in this framework?

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet May 30
          Replying to @subnaughtsounds

          It was the start of the current moment of polarization with Gingrich takeover of congressional GOP and ridiculous impeachment.

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        1. Dierk Groeneman‏ @amish_hooligan May 30
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          at last someone explains the function of Russia and China

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        1. Ragavan, Pilferer of Tweet‏ @LeFauconBleu May 30
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          just like the Roman Republic eh...next step, dictator

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        2. Aryeh Cohen-Wade‏ @AryehCW May 30
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          And that external foe can't be a virus that kills a millions Americans, including disproportionately those very regional gentry

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet May 30
          Replying to @AryehCW

          No, it has to be something tangible that can threaten the system itself. Maybe we need Ozymandias from the Watchmen.

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        1. Megachurch Pastor‏ @buddaprotocol May 30
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          A weapons merchant with an ad economy attached 🩸💀🇺🇸

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        1. Neil Mackenzie‏ @mknz May 30
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          The Act granted seats in the Commons to large cities that had sprung up during the Industrial Revolution, and removed seats from the "rotten boroughs": those with very small electorates and usually dominated by a wealthy patron - US needs a “Reform Act”https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832#:~:text=The%20Representation%20of%20the%20People%20Act%201832%20%28also,gave%20representation%20to%20cities%2C%20gave%20the%20vote%20 …

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        1. Tim Sloper‏ @TSizzle24 May 30
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          Look at the degradation of service provided by the USA’s Class I rail carriers. They’ve adopted a business model (PSR) that allows them to charge 2 x’s as much for 1/2 the service. The unions all want to strike. The STB/FRA have stood idly by as the nation’s network crumbles.

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