Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIt's good to be da kinglocklemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square330linkfedilinkarrow-up11.39Karrow-down122file-text
arrow-up11.36Karrow-down1external-linkIt's good to be da kinglocklemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square330linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredesktop_user [they/them] @lemmy.blahaj.zoneBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down6·1 year agobecause it’s a tool that can be useful
minus-squarenosuchuser@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoIt shouldn’t have to be useful. This is just a sign of failed governance.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s useful in a healthy democracy. Which the US isn’t.
minus-squarenosuchuser@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoMaybe as a last resort. Not the defacto standard, every couple of months let’s hold the entire government hostage. Hey let’s do some really evil shit and if you don’t agree, we’re gonna shut down the government and not pay anyone.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes, of course, as a last resort.
because it’s a tool that can be useful
It shouldn’t have to be useful. This is just a sign of failed governance.
It’s useful in a healthy democracy. Which the US isn’t.
Maybe as a last resort. Not the defacto standard, every couple of months let’s hold the entire government hostage.
Hey let’s do some really evil shit and if you don’t agree, we’re gonna shut down the government and not pay anyone.
Yes, of course, as a last resort.
Useful to whom?