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    What purpose does the US Senate serve?

    Last couple mins I have been DYING to know how other people would answer the question. Not just you , Verne, though you are in top ten. I don’t expect too many responses but I am genuinely curious. I will post my answer (without cheating 😝...I promise, NO RESEARCH). I really want others’ genuine impressions/first thoughts/associations.
    What is the purpose of your presence?

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    Quote Originally posted by donk View Post
    Last couple mins I have been DYING to know how other people would answer the question. Not just you , Verne, though you are in top ten. I don’t expect too many responses but I am genuinely curious. I will post my answer (without cheating ...I promise, NO RESEARCH). I really want others’ genuine impressions/first thoughts/associations.
    That's a trick question isn't it Donk... The original notion was to keep stupid people away from the strings of government, but what the founders didn't realize was that stupid people would elect stupid representatives.
    “El revolucionario: te meteré la bota en el culo"

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    Currently, it's purpose is to do nothing for the American people. Just block votes on bills. It's not even doing its job of voting. It couldn't even do its job of advise and consent.

    It's become a farcical version of what it was supposed to be.

    I'm not really sure why these folks still get paid.


    But the folks who want the US government to fail don't have any better alternative. They got nothin'.

    I'm not interested in fascist oligarchy, company towns, warlords, etc.

    Russia is a mafia with its own country.

    No thank you.

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    Give people the illusion that they have a part in the running of the united snakes
    Ní siocháin go saoirse

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    Quote Originally posted by Lord Sidious View Post
    Give people the illusion that they have a part in the running of the united snakes
    that was the 2nd reason ...
    “El revolucionario: te meteré la bota en el culo"

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    Quote Originally posted by BeastOfBologna View Post
    that was the 2nd reason ...
    2 Things for ya.
    1. Your claim is lies and statistics
    2. I can use the dark side of the force.
    Is 1st reason, ok?
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    okayyy, if you insist Mr. The Sid.
    “El revolucionario: te meteré la bota en el culo"

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    Quote Originally posted by Lord Sidious View Post
    Give people the illusion that they have a part in the running of the united snakes
    Agreed. My gripe is that it is such a powerfully ingrained cognitive dissonance where we believe it is somehow “democracy” to allow this institution such asymmetric power.

    They are arguing over a procedure that gives them even more LESS-DEMOCRATIC power, as if that institutionalized bullshit provides value to “democracy”.

    Americans tell me I’m stupid for suggesting either could be possibly removed from the “greatest government on Earth”, so annoying.

    The double-speak is so annoying, the Supreme Court, electoral college, twisting of the meaning “court packing”, blatant evidence of election manipulation through voter suppression and jerrymandering being openly aggressively pursued...all these concepts are defended by Americans in the name of democracy

    ...the lie of democracy

    How easily we can hold contradictory thoughts, our ability for cognitive dissonance, makes it so hard to have any hope to change direction of our self destruction.
    What is the purpose of your presence?

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    We're beyond cognitive dissonance when tens of millions believe Qanon conspiracy theories and think it's OK to hunt down their fellow Americans.

    We're quite ill.

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    There are new bogeymen it seems each week. The latest is critical race theory. The Congress is now spending our tax dollars 'investigating' this subject. Here's General Milley, the same who accompanied Trump on his Bible photo-op in Lafayette Square:


    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz7yDU1FmJQ


    (the House is not the Senate, but they are the two Chambers of Congress)

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    Quote Originally posted by Dreamtimer View Post
    There are new bogeymen it seems each week. The latest is critical race theory. The Congress is now spending our tax dollars 'investigating' this subject. Here's General Milley, the same who accompanied Trump on his Bible photo-op in Lafayette Square:
    gawd those people are f*cked up.
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