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Originally posted by Javan
You don't understand that the only people validating legitimacy of the government are the people. Ukraine is a prime example of that. If you don't like it... with the right numbers and determination you can change it. Of course it doesn't have to be so messy, Ukraine protest wasn't initially intended to be messy.
Atleast we learned from our mistakes. We didn't get involved in Syria. US tho, I can't speak for
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hm no
for one, you cannot compare a country with 45 million to a country with 310 million. to put it in perspective, nearly triple the population of Ukraine vote in the US election. how many people need to rise up in the US in order to get this "effective" change? it is an impossible feat in a country so divided.
another thing to remember is the party system - the US essentially has a two-party system. So what if all the Republicans rise up and over-throw the Democrats? Then what? The Republicans are in office, great! So then the Democrats rise up and over-throw the Republicans! Amazing. So now what? And don't think about a third-party winning a US election. Never, ever, EVER going to happen. The political system in place will never allow that.
To put it simply, the US is too DIVIDED. 50% of people in this country will never be happy about the current political climate but that 50% is not unhappy enough to rise against the current govt.