I'm afraid we're becoming like Russia

[SHRED]

Concentrated power.
This tax bill solidified it.

This is frightening.

[2naSalit]

1. Me too...nt

[Tatiana]

2. I think that was Putin's plan.

And he found a group of willing traitors to help him accomplish his goals.

[JI7]

3. the so called President is Putin's Puppet

[burrowowl]

4. No w are now a banana republic

[Jspur]

5. I was born

in this country but my parents are from India. I remember going to India at the age of 19 about 15 years ago. It was my first time over there. I remember when going through the cities and villages I noticed how everybody was dirt poor and how there wasn't really a middle class. It was either your rich or your poor and that was it. I visited some rich people over there and they lived like kings. If you were rich your life was great but if you were poor it sucked ass. After making those observations I started thinking deeply how India is a democracy but life sucks over there. They have corrupt politicians that can easily be bought off and controlled by the rich. I then had a revelation at that young age which was democracy doesn't guarantee a middle class or protects you from economic inequality. It also made me believe that US could be vulnerable to the same type of corruption that goes on in India. What's going in the US is what has gone on throughout the world when it comes Democracy being corrupted. We are just now unfortunately experiencing it.

[SHRED]

6. Interesting observation

Thank you for your perspective.

[Jspur]

8. Just to

add something even more depressing to it which is my parents for my whole entire life would always trash India's politicians. They would remark at how they are more corrupt than American politicians. I remember asking them about a few weeks ago growing up if they had found any Indian prime minister more corrupt then Donald Trump and they laughed and said no. To me it's another sign that we are unraveling.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Thank you for sharing that. I am afraid that is where we are

headed, unfortunately. Very astute observation about what could happen here in the US under too much corruption.

Welcome to DU!

[Binkie The Clown]

9. We need to find some people in Russia that are actually happy, and find out how they do it.

Those are skills we may need before long.

[Rainbow Droid]

10. We need to learn how to be happy and tolerate a Kakistocratic Plutocratic Oligarchy?

Are you sure?

[pnwmom]

11. No. We need to talk to people that are unhappy, and brainstorm about what steps to take. n/t