Reposted by Skrapper
JD Vance is actually right -- Russia is not the biggest threat to Europe.
What's even bigger as a threat is irresponsible and infantile demagogues running for quick and easy-peasy solutions to matters of war and peace.
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Be like Fiona Hill With fear for our democracy, I dissent…Sonia Sotomayer
![• The White House t @WhiteHouse • 7h "If the people cannot vote and have their will be decided by their elected representatives, by the form of the President, the Senate, and
the House, then we don't live in a democracy; we live in a bureaucracy."
-@ElonMusk
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... Q: "Your detractors...say that you're orchestrating a hostile takeover of government and doing it in a non-transparent way. What's your response
to that criticism?" Elon Musk: "The people voted for major government reform and that's
what people are going to get."
Legality and Legitimacy: The people can only respond yes or no. They cannot advise, deliberate, or discuss. They cannot set norms, but can only sanction norms by consenting to draft sets of norms laid before them. Above all, they also cannot pose a question, but can only answer with yes or no to a question placed before them ... In terms of its significance, the process is no
longer an election, but rather a plebiscite (Schmitt, 2004 (1932], p. 90).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bzmqhn2kitn54dshsf35oj2a/bafkreid6wbnyvwtzddxihmwkf3km3m5csaj7ftkhiwvomynhmunnwksuc4)
