Thread: Coup d'etat

Originally Posted by drewmandan

Can you please explain how government would work if there wasn't a "coup"?

Do you know what a coup is? I'm beginning to think you don't.

A coup d'etat is a situation in which one branch of government seizes control of all other branches. In this case, it would be the executive branch taking control of the legislative and judicial, and by doing so, gaining full control of the military and police force. Even if the Bush administration doesn't do it, the next administration is being built out of the corporate elite of our country so it is not going to be much of a change. Although Prescott Bush was involved in coup plot, he wasn't the only one and many of the sentiments are spread amongst others that still hold a lot of power.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Do you know what a coup is? I'm beginning to think you don't.

A coup d'etat is a situation in which one branch of government seizes control of all other branches. In this case, it would be the executive branch taking control of the legislative and judicial, and by doing so, gaining full control of the military and police force. Even if the Bush administration doesn't do it, the next administration is being built out of the corporate elite of our country so it is not going to be much of a change. Although Prescott Bush was involved in coup plot, he wasn't the only one and many of the sentiments are spread amongst others that still hold a lot of power.

And my point is, even without a coup the government as a whole is an emergent evil entity. So it doesn't matter whether there's a "coup" or not.

Originally Posted by drewmandan

And my point is, even without a coup the government as a whole is an emergent evil entity. So it doesn't matter whether there's a "coup" or not.

I don't know about you, but I trust my representatives. Patrick Leahy (vt) is a good man who does a lot for this state and the country. Not everyone in the government is bad, and the good ones play a role along side the bad. I can't believe you were accusing me of thinking things were simple and of being ignorant while you sit their and expect me to choke down your childish black and white interpretation of the world and the systems that make it up.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

I don't know about you, but I trust my representatives. Patrick Leahy (vt) is a good man who does a lot for this state and the country. Not everyone in the government is bad, and the good ones play a role along side the bad. I can't believe you were accusing me of thinking things were simple and of being ignorant while you sit their and expect me to choke down your childish black and white interpretation of the world and the systems that make it up.

Who ever said it was black and white? Go read my first post, douche.