Americans are lucky, they have Trump and Pelosi

[Cleidimar]

I will gladly swap the circus of Trump and Pelosi for what is happening in my very own country. Where we tend to change the voters register once every decade and spend lots of money doing it whiles some communities do not have access to good drinking water and no matter how the masses protests no one seems to care.

I wonder how often you think about those who don't have water or food today? What can you do for this? I understand that there is little you can do for or against trump's policies. But can't you try to take one step for the people you're talking about?

[UltimatePro]

I'm pretty sure it's the same in most of the world. You have two political side fighting, and many in the population chooses a side and then fight like children.

[TwitchySeal]

I'm pretty sure it's the same in most of the world. You have two political side fighting, and many in the population chooses a side and then fight like children.

In democracies, yeah.  If you live in a country like that, don't take it for granted, even if it is annoying and messy, it's better than living in an authoritarian country...unless you're the one in charge I guess.

[KingScorpio]

angolosaxon elections including massively important ones are since decades 50+-1% elections its time they stop taking the rest of the world hostage with those elections

[TwitchySeal]

angolosaxon elections including massively important ones are since decades 50+-1% elections its time they stop taking the rest of the world hostage with those elections

I'm not sure what you are trying to say, are you against elections?

For the record, US presidential elections aren't always +- 1% either way.

Our last 3:

2008:
Obama 70 million votes, 365 Electoral Votes
McCaine 60 million votes, 173 Electoral Votes

2012
Obama 67 million, 332 Electoral
Romney, 61 million, 206 Electoral

2016
Trump 63 Million, 304 Electoral
Clinton 66 Million, 227 Electoral

[iamsheikhadil]

I agree to it very much. In India too there are clowns fighting over nonsense. I guess the only difference is in US, people have their lives set in most ways, so it doesn't matter if the political leader is joking about something or just spend the entire term by joking. While here too, the politicians live a lavish life with no-action-just-circus style, but they do at the expense of growing unemployment and no standard of living for common people.

[BADecker]

I agree to it very much. In India too there are clowns fighting over nonsense. I guess the only difference is in US, people have their lives set in most ways, so it doesn't matter if the political leader is joking about something or just spend the entire term by joking. While here too, the politicians live a lavish life with no-action-just-circus style, but they do at the expense of growing unemployment and no standard of living for common people.

India is a common law country. They received this from years of British occupation. Common law simply means the law of the locality. It is applied by jury trials (12 local jury people are the judges), or judges (magistrates) forced to obey the exact, written law in their judgments. Locally, the jury can repeal any laws the government makes.

The problem with India - like Britain and the USA - is that people don't realize how much power they have over their government. In the USA and Britain, people are waking up. This is why we have the big Trump-Pelosi show. It's designed to take the focus of the people off the legal/lawful way to do things (the jury), and focus on anger or hate... so the people fight a civil war. Divide and conquer.

If the people wake up to their strength fast enough, they will unite locally, and cast off the restraints of stupid government people and their stupid laws.