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Old 05-31-2021, 08:08 PM   #2257 (permalink)
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Is it my imagination, or do people in the US have the attitude that a third party is unthinkable?
There are parties other than Democrats and Republicans. eg Green Party, Libertarian Party

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Yep, they are becoming a party that never do their homework. I was reminded of this today, watching a documentary about the upcoming environmental disaster of California's drought: 21 years of water shortage so far, and set to get worse this year. Failing crops, cattle that can't be maintained: it'll take extraordinary measures to avoid disaster, but are the GOP investigating solutions? No, they are preparing their next speeches about space lasers and planning to block infrastructure spending.
I had to check that. I came across an article, it was posted a few years ago. It did mention CA Republicans had a plan, it passed the state's legislation but was stop in the (state) senate.
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