I'd expect a nonsensical response like that from the usual right wingers from Twitter...
All the things I described are reality in Europe and fix distinct problems the US is having.
I don't know how you came to the conclusion that these things have anything to do with Venezuela.
Are you saying these are things you want someone to support or something they should spend time and energy trying to actually pursue? Because what you're describing (constitutional amendments) would require support from Republicans.
All these things are common sense solutions to problems the US is facing.
They are also tried ad tested solutions, since they are implemented basically everywhere in the developed world.
Lets go through them:
-The first one is obvious. The US is supposed to be a democracy, but unfortunate supreme court ruling allow a massive influence of money on politics. Analysis shows that legislation doesn't follow majority opinion but mainly big money interests => Oligarchy.
People on both sides of the isle should have a major interest in ending that system.
-The second is obvious, too. Every vote should count the same. Proportional systems are much fairer and more democratic than what the US has.
Since a proportional system would end the two party system, though, I guess it needs someone in charge who truly puts country before party.
-I'll do the next two in one swoop. Healthcare and education are two of the main indicators of success in life. A modern society should make sure that every citizen has free access to the same high quality healthcare and education. Thats common sense pretty much everywhere except in the US.
-The secondary way of education is a rather specific thing. The US labor markets problem isn't that not enough jobs are available, but that not enough adequately educated people are available: The skills gap. Since post-industrial societies usually just need around 30% of the workforce to be college educated there isn't much room for improvement on that front. So the solution has to be a secondary way of education. This would also help future proof the labor market against outsourcing and automation.
Its beyond me how American government can think that a laughable high school degree can be enough for 70% of their citizens. That maybe was enough back in the 50s and 60s, but in todays globalized world where workers compete on a global level, where they compete with machines, soon AI, a fucking high school degree won't be enough.
-Unionization is also kinda obvious. Workers should have the right organize and represent their interests. The US needs to snap out of its bizzarro world where its multi billions dollar corporation's constitutional right to bribe politicians but workers can't even band together to demand higher wages and better working conditions. In Germany the law requires half of every larger* companies board to be filled with workers. And in the US most workers aren't even allowed to unionize? This isn't reasonable and Americans need to recognize this.
*upwards of 200 employees.
-Environmental protection should be obvious as well. If fossil fuel companies can't bribe politicians anymore nothing stands in the way of a proper green energy push. Given that climate change will be the biggest humanitarian crises humanity has ever faced we should do all we can to limit its destructive impact.
-Lastly, gun control: I don't believe proper gun control laws are possible as long as the second amendment is in place, so it needs to be repealed.
Currently there is 10.000-15.000 gun deaths a year in the US, not counting suicides. Based on European numbers adjusted for population size that number should decrease to below 300 if the US would implement proper gun control. Personally I think this is the least important issue of all the ones I touched on. Americans will have to decide whether saving 10.000-15.000 lives annually is worth giving up their right to bear arms.
All this wouldn't even qualify as a leftist policy proposal in Europe. Thats just centrist. Thats the common ground between left and right.
Do you think any of these "demands" are unreasonable? And if so, why? They are all working solutions to actual problems the US is facing. Problems I haven't heard any American politician proposing any other realistic solutions to.
Needless to say, you're living in fantasy land.
Why? Why can't the US have what every other developed nation has?
I don't believe that there is some kind of inherent stupidity of the American people that prevents them from implementing sensible policy.
Also, I noticed a mistake in the last point.
Obviously the second amendment doesn't need to be repealed in order to implement proper healthcare but proper gun control.
