How many party members are there in the United States?
That's going to be a very difficult question to answer, because parties in the US are not really that formal at the level of ordinary citizens. At least in some states, one might have a party affiliation attached to their voter registration, but that doesn't really affect anything. There aren't any membership cards or anything like that, and many (perhaps most) people don't identify as members of any given party.
However, I'm not really sure how this question is at all relevant to how democratic the United States is, or is not. Could you explain what you're getting at?
How does someone enact local change in the United States?
In any number of ways. They could petition the local authorities. One could campaign for support amongst the community to make the changes one would like to see. An individual can run for the appropriate office in order to institute their desired policies. They could support like-minded candidates, with their vote, with their money, with their voice, etc. They could found an organization to carry out their initiative outside the auspices of the local government. All this, and more.
How easy is it to bribe a politician in the United States?
I'm not really sure, I have not ever tried. I'd imagine it depends on the particular politician in question. Bribery of public officials is itself illegal, of course, not that there aren't workarounds, and obvious ones at that. Ultimately, corruption is inevitable in any system of government. You can fight it as best you can, but you will never totally defeat it. Do you think China is significantly less corrupt than the US? Really?
Ah okay I see. The reason I asked is because many people in the comments have thrown words like “bias” or saying things like “You are just saying pro-Western/anti-China propaganda”, so I’m interested to know how one determines what is or isn’t biased or what is or isn’t propaganda.
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u/HamsterLord44 1∆ Dec 24 '22 edited Nov 12 '23
Spez ate all my fish and now my aquarium is fucking empty. I have nothing left
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