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Tucker Carlson: “These are all voluntary systems. Like people participate in…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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Published | Video Starts at 57:15

So here's my big picture concern is that, you know, all, all these, our country and the entire west, you know, the structure is representative democracy, some version of that, like the people rule. And it is therefore These are all voluntary systems. Like people participate in the system. They pay their taxes, they obey the law, they vote, they abide by the results of those elections. Like all of this is just voluntary because we all believe that despite corruption and imperfection, the systems themselves are legitimate. They're kind of run on the basis of what they tell us they're doing. (57:15–57:26)

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Asserts that the systems of governance are voluntary, relying on public participation and compliance.

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