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Americans should be allowed to gamble on political races, they would be more invested in the discussion of policy!
by swifting 9y ago
Americans should be allowed to gamble on political races, they would be more invested in the discussion of policy!
- mistermann 9y agoThis is actually not a bad idea....if they were allowed to gamble on actual individual bills, I can see how it would be worthwhile for some people to become deeply interested in the nuanced content of proposed legislation, the political actors involved and their public words vs actual actions, the public mood, etc.....because I think some people could make money at it. Although, just as politicians are (were?) allowed to insider trade on the stock market, they'd do this (or pass tips to their friends and family) and take everyone's money. I think modern democracy simply doesn't stand a chance against a well organized communist government in China. Long term, the only way China loses is if they make a big mistake, and I just don't see anything compelling on the horizon.
- tannhaeuser 9y agoI'm wondering if the current political situation in the US is a consequence of the two-party system above everything else. In a binary system, if you're against a policy or person, you're automatically for the opposing party and its policies. I don't think this binary choice does justice to the wide garmut of political opinion at all. Look at France. Whatever you might think of Macron and his party, I envy the French for their ability to leave decades of a socialist/conservative political dichotomy behind.