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Vote. As futile as it feels, that's all any of us can do.
by _bxg1 7y ago
Vote. As futile as it feels, that's all any of us can do.
- momerath 7y agoThat's exactly the belief those in power most want you to hold on to. Elections are a cruel joke. Build guillotines.
- _bxg1 7y agoAnd replace elections with what? Democracy is the only system that has ever served any kind of majority of the population. Ours may be in rough shape right now, but burning it all down instead of fixing it helps no one.
- sethhochberg 7y agoPlus, surely we'd need some kind of way to decide which of our current leaders get the guillotine... maybe by asking everyone to write down their opinion, and counting up the results...
- ben509 7y agoOnce the mob gets blood lust, any kind of system or thought goes out the window and everyone will be desperate to put the brakes on.
- gnode 7y ago> Democracy is the only system that has ever served any kind of majority of the population. I disagree. Sortition / demarchy, which is the selection of officials randomly from the population (much like a grand jury), has been used throughout history, and is a strong contender. It's exponents tend to state diversity of representation, anti-corruption, and the minimisation of factionalism as advantages.
- ben509 7y agoSo that's what it's called. An appointed Senate and demarchist House would be ideal. An interesting advantage is courts can readily convene a committee to clarify the meaning of legislation, which is largely impossible with a fixed number of reps in the House. This removes the specter of a handful of justices legislating from the bench.
- dang 7y agoPlease don't do this here.
- tenpies 7y agoIt is futile because you think that the only country with this issue is the US. I can guarantee that China and Russia have similar if not worst storage problem - the difference is that the US allows this information to exist in the public. Even if those governments allowed the information to be public, what are you going to do, not for the Party/Putin? That sounds like a great way to win a free trip to Siberia or the re-education camp.
- Bendingo 7y ago> guarantee that China and Russia > for the Party/Putin This thread has nothing to do with China/Russia/Putin etc. And yet, still somehow every discussion of US always requires criticism of Russia. > trip to Siberia or the re-education Please remember that USSR no longer exists.
- gnode 7y agoVoting is a blunt instrument; it's effective, but it's a poor signal. It says only one thing: I want this entity to wield power. If you want to sue someone, you don't become a judge, you bring a lawsuit. If you want to cause political change, you need to bring something into the public discourse; make it known to the politicians and the electorate. People do this by writing their politicians, getting media attention, organising or joining political action groups, backing candidates, or even going into politics themselves.
- _bxg1 7y agoSure; I meant "vote" more as "participate in your democracy".