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A friend of mine was the leader of the Norwegian Pirate Party. He proposed a new way to organize society in a decentralized, professionalized, yet accountable w
by kebman 5y ago
A friend of mine was the leader of the Norwegian Pirate Party. He proposed a new way to organize society in a decentralized, professionalized, yet accountable way. His main issue was that politicians would promise a bunch of nonsense, and then get voted in based upon those promises, but after the fact they would never do anything about it. Even after breaking all the promises, most politicians never have to answer for lying or not accomplishing what got them into a position in the first place. One of the concrete tools he alluded to when speaking about these flaws was the FixMyStreet app and website.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoWhile this is true, some of it is because voters are ignorant and prefer politicians who lie to them. Oh sure, they'll say they want honest politicians, but then the ones who promise them the moon are the ones they'll actually vote for. Someone telling them, "sorry but your policy idea is hideously impractical and would be extremely expensive for little benefit" won't get their vote, even if it's true.
- kebman 5y agoI think it's a bit more complex than that. I'm sure most voters have a real hope that their politician is actually speaking the truth. And sometimes the politician is even honest about wanting to make it happen. But then comes the intricacies of parliamentary constellations, horsetrading, lobbyism, and filibustering, and so forth.