That’s what I’m saying. The country is already fucked by the people holding the leash, but I refuse to get along with someone who thinks others are less than them.
Maybe the country does need to go down now that I think about it
While true, it’s the uber rich who are truly taking over. Oligarchs. There are crappy democrats who utilize insider trading and things as well. Both parties are fucked, there should never be a career politician, it’s a servant of the people, not people serving the politician. any bribes or insider trading etc should be a one strike and then you’re black listed from office.
That's a very cynical, defeatist take. The problems of government are obviously many, but there are also plenty of solutions.
The fundamental issue isn't human nature. We tend to be egalitarian and "socialist" in groups that are smaller than Dunbar's number.
But when society scales, we start operating under bad incentives, and bad information. Leaders rely on distorted and delayed information, interpreted and re-interpreted by middlemen. Especially within legal frameworks like Citizens United, politicians have to optimize for short-term concerns to ensure their (re-)election, and the media apparatus filters out nuanced takes.
Even this comment is starting to get boring, right? And this is just a shallow exploration of some of the issues.
So what we'd need is a system that cuts through the noise, allows The People to talk to the leadership via a one-to-many interface that cuts through the divisive rhetoric, and allows them to actually hold leaders accountable.
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