First to read, then to dance 5 comments
abusername
· 4 years ago
Vive la crustacean!
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abusername
· 4 years ago
On the whole I understand that what works for one country or even city might not work everywhere but the same could be said about the past and the future if we don't try new ways of doing things we will not make progress. We may want to try to find some ways to test ideas in a smaller scale before putting them into practice. Though as you said we do run the risk of having laws so different that something that is normal in one place is a criminal offence in another. Much like the first government of the United States we can go too far if we allow for things to change too much from place to place but some different laws in different places will also to a certain extent move people to a more ideal environment for them thus condensing the numbers and making local government more reflect the ideas of the people.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
Unfortunately it seems like that is just how our government is on the whole. It's all about keeping the people who give you money to run for re election happy forgot the greater good. Why can't we stop doing the traditional campaigning and switch to something that doesn't require insane amounts of money and man hours to run something like a YouTube channel would suffice that way it's not just the super rich that can actually run for office.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
It is very sad that the system is more for the money making of the prison system and the predatory services that work with it then actually helping to make the world a better place.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
Don't get me wrong thought I'm for the concept of police but it's so twisted and self serving that it only causes more suffering even without talking about the mess that is our jail and prison system witch is so ridiculously broken for the purpose of serving justice or helping the community ( victims and criminals alike).
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abusername
· 4 years ago
First off the whole concept of a quota or whatever they want to call it needs to stop I have seen police departments without one and the function much more for the good of the community. There is also the matter of it also being predatory and unjust ask anyone that drives a car and they will
Probably tell you about a completely unnecessary ticket or worse that they have gotten because the cops have to make the numbers. It doesn't help anyone other than to bring in protection money into the local government and in a place that is peaceful enough it is basically the crime.
Probably tell you about a completely unnecessary ticket or worse that they have gotten because the cops have to make the numbers. It doesn't help anyone other than to bring in protection money into the local government and in a place that is peaceful enough it is basically the crime.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
As far as the police go there is much more that needs to happen then just addressing the fact that they all carry hand guns on there hip. I think the culture and uniform need a complete overhaul ( see the 1968 Menlo Park blazer) . As well as the way they interface with the community.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
I also would like to see us try a little bit more artificial intelligence and science in government. Granted I am well aware that placing a AI in charge alone is probably not a good idea but with someone there to interpret the data and humanize it a bit it would probably be quite useful (but maybe I'm just too into computers lol).
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abusername
· 4 years ago
If representing each segment of the population is the goal Sortition is a much better solution than political election.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
As far as districts goes I honestly think we don't need it as much as we have it. On a larger scale it's basically a mechanism to simplify the math witch has not been needed sense the early 20th century or so when we started to have things that could crunch large amounts of data. A better system would probably be more like a dart board where a town can be the bullseye and the country the next later and so on and so forth. The popular vote is overall the moast representative of the population on the whole. Granted it doesn't help the minority.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
I don't even want to push my political side I just want to see our government come into the 21st century and actually do things that other countries have proven work.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
I understand that change is hard and not always for the best but I think it's important to strive to be better at all times we as a nation seem to not care if there is a better way of doing things we are just too stuck in what we are used to. The same thing can be said about a lot of things inside our government witch honestly I think was a good design but it's about 250 years old now and things should probably be updated. For example we could totally move to popular vote and at least in part get rid of gerrymandering (witch is both unfair and costing a lot of taxpayers money). The way we make laws is also something that made complete scene back then but now is honestly just a hell of a mess. Why can't we split laws into single issues instead of making people say yes or no to something that is as long as Lord of the rings.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
I would also like to see all officers were body cams that upload to a server that they don't have access to.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
It's a complicated issue for sure. What I would like to see is the D.O.J. (and honestly the whole government) get a total reform. Of course we can't pass a few laws and magically fix everything but every little bit helps. I think at this point the police should probably lose their hand gun privilege (or at least be made to load rubber bullets only) note I say hand gun not gun I'm all for them having access to a bigger weapon if needed but having a one on your hip at all times is a very different matter.
We also need to put in place a system designed to hold them accountable like a counter investing unit that acts outside of the police department and not under the local court because we all know that cops and judges work together and that eliminates the impartial justice system.
We can also talk about making the police more transparent and stopping people from the disposal of evidence.
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We also need to put in place a system designed to hold them accountable like a counter investing unit that acts outside of the police department and not under the local court because we all know that cops and judges work together and that eliminates the impartial justice system.
We can also talk about making the police more transparent and stopping people from the disposal of evidence.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
As always you do make plenty of great points. I'm definitely not for a detect democracy alone but I think the opinion of the masses should be taken into account a little bit more. what I want is a Moore peaceful and organized alternative to protesting and riots. Like we as a people should be able to say hay this one law is super fucked up and have the government do something that isn't just to unload teargas into our faces.
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abusername
· 4 years ago
We have the technology for a while now so why have we not seen a detect democracy yet? Probably not a good idea to make it the only branch of government but 1 of 3 would probably be good.
Those ***s lied to me 6 comments
abusername
· 4 years ago
Dude almost every thing about Chinese food is a lie. Hell even the fortune cookie is not Chinese it's Japanese in origin.
Same height party 5 comments
abusername
· 4 years ago
Same with the far right as well. Going to extremes is usually not a great idea.
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