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[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (15 children)

Heinlein gets shit on for this, but his "citizenship through service" idea always made sense to me. Yeah you have rights, can work a regular job, and have all the benefits we traditionally associate with "citizenship" by simply being a legal resident...but if you want to vote or hold office, you need to spend a few years contributing. Maybe that's military service, or maybe that's working as a teacher in a low-income area. Regardless, voting is a privilege that SHOULD be earned by contributing to the society you want to impact FIRST.

[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So... What's stopping the government in power from implementing systems that stop their political opponents holding those service positions?

[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 0 points 1 week ago

Yeah it's one of those ideas that work great if it's the way we had always done things for several generations...but it's not gonna work if we try to start it when anyone alive now is still...well...alive.

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