Perhaps Israel should have thought about this before blockading Gaza for almost 20 years.
superguy
joined 2 years ago
Zionism is religious nationalism.
They can all burn in hell.
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged with attempted murder after trying to stop engines mid-flight
No it doesn't.
0% chance this guy doesn't get life.
thought it said "superfrog" at first
Are you ready to put aside our differences and go after our real common enemy, the for-profit insurance industry and climate deniers?
Nah. Republicans never admit when they are wrong.
“not everyone has the time or energy to make good decisions”
That's what I pointed out when I said people can only vote for the bills they care about and ignore the ones they don't.
Brexit is an example of the will of the people going against their own interests, but what about when Congress goes against the will of the people with a detrimental effect?
Is direct voting perfect? No. You will always be able to find issues with anything suggested. Is it better than a representative democracy? Probably, but not enough nations have implemented it so we don't have much data to go on.
Buying people’s votes could be even easier, especially for those who don’t care.
This is when you start going into fantasy world territory. There's no way in hell it's cheaper or easier to buy individual votes than lobbying and campaign contributions. First of all, it's illegal. How would you set something like that up so it's easy for people who 'don't care' while keeping it away from law enforcement? You can't. All that may happen is small-scale vote buying, which already can occur.
Anyways. Thanks for being a fine example for why we don't make progress. Better the devil we know, right?
making choices on my behalf
That's the thing. They're not making choices on your behalf.
Hence the "see how often Congress ignores the will of the people."
Thanks.
Yeah, reddit's combatfootage is a censorship hellhole.
I hope this place doesn't become like that.
'I will never vote Biden': Some Muslim Americans in a key swing state feel betrayed by the president
It doesn't have to exactly match, but there should be enough overlap that you don't feel as though you're just supporting the 'lesser oppressor.'
Unfortunately, most people like being oppressed or controlled so we don't get any politicians that fight back against it.
People will actively lower their standards so they're not disappointed when they don't get what they want.
Direct voting has some definite drawbacks mostly involved with the amount of time it takes to fully read and digest each instance of bill making.
So? People can vote for the bills they want, and ignore the ones they don't. They'll still have more power than they do now.
Funny. You use "allowing other people to make decisions for you" as though it's a drawback to direct voting when that's all a representative democracy is.
Are they brown? Yes.
Are they white? No.
Go to reddit and you'll see the modern JIDF in full force. They're actually claiming and having top-voted comments (>1000 upvotes) where they say all Gazans are terrorists.