@Patriot-#1776Constitution5mos5MO
Yeah, just give government, the most evil institution in the history of humanity, absolute power over our lives, liberties, and properties and everything will be alright!
@9CJ6CB65mos5MO
No, control said government and hold it accountable. Then use it as the people’s apparatus to make climate change easier to actually fight. The phrase “power to the people” exists as a socialist slogan for a reasoj
@Patriot-#1776Constitution5mos5MO
How exactly would you propose holding a government with massive powers over life, liberty, and property accountable, and can you prove it's possible?
PS: I don't believe in "power to the people" I believe in "power to no one." Minimise political power, because it's equally evil no matter if it's democratic or autocratic.
@9CJ6CB65mos5MO
Power could do anything, good or bad, it’s not necessarily evil, but the temptation to use it for such is what makes people believe that. For starters, cut the relationship between state and corporate interests. One could do so by cutting out the corporate lobbying middle-man and publicly funding elections rather than letting them pass money through committees and group funds to politicians, who will in turn give those corporations massive tax reductions or attempt to reduce their regulations. We could also switch to a ranker voting system to make the voting process more than just &ldqu… Read more
@Patriot-#1776Constitution5mos5MO
None of the things you suggested to check political power actually check political power, they're all additional regulations on private individuals, and they've been tried, without success, in European nations already...