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Sure. Let’s outlaw lobbyism while we are at it. Plenty of countries have done that and while it doesn’t outright prevent corruption, it sure doesn’t sanction it either.

That in turn empowers the value of every singular vote.

That’s what Lincoln said back when the new party was formed to fix the system.

I think parties are not the solution. Abolish them and have each representative stand and make policies for themselves.

Oh no. It is very relevant. It makes all his input on the matter irrelevant as he has shown to let his instincts override his base and learned moral intuitions.

It’s kinda the paradox of tolerance come to think of it. Civility and tolerance go hand in hand.

There IS a propagandistic dimension to this, even as it doesn’t dispel the threat of invasion. The PRC tries to exploit their military development spending to project an image of strength but not to solely bully Taiwan or the Tiger states but towards its own population. It’s a display of strength to further the image of chinese hegemony. Maintaining this image is just as important for inner political stability.

Oh wow. Not only a lackey of russian propagandists, also discriminating against home instances.

This is in line with korean anti-harassment laws. Seems draconian to us but is entirely consistent with what koreans have been living with for over a decade now.

Won’t ICE try to abuse some loophole?

Imagine posting this drivel, eh? xD

It does matter. These are the same people keenly aware that their grandfathers instigated insurrections against their exploitation.

Learn your history, boy.

What we REALLY need is to curb microsoft’s market dominance. If more alternatives for OS and usable replacements for MS office em would exist, this would not be a problem and would not need to hamper innovation for the sake of back porting (the main counter-argument as a dev).

I am so happy to see my little luxembourg oppose this authoritarian power grab.

… now do it with Morrowind. I dare you. I double dare you!

As far as we can tell, these moms are indeed NOT responsible for the autism of their kids. As our society allows to care and accommodate for individuals who may or may not have issues integrating socially, autism is not negatively selected for and therefore individuals affected are only selected against on a sexual level if at all.

That means: These moms blame anything but the chance of their genetics, in consequence believing fascist ideas of a lost golden past that must be achieved again by ousting demonized parts of society.

Unwanted resisting individuals have already received threatening mail to leave the US even as natural citizens. They have changed it already. It is happening right now.

that’s a matter of years, at best. Lutnick is just lying to appease the MAGA base.

Yeah. Insider trading.

There is yet another dimension to this apparently: China has implemented new regulations regarding the export of their rare earth materials. Basically all high tech materials need these and the US has no alternative for some of these as China holds the de facto monopoly.

Most people do not care if some corrupt politician whose activities seem inconsequential to their own circumstances is getting away. It needs to affect them in a tangible way for people to care.

You cannot be that ignorant. ‘Made in X’ in a such globalized and distributed economy is nothing but a matter of tax design.