raze2012

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[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

really hard to say. We first need to stop breaking our government and get adults back in the room. Then we need chains of actions that rebuilds trust amongst all of us, or enough of the apathetic to rule out the inevtiable MAGA propoganda. It's not impossible because term limits are generally a positive topic (very few people like the idea of career politicians to begin with), but still an uphill battle

Alternatively, we could somehow garner massive support that even Trump can't ignore. But that's a harder order than the above.

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

ahh. I might have mixed up threads.

Yeah, the age thing doesn't matter as much. You can technically be 30 and still be seriously hospitalized like this. You can be 80 and genuinely have the best interst for the country. it's just more likely at 80 that you end up this way, on tubes and bitter at the world. T

he issues here is that represenatives have no incentive to actually do their job, or at least have minimum accountability from not doing their job as long as they are "the right people". I beleive other countries have either recall processes for situations like this, or require X days per quarter in session before special elections can be triggered.

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Most the pieces of shit usually don’t also insult their customer base on a regular basis on top of being pieces of shi

These day? Yeah they do. Sony is in the fuck around stage as we speak. Microsoft was long into the Find Out stage.

Valve's credit is that they are pretty good at not saying the quiet parts out loud. But that should have been the bare minimum.

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

NoJ is great and you're basically set for life if you get in.

NoA is mostly contractors, if you're not high management or extremely specialized consulting, it's no better than any other American AAA gaming studio. Really shows how culture and regulations keep companies honest.

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Seriously. Sony went mask off and is killing goodwill, Microsoft wasn't ever serious outside of the early 360 era. Steam has its own legal battles in court over how it abuses it monopoly.

Maybe Sonic was right. There truly is no ethical consumption under capitalism.

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Its a stupid legal argument too. Why can't we just say "Nintendo chose to pay the tarriff cost, they don't deserve a refund"?

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Its both to some extent. Removing trump won't fix the core issues but will stop the bleeding. Just look at how he's still trying to get tarriffs in. That's not a popular decision, even among MAGA these days. But it's a cult.

Put it another way; cigarettes aren't your core issue, but it sure does help a lot to stop smoking.

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I'd personally say the problem isn’t term-limits; it’s the ignorance of the electorate

I'd say that it's disenfranchisement and the fact that elections arent mandatory. That makes it more advantageous for the non-working class to spend time at townhalls and at voting booths.

A man working 2 jobs 12 hours a day to support his family simply isn't going to have the same kind of presence as a business owner who makes his own hohrs or retirees who no longee work full time. And that applies even to voting. So guess how the voter skews?

But mandatory voting isn't even in the conversion right now. Term limits are and has precedent. We gotta try something.

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

These ghouls do their dardnest to make sure remove voter choice as is.

Besides, term limits don't need to be 8 years. Make it 3-4 terms for Senate and 10 for House. The main idea isn't a revolving door, but to make sure fossils older than my dead grandpa aren't still in Congress controlling my (theoretical) kids future.

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 20 points 10 hours ago

for reasons I choose not to understand

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Dems fall in love, Republicans fall in line. Though these days it seems like that's reversing.

[–] raze2012@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

He's "legally" alive, so the risk on saying he's dead is technically slander.

He is not in any shape to perform his duties (or really any duties but existing on a technicality). This is yet another loophole being exploited that needs to be addressed. Likely in the future because this admin sure won't address it.

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