If you mean "interesting" the same way a Chinese fellow might say "May you live in interesting times..."Originally Posted by Papewaio
Re: Kludgeocracy
If you mean "interesting" the same way a Chinese fellow might say "May you live in interesting times..."
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: Kludgeocracy
Yes, but I enjoy change, delta v, rpm, GHz and moar power. I also like it done with finesse and nuance.
It would be much better if some of the big data crunching was applied to more then who will win an election based on opinion polls. It would be great to have dashboards on government particularly the laws they pass and the performance of parties and individuals. It would also be nice to see at a glance who is lobbying whom.
Our genes maybe in the basement but it does not stop us chosing our point of view from the top.
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Re: Kludgeocracy
Some want a change to the system. I would prefer that the system collapse under its own weight and revert to local control. The system was designed this way to keep very different interests away from controlling the entire country. A dysfunctional federal system is exactly what we need to keep the Federal government from passing more laws that destroy the rights of individuals and the States that better represent local interests. The Feds should focus less on forcing cable companies to sell channels a la carte, making sure kids think the same exact way, or taking away my property and more time on foreign policy and immigration law.
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Re: Kludgeocracy
Chuckles at the first part.
I would LOVE to see transparency in lobbying etc. I might have no problems with a Senator who is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE -- but not knowing is unfair to me.
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: Kludgeocracy
c.f.a Senator who is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE
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