Because we forgot how effective public lynchings can be.
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IllNess@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Japan has strict laws against using fake images for food.
Why can’t the people we vote for represent us?
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 3 weeks ago
When a certain saint allegedly shot a CEO dead on the street, there was a big surge in support. Sadly, no one else has followed suit.
A lot of people are sick of the ownership class ruining everything, and would cheer for spilled blood.
If someone shot the ceo of uber dead, people would celebrate. They’re all scum.
SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Well, someone did just follow suit.
AndiHutch@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Why can’t the people we vote for represent us?
Politicians were never meant to represent us (the people). We the people was war propaganda to revolt against the English and their king. They have, since the founding of the US, represented the business owners (landowners). And even after giving women and black people the right to vote, the system still mostly represents the interest of the business owners.
Bug report closed: System works as intended.
For the politicians to actually represent us, we the people would need to have some sort of broad agreement on what we do and do not want. But unfortunately, the people don’t have the needed experience or education to come to that agreement. So instead we get 2 different flavors of politicians serving the owners and none serving the people. Pick your favorite team, but they do not currently represent the people’s interest, instead they represent the business owners’ interests.
As a people, our job is to attempt to bend the politicians and business owners’ to our will using what we currently have at our disposal: our actions and our words. But that still won’t get anywhere without many other people backing up our actions and our words with their actions and words. It won’t be easy, but it is necessary if we want to shape our societies future. If we don’t do it, we get shadowy groups like the heritage foundation doing it for the business owners and pushing it on our leaders.
Also the politicians’ job is largely dependent upon them listening to the demands of the businesses lobbyist as of now. If they don’t follow their wishes they can expect a harder battle to keep their seat. They would get less big campaign donations and stronger primary challengers as a result of their noncompliance. This makes our job harder since it is difficult to get them to understand something when their job and salary depends upon them not understanding it.
breecher@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Why can’t the people we vote for represent us?
That is easy (for the US at least). Politicians in the US doesn’t get elected by a majority.
Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I mean, the US has similar laws too. It just doesnt matter.
IllNess@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
I did more research and you are correct.
Source:law.cornel.edu
Okay. Good.
Source:law.cornel.edu
Good. Good.
Source:law.cornel.edu
No! No! No! So a corporation can just pay $5,000 and throw a designer, who was only following directions, under a bus?!
Landless2029@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Fees should be based on revenue and scale up on repeat offenses. Otherwise it’s just “the cost of doing business”
IllNess@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
And this is how it should be with all monetary punishments.
wewbull@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Also, that’s $5000 in 1994 money (if not older).
Surely fines should scale with inflation.