Ah yes - “People won’t vote for my genius. So democracy is stupid.” It’s a very boring song. Sung by many, many morons over the years. (View Post)

The same people get curious upset when you suggest that *their* favourite thing is defunded, while we still have world hunger. (View Post)

We have revolutions all the time. Every 5 or so years, we overthrow the government. Instead of a violent revolution that kills a serious percentage of the population and causes misery for the rest fo… (View Post)

I recall, during coalition government, nuclear power stations got vetoed on the grounds that they would be ready until a ridiculously far off date. 2024, IIRC (View Post)

China is a bit like Dubai - middle class and rich westerners make lots of money. You just have to ignore politics and morality while you are there. Otherwise you get hit, very fucking hard. (View Post)