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  1. Agent23

    Politicians and Government Cringe Thread

    Equally benefited everyone should be replaced to be "produce a net benefit to the society as a whole." Guess what moochers, and bureaucrats,and idiots with degrees in underwater lesbian dance therapy and other welfare queens aren't. ;)
  2. Agent23

    Politicians and Government Cringe Thread

    Government exists for the benefit of the folk, it is an extension of the tribe/principality/clan which is an extension of the old, extended family. You also have the view that government should be afraid of its people, and not the otehr way around. Taxation is theft, unless the society is an...
  3. Agent23

    Politicians and Government Cringe Thread

    Frankly, I think that paying more into a system than you take out of that system is enough proof of skin in the game, and enough for you to "earn" a place in the system. Yes, hence my comment about "skin in the game". Whatifalthist actually goes into some detail about the sentiments that...
  4. Agent23

    Politicians and Government Cringe Thread

    From the dialogue between Rico and his father in the book that wasn't exactly the case, or are you talking about your interpretation?
  5. Agent23

    Politicians and Government Cringe Thread

    Yeah, you should read the book, carefully. Service in the Federation military was far from the only way to get citizenship, but all other avenues were just as dangerous and nasty. To sum up SST's philosophy on the subject, "You only get to vote if you have skin in the game". With which I...
  6. Agent23

    Politicians and Government Cringe Thread

    I mean, democracy is mostly a sham, and the only way it will become less of one if the franchise is restricted to only productive net tax contributing members of society. The parasites and the bureaucracies who cater to them will only vote themselves more money and have zero skin in the game...
  7. Agent23

    Politicians and Government Cringe Thread

    Yeah, when you ask a hyperbolic idiot that claims you are invading other people and grabbing their territory if you have the right to parts of your own territory that is trolling IMHO. Tifa has set new standards for politicians and public figures boomering, IMO.
  8. Agent23

    Politicians and Government Cringe Thread

    Lavrov can be a huge troll at times. I just love the guy, but then again Truss is such a complete imbecile that it feels like picking on a retarded paraplegic kid with asthma, severe osteopathia and anorexia.
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