Critical thinking is hard : dankmemes

[+] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] SJ0@lemmy.fbxl.net 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The government's authority used to be derived from the people. The people who developed the republic never could have imagined the immense bureaucratic superstate that exists and overrides the will of the people and often the will of the elected officials.

[–] masterofballs@exploding-heads.com 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If it was the will of the people laws that the people want would pass. Like legalizing weed. It's mostly the will of the corporations because they fund the politicians. There is basically zero correlation between what the people want and whether a law is passed but a very high correlation between what the corporations want and what laws are passed.

For example, vaccine corporations having zero liability for injuries. Take a popular vote and see if that would pass.

[–] SJ0@lemmy.fbxl.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Touche.

If the government was following the will of the people, then daylight savings time would be a distant memory.

[–] masterofballs@exploding-heads.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

An even better example. Daylight savings is retarded. It is always good bread for programmers when they change time. All those scheduling programs got to build that in.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago

This is how birbs existence got mainstream

[–] JazzAlien@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I live in a cage

[–] aski3252@exploding-heads.com 1 points 2 years ago

Lol, most people don't "just trust the government".. But the thing is, simply hoping that government will just disappear will not in fact make it disappear.. And simply voting for the Libertarian party will also not make it disappear either.

What we can somewhat influence though is who has the most control/influence over the government. And I would rather have us, the people, having influence over government than just leaving corporations to do whatever they want with it while we pay their bills..

[–] waxwo1j0e@exploding-heads.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's a skill that some people apparently don't have. Most are born with it, but too often don't even try to use it. Especially against their own views.

[–] SJ0@lemmy.fbxl.net 1 points 2 years ago

https://video.fbxl.net/w/wKdJyb7a9SHX1b3MZscLCr

Relevant.

Dank memes