• Zagorath@aussie.zoneOP
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    9 months ago

    That’s how Thor’s idea works. You choose your proxy. You don’t elect them without the option to change until the next election. You can switch proxies or take over directly at literally any time.

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      9 months ago

      I don’t want to choose a proxy, I want a direct say. The only person I want representing me, is me.

      Anything less is simply lipstick on a pig.

        • ⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻@aussie.zone
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          9 months ago

          Though I should argue that democracy is not functioning if people cannot care about issues due to needing to work excessively in order to eat and have shelter. People shouldn’t be worrying about what they’re going to eat or where they’re going to live but about policy that affects them

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        9 months ago

        I don’t want to choose a proxy, I want a direct say

        Ok then? Do that. But why should your preference to do it that way dictate how everyone must do it?

      • ⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻@aussie.zone
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        9 months ago

        @[email protected] @[email protected]

        What about the best of both worlds? You can cast you own vote or you can hire a proxy to vote on your behalf. Obviously we would need some regulation on what is basically selling votes. But by making it an expense people are incentivised to do it themselves and you have the power to remove their proxy status at any point

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          9 months ago

          Obviously we would need some regulation on what is basically selling votes

          No different to the potential for the same problem today in representative elections.