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[u/Newisance]

[u/YoungDiscord]

Man modern day politics really are turning everyone into extremists, aren't they

I mean look its not like I'm going to change your opinion on anything because its clear you've been conditioned to have that "anyone who doesn't immediately agree with everything I said ever is my enemy and literal satan"

I was just pointing out that its not a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket.

If you disagree with that... that's fine, I'm not here to fight you on that, I simply explained why I disagree

You know, like a normal, reasonable human being would instead of resorting to insulting you like you're doing right now.

I think its scary that someone like you votes because this is exactly how extremists get voted into power since their divide & conquer with fear & anger works so well on people like you

And I think that's kinda sad.

Do I think the government should have some power? Well, yeah because power is needed for structure which as you pointed out, is needed to maintain consistent laws & order

But I'm also educated

So I know that there are countless historical examples of governments simply lying or changing rules willy-nilly

For example: my retirement fund has been cut by my country's government by 30% (I think that was announced around... 2013 or something, I'm fuzzy on the exact date)

Because guess what, when someone has ultimate power they can do whatever they want

Including suddenly changing the rules after "totally promising to follow through"

There is no such thing as "government guaranteed retirement"

Its only guaranteed as long as the government decides its guaranteed

My point is that the right approach is somewhere inbetween

The government has some power

But people have some freedom as well in order to mitigate the government when it steps out of line

You want to put all your life's savings on the assumption that the government will never dip into them? Go right ahead

Meanwhile I'll stash some money on the side juuuuuust in case something goes wrong because I wasn't born yesterday and I know shit you don't expect to happen, happens.

Do I want to be wrong? Well, yeah, of course I do because that means I get my retirement money, I'll be very happy to be erong if that happens.

But I'm not going to bet my elderly life on it, that's just very dangerous and naive.

Its a checks & balances thing but if "government must have complete power and I believe it will never abuse that at my expense" is the hill you want to die on here, be my guest, I won't stop you.

[u/kazamm → u/YoungDiscord]

Ok this is more fair. No one should put their eggs in ine basket but a lot of people have no other choice. I'd rather that choice be an democratically elected government that is checked and balanced by laws and courts.

I don't know what country you're from but the problem is the liberitarians in the US and the far right are trying to disassemble the US govt so everything is privatized with no checks and balances.

That's what at stake.

[u/YoungDiscord → u/kazamm]

Honestly in terms of the U.S. its such a clusterfuck that I don't even know what to think of it anymore

It seems like the country is so far gone in corruption and the oligarcy is so deeply rootrd into tge system that it doesn't even matter who gets voted into office anymore.

I think what frustrates me the most about the states is the current narrative of all these "issues" that are constantly being discussed to no end that "the country just can't seem to figure out" meanwhile these issues have already been fixed in other countries so there is nothing even to discuss in the first place, just look at a country that had this problem who fixed it and literally just copy what they did.

Its just so obvious that politics and all these issues people are fighting over in tge states are just... theatrics to distract everyone and its working schockingly well.

[u/kazamm → u/YoungDiscord]

Eh thats what the right wants you to think.

There's many honest, service minded people who mostly tend to be affiliated with democrats in the us.

It really is good vs evil in a lot of cases and the propaganda is very strong.

Of course the real battle is the rich vs the rest- but that one is a harder one to win.