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AOC Says Climate Movement Must Become 'Too Big and Too Radical to Ignore'
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this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
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Term based politics really make me struggle with democracy when it comes to this topic. No one is going to do jack shit if that means they lose votes, or half assed shit at best.
That's why candidates should be randomized
You would just make it a lottery.
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Sounds interesting. Isn't it quite complicated to implement in a society like ours? How do you choose the pool of people?
That's probably the dumbest suggestions I've heard (so far). Bravo.
It's a legitimate democratic system. You should probably inform yourself before having an opinion
That's a lottery. I'm not going to leave the fate of my country to chance.