Post AIyiVh4TSeB7FCLtqK by Bright@freespeechextremist.com
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 (DIR) Post #AIwNmj4cmaJT1Xmbwm by austin@ieji.de
       2022-04-29T12:00:20Z
       
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       When people vote #Macron to block #LePen, when people vote #Biden to block #Trump, they no longer choose a leader based on the candidates' own merit, but on the demerit of others instead. It is a race to the bottom, yet despite increasing amounts of political discourse, we have not seen any good leaders emerge. In fact, it appears that many now claim the loud ones as leaders, like technocrats (looking at #Musk) and celebrities. Surely people can't talk, but actually lead us out of our misery...
       
 (DIR) Post #AIwOnnb5Y7XDIV2kOO by sapoverde@social.linux.pizza
       2022-04-29T12:11:44Z
       
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       @austin Good leader is a myth.
       
 (DIR) Post #AIwjGR4QNfQQuehIfY by austin@ieji.de
       2022-04-29T16:01:00Z
       
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       @sapoverde Elaborate? Have you seen current leaders acting decisively for the public good and not for personal interest?
       
 (DIR) Post #AIxTuczs3MDDNRfds8 by sapoverde@social.linux.pizza
       2022-04-30T00:43:42Z
       
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       @austin Leaders always act for both public good and personal interest. This doesn't necessarily make them "good". They're of various levels of being functional. Voting gives the people some power to influence the politics, but politicians will cheat, as they always do. However, one who cheats is still better than one who doesn't care about the rules at all. And this is my opinion on voting and democracy.
       
 (DIR) Post #AIySL49PiExkN9Zaee by austin@ieji.de
       2022-04-30T12:00:48Z
       
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       @sapoverde 1. My emphasis was on "decisively," as in, the current ones have been wishy-washy on acting for the public good. 2. Yes, one who is aware of the democracy is still better than one who is ignorant, but as I said, that is a race to the bottom...
       
 (DIR) Post #AIyiVh4TSeB7FCLtqK by Bright@freespeechextremist.com
       2022-04-30T15:02:01.443981Z
       
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       @austin Democracy has nothing to do with freedom. Democracy is a soft variant of communism, and rarely in the history of ideas has it been taken for anything else.Hans-Hermann Hoppe
       
 (DIR) Post #AIzUZpB63dO7LSU9OS by austin@ieji.de
       2022-05-01T00:00:34Z
       
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       @Bright Your point? Also, if we look through a more general scope, the leaders (political, business, or otherwise) of the current period that people are looking up to do not match up to the good qualities of the ones in the past (although it could also be said that we have not had a situation that requires a lot of leadership). Nor are there many people that want to lead, even.
       
 (DIR) Post #AJ6kP2v9a2bw9hd7Ee by austin@ieji.de
       2022-05-04T12:00:54Z
       
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       But we do have #young #leaders unionizing workplaces now:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/business/college-workers-starbucks-amazon-unions.htmlWhile it is regrettable that college-educated kids' specialized knowledge is wasted as everything still revolves around making a living instead of following their own desire, a #college education has provided good #leadership qualities and open minds. I certainly hope that this gives way to good future leaders instead of the current #political hellscape.cc. @stux #politics #uspol #union #unionize