• SabinStargem@lemmings.world
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    4 hours ago

    Term limits would be the solution, alongside age limits so that a geronotacracy can’t become a thing. Sucks we have to take away the political keys from grandpa, but the alternative is far worse than bad driving.

    • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Campaign finance is at the heart of many ills, too - as is FPTP. But we’re talking diet, exercise, and smoking cessation when the patient is looking at a fairly late stage situation.

      • SabinStargem@lemmings.world
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        49 seconds ago

        At this point, we should ask the patient to write a will, before the dementia fully sets in.

        In real world context, that means asking leaders of Blue States to start preparing for the worst - housing, firearms, laws, sanctuaries, whatever it takes to batten down the hatches before the conservative hurricane lands.