0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 31 Aug 2023 \ on: Should we have a max age for goverment officials or a periodic cognitive test? meta
Cognitive assessments are fine, but this is all band aid thinking.
The problem is clearly deeper in this system that produces these outcomes. That we have three top elected officials who transparently have impaired cognition, means the basic electoral process is broken.
An idea that might help indirectly, is allowing people to vote against candidates. This is what most voters try to do, so why not just let them cast a vote directly against the candidate they hate? The winners will now be whoever has the highest net positive vote total.
Another idea would be to put severe restrictions on the finances of elected officials that persist beyond their term in office.
Interesting...
I think separating money from state would be the real cure, the levels of corruption are quite high due to greed and the donors willing to feed that greed
Currently the donors are calling the shots and deciding which puppet will be in what position within the governments of the worlds including heads of state
Any country that manages to make donations and lobbying illegal will be taking a step in the right direction. A slice of our taxes should be used to fund the campaigns equally and writing a set of fair rules for the campaigns so all political parties receive the same amount of attention from the public. Currently is a joke, an illusion of democracy, the worst part is that most believe naively they live in a democracy....
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My preference is to completely separate the state from civil society, but this post seemed to be about various tinkerings around the edges.
I enjoy thinking through these sorts of wonkish proposals, but really this stuff all gets cleaned up by abolishing the state.
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+1
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