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"What a disappointing AMA. He answers stupid questions about his favorite basketball player and the white house beer recipe, but completely ignores the important ones about decriminalization of marijuana."

This.

Do not vote.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy:_The_God_That_Failed

http://mises.org/document/1092/Myth-of-National-Defense-The-...



> Do not vote.

Wonderful way to be lazy while pretending to take a moral stand: Claim they're all crooks, that you can't see any difference between them, and that you refuse to participate.

It's laziness mixed with condescension and moral outrage. Perfect!


Democracy != Elections

In Ancient Greece, elections were considered (rightfully) as oligarchic, and sortition was the true instrument of democracy. Sure, their democracy was flawed (not everyone was a citizen), but it's still better than our so called modern "democracies" where a closed oligarchy of influent and wealthy people rule the world while providing the illusion of freedom. Elections are the circuses of our times, a modern game used to distract the masses, where people get to support their champion and their party.


> It's laziness mixed with condescension and moral outrage.

AKA, The Internet.



> I DON'T think you have it all figured out!

But you think you do.




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