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steelceasar t1_j08hqjh wrote

You were the one complaining about all the downvotes and asking for a discussion. Here is a recent example of why Democrats (while far from perfect) are a better choice when it comes to dark money and campaign finance reform than Republicans.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/senate/3656002-republicans-block-bill-requiring-dark-money-groups-to-reveal-donors/amp/

This is not a both sides are bad issue when you look at the actual evidence.

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steelceasar t1_j08arbk wrote

>individual freedom and liberty

So if the government stopped regulating things the free market would allow you to have these? You think your AR-15 is going to prevent corporations and the ultra wealthy from screwing you over in pursuit of profit? It's not that it's "unpopular or reddit" it's that it's naive to point of laughable.

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steelceasar t1_j07vzh5 wrote

I'll bite. Libertarianism is a pathetic joke. Libertarians in the United States are either Republican shills who like "both-siding" Democrats. Or they don't understand reality because they grew up privileged and have a false sense of how hereditary wealth is a massive advantage over those without it.

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steelceasar t1_j07v5xx wrote

Not only did he fund Republicans but unlike his contributions to Democrats, those contributions were made explicitly through dark money groups to create the appearance that he was a supporter of Democrats. His only real motivation was to make it easier to rip off people in his crypto ponzi scheme.

Edit: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/12/13/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-charged-with-campaign-finance-violations-in-criminal-indictment.html

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steelceasar t1_iwuhbyi wrote

https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2022/02/23/crime-in-america-study-reveals-the-10-most-dangerous-cities-its-not-where-you-think/?sh=3f8fa2a17710

8 of the top ten highest crime cities are in republican run states. The crime narrative is largely fear mongering peddled to the rural and suburban populations who don't frequently travel to urban areas.

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steelceasar t1_ivm8o9r wrote

So here is how logic and reality work. If you make an assertion that there is something happening (fraud in this case) you have to provide evidence, you can't just make a statement and say your vote doesn't count until you prove that fraud doesn't exist. Typically this is referred to as the burden of proof.

Now if you are saying that there is evidence that Republicans want to disenfranchise voters then yes you are correct and we agree.

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steelceasar t1_ivm5o0d wrote

There is no evidence that mail in voting is not secure, but Republicans keep screaming about it to make it seem like it is an issue. If someone forgot to date the ballot but it arrived before election day, throwing out the vote is dumb since the whole point of dating is to make sure that the vote was cast (ie. filled out on time).

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steelceasar t1_iut3ziy wrote

"Rules with out rulers... it sounds like magic but it's actually possible, it has a 99.9% uptime since 2009."

You are pretty much pitching a MLM scheme in the way you present this, which makes sense because your sources are a guy who makes his living off selling bitcoin to people and some random guy's youtube channel. Bitcoin doesn't mean anything if the existing financial actors prevent it from being used. Crypto was a gamble that paid off for a bunch of early investors and is now a glorified craps table, with a side of runaway energy consumption. It incorporates some interesting technology and has some philosophical implications, but its not revolutionary.

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steelceasar t1_iusk7ic wrote

>Reality is "modern economics" is fundamentally theoretical in nature, we can either trust some people (federal reserve, their banking and corporation buddies) or we can trust some relatively simple code and math to ensure a stable monetary tool.

So if this true then what stops the fed or whatever bad actor from just usurping crypto currency once it somehow surplants the existing system? Why should this new theoretical system serve people better?

Currency doesn't exist in a vacuum it is tied to global production, distribution, demand, and global events. Which you seem to understand, but don't at the same time since you think that somehow changing currency would alter this dynamic and empower individuals. I mean by your logic why don't we just do away with currency all together and trade goods and services directly?

I get that crypto is appealing and the interest in it has generated a profitable market if you wagered correctly over the past decades, but calling it a substitute for the current global system is naivety to the point of ridiculous.

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steelceasar t1_iusf4oq wrote

So all of modern economics is wrong and crypto currency is going to fix everything? Instead of addressing systemic corruption through institutional change we should all invest in the latest and greatest magic currency system? Because it's totally not a ponzi scheme. You are getting down voted for posting this stuff because it is nonsense.

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steelceasar t1_itjk7er wrote

>go and research the points they leave out so what news agencies left out said points. these are key point s watch all the news and see who lies hides and tells the truth.

Who is all the news? How do you know what was "left out"? You have already admitted that no one believes you when you post "evidence". Is there a reason for that do you think? What you are describing sounds like you are actively seeking out what you want to hear. That is called confirmation bias and explains why you have apparently bought into the voter fraud nonsense.

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