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I get that pretty women have their own unique set challenges. But the idea that they somehow have it harder than everyone else is ludicrous.

The issue is not using money. The issue is what's your priority?

But your analogy to government is not equivalent. You are talking about starting a private company.

And why should your vision for society matter more than someone who is less conscious? What if I agree with how government currently allocates wealth? What if you're corrupt? Why do you get to be king? A major function of government collecting taxes is to ensure that someone doesn't do exactly what you are describing. Government is a public entity, owned by no one and run by collectively elected officials with checks and balances.

Even that will only be minimally effective. You're not going to top-down develop the red-states. It doesn't work that way. Grassroots campaigns are only as good as the grassroots participants.

Good luck with that.

No obviously not. I'm just saying it probably won't happen in our lifetime. If I'm wrong, great. But I doubt it. Long-term societal change does not happen on a human-centric timeframe.

That's not how it works. I think there's space for life purpose and conscious people taking some action in the world. But why rationalize power / money seeking? You don't need to save the world.

They don't. Expect that you will probably die without seeing deep change.

@Hardkill Isn't it obvious? People in red states don't hold their elected officials "accountable" because their elected officials already represent their collective level of development. They are getting what they want overall.

@Hardkill good addition. Lots of different factors at play. From what I've read, they were printing too much money for interest rates to really have a positive effect on inflation. Also, their central bank and currency in general were not trustworthy. It will be interesting to see how dollarization works out for them.

@Daniel Balan I don't really see a contradiction here. We already knew that Nazi Germany was a heavily authoritarian regime under state control. Obviously it was not libertarian. I'd say this is also wrong within the context of spiral dynamics. Mysticism is not just found at stage purple. You can easily have mysticism at stage Blue. And of course Blue will treat people as inferior! Their entire perspective is that they have the absolute Truth, therefore all others must be flawed.

Austerity. He's essentially just doing neoliberalism. Nothing new here.

Double-standards. Corruption for me, but not for thee.

People don't seem to grasp that many big corporate CEOs are essentially just employees of the Board and shareholders. They are hired and fired based on performance. If you're not willing to maximize profits for the company, you won't last long.

@integral Grok will be badly corrupted by all Elon's right-wing nonsense. X itself has already become a breeding ground for right-wing propaganda.

Things may have become more unhinged. ButI think you may also be seeing the past through rose-colored classes here. These sort of tactics were always used and were always effective. Just go look at old political ads. Shameless click-bait / emotional manipulation through and through.

Both of you, make your choices wisely.

If you want war so bad, then don’t cry when Trump’s goons start raiding people’s houses in the middle of the night and throwing them in prison. All is fair in war.

Nothing solves corruption like more corruption, huh? What could possibly go wrong?

Yes, corruption can be extremely effective at getting your survival agenda accomplished. That's the whole reason it's so prevalent. In actuality, we will have to judge ethical situations on a case-by-case basis. More minor forms of corruption are likely necessary and can potentially be overlooked. But be careful, because it's a slippery slope. The absolute #1 trap of corruption is that you will attack your opponents corruption while overlooking / justifying your own. If you care about conscious politics, being mindful of this must be your priority. All evil deeds are done in the name of extinguishing evil.

You are describing corruption. This is what these "hardball" tactics amount to. You want the democrats to be more corrupt to get their agenda passed.

Vigilante justice is not a solution.

I mostly don't agree with these narratives. It's not that the democrats lack "spine". It's that the democrats play more by the book, which is not a bad thing. People want the democrats to stoop to the level of republicans.

It's not so much that republicans have superior communication abilities. It's that what they are selling is more accessible to the average person. And they are often more willing to play dirty.