If it aint right, why vote for more of it?

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Invisible · 26-30, M

Because democracy is hell by design

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@Invisible If only we lived in a democracy instead of a Democratic Republic currently leaning more towards Republic.

Invisible · 26-30, M

@DeWayfarer Actually, a lot of the most important positions are appointed rather than elected. I'm not sure what you'd call that :/

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@Invisible One of the reasons why I say "leaning" more towards Republic. It is neither one nor the other.

Both have their problems, but this mishmash is insane with elements of dictatorship.

Democratic Republic with elements of dictatorship or...

Dictatorial Democratic Republic

...

The DDR of the United States of America

There you go! And pretty'ing it up with a naming mouth full. It's all about the fassade anyway. 😢

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

Oh it goes back further than that too. I've followed that trend back as far as 1964 at least.

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

@Xuan12 Oh, and all this while the productivity of US workers has continued to rise. We're producing more and more output, but seeing very little in return.

Mandalorian

@Xuan12 Yep, companies demand absolute loyalty and overtime from workers, yet fire them at the drop of hat and dont pay overtime. Disgusting!

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

@Mandalorian People keep saying that the system rewards and encourages hard work. But that's not really true. It rewards and encourages ownership. Hard work is what you have to do to please the owners. They [i]may[/i] reward you, but they really don't have to.

I briefly ran a company as it was shutting down. The owner/founder had literally skipped town, and it fell on me to tie up loose ends. This wasn't a volunteer or business thing really, I literally inherited the business after he went missing. Anyway, it was failing and closure was eminent, so we just tried to do it as gracefully as we could. One employee thanked me for paying his bills while it lasted. It honestly surprised me. I told him that I appreciate the gratitude, but I don't think I deserve it. Not because I was just there to close it, but because he earned that money. Businesses don't pay people who aren't profitable, or at least they shouldn't. Maybe this one did, it was failing after all. Honestly though, his wages weren't all that good. And he was so grateful for that underpaid position!