It's a government of, by, and for the people. Why do you hate people so much??kalm wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:16 amEspecially when the government is controlled by special interests.GannonFan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:08 am
They do, no argument there. Difference will be the vastly more public nature of government, and people's elected officials, being the ones so close to the death panels. Government has a way of being a lightning rod for things they get closely involved with, and the death panels will be no different.
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“The people”. Some groups but not all.
Why do you hate some groups of people? Why do you hate democracy?
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You do realize that minorities, women, people below the poverty level, etc. are all "special interests".kalm wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:16 amEspecially when the government is controlled by special interests.GannonFan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:08 am
They do, no argument there. Difference will be the vastly more public nature of government, and people's elected officials, being the ones so close to the death panels. Government has a way of being a lightning rod for things they get closely involved with, and the death panels will be no different.
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Wait, who's not allowed to participate in our democracy? We should get to work on some amendments right now to make sure that everyone who's a legal citizen of this country is allowed to participate in this democracy. Who are we missing?
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Participatory government is a good thing. When problems (financial, healthcare, environmental et al) become acute people might become more interested. I think we’re fairly close to agreement here.
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Yes they are. Some of them are more global than others. Some of them lack the access and funding to get government to work for them.
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So you advocate for giving them a bigger voice while restricting others' access?
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No. Circumstances will create the change.
EG: it would be interesting to see polling on healthcare that separates out the level of recent healthcare interactions. The more people who have personal experience with our broken system, the greater the demand for change.
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Your other posts say yes ...kalm wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:08 pmNo. Circumstances will create the change.
EG: it would be interesting to see polling on healthcare that separates out the level of recent healthcare interactions. The more people who have personal experience with our broken system, the greater the demand for change.
Taking money out of politics is restricting others' access.
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I'm all for changing and improving our healthcare system. I just don't want to copy what someone else is doing and think it will work here without any unintended consequences. I think we can come up with a better system that works for who we are. Maybe I just have more faith in America and the American people.
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Two different questions and there are changes I won’t agree with. Access is going to be restricted, I’m talking about equity. Or should we pretend that John Q Public has the same political access that Zuckerberg has?UNI88 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:20 pmYour other posts say yes ...kalm wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:08 pm
No. Circumstances will create the change.
EG: it would be interesting to see polling on healthcare that separates out the level of recent healthcare interactions. The more people who have personal experience with our broken system, the greater the demand for change.
Taking money out of politics is restricting others' access.
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I'm all for changing and improving our healthcare system. I just don't want to copy what someone else is doing and think it will work here without any unintended consequences. I think we can come up with a better system that works for who we are. Maybe I just have more faith in America and the American people.
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In general, the pursuit of equity historically has always resulted in taking things away from others in order to make it equitable. The least common denominator. I'm not sure how pursuing equity gives us a better government, which should really be the goal, not some pursuit that has nothing to do with bettering government.kalm wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:44 pmTwo different questions and there are changes I won’t agree with. Access is going to be restricted, I’m talking about equity. Or should we pretend that John Q Public has the same political access that Zuckerberg has?UNI88 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:20 pm
Your other posts say yes ...
Taking money out of politics is restricting others' access.
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I'm all for changing and improving our healthcare system. I just don't want to copy what someone else is doing and think it will work here without any unintended consequences. I think we can come up with a better system that works for who we are. Maybe I just have more faith in America and the American people.
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What did we take away from men when we gave women the right to vote?
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Shut up with the passive aggressive questions and couch an actual argument.Skjellyfetti wrote:What did we take away from men when we gave women the right to vote?
You and klam hide from defending what you actually believe with nauseating frequency
Make your point clearly and defend it.
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Our government is representative. Every step towards equality means that it represents more of the people. Representative government is better when it represents more of the people. QED.
Do *you* have a point on this topic or are you just hiding behind your crotchety old man persona to take shots?
Do *you* have a point on this topic or are you just hiding behind your crotchety old man persona to take shots?
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Skjellyfetti wrote:Our government is representative. Every step towards equality means that it represents more of the people. Representative government is better when it represents more of the people. QED.
Do *you* have a point on this topic or are you just hiding behind your crotchety old man persona to take shots?
You mean a point beyond pointing out your limp wristed non sequitur, Reek?Skjellyfetti wrote:Our government is representative. Every step towards equality means that it represents more of the people. Representative government is better when it represents more of the people. QED.
Do *you* have a point on this topic or are you just hiding behind your crotchety old man persona to take shots?
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Equality is a different argument than equity. Your example earlier of women getting the right to vote was a matter of equality. I'll argue for equality for all until the cows come home, that's an easy agreement. It's when you get to equity, i.e. equal outcomes, that I diverge. Did you mean to conflate the two or was that just an oversight?Skjellyfetti wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:36 pm Our government is representative. Every step towards equality means that it represents more of the people. Representative government is better when it represents more of the people. QED.
Do *you* have a point on this topic or are you just hiding behind your crotchety old man persona to take shots?
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Analjelly doesn’t know the difference, Ganny. “Equity” with its subjective result-oriented overlay is a threat to our democracy. “Equality” is not, and it’s already here.GannonFan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:44 amEquality is a different argument than equity. Your example earlier of women getting the right to vote was a matter of equality. I'll argue for equality for all until the cows come home, that's an easy agreement. It's when you get to equity, i.e. equal outcomes, that I diverge. Did you mean to conflate the two or was that just an oversight?Skjellyfetti wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:36 pm Our government is representative. Every step towards equality means that it represents more of the people. Representative government is better when it represents more of the people. QED.
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This. The Leftists conflate "equality" with "equity" because the common idiot on the street isn't smart enough to know the difference. There a difference, a big difference.GannonFan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:44 amEquality is a different argument than equity. Your example earlier of women getting the right to vote was a matter of equality. I'll argue for equality for all until the cows come home, that's an easy agreement. It's when you get to equity, i.e. equal outcomes, that I diverge. Did you mean to conflate the two or was that just an oversight?Skjellyfetti wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:36 pm Our government is representative. Every step towards equality means that it represents more of the people. Representative government is better when it represents more of the people. QED.
Do *you* have a point on this topic or are you just hiding behind your crotchety old man persona to take shots?
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jelly knows the difference, this is the game the Leftists play. They try to conflate the two and it needs to be called out for what it is.Ivytalk wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:56 amAnaljelly doesn’t know the difference, Ganny. “Equity” with its subjective result-oriented overlay is a threat to our democracy. “Equality” is not, and it’s already here.GannonFan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:44 am
Equality is a different argument than equity. Your example earlier of women getting the right to vote was a matter of equality. I'll argue for equality for all until the cows come home, that's an easy agreement. It's when you get to equity, i.e. equal outcomes, that I diverge. Did you mean to conflate the two or was that just an oversight?
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Georgia is busily working on that very question as we speak. Stay tumed.
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What is this "better government" of which you speak?GannonFan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:44 pmIn general, the pursuit of equity historically has always resulted in taking things away from others in order to make it equitable. The least common denominator. I'm not sure how pursuing equity gives us a better government, which should really be the goal, not some pursuit that has nothing to do with bettering government.
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I didn’t know “equity” was such a triggering term!Ivytalk wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:56 amAnaljelly doesn’t know the difference, Ganny. “Equity” with its subjective result-oriented overlay is a threat to our democracy. “Equality” is not, and it’s already here.GannonFan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:44 am
Equality is a different argument than equity. Your example earlier of women getting the right to vote was a matter of equality. I'll argue for equality for all until the cows come home, that's an easy agreement. It's when you get to equity, i.e. equal outcomes, that I diverge. Did you mean to conflate the two or was that just an oversight?
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Open mindedness and observation is hard!!!CID1990 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:01 pmShut up with the passive aggressive questions and couch an actual argument.Skjellyfetti wrote:What did we take away from men when we gave women the right to vote?
You and klam hide from defending what you actually believe with nauseating frequency
Make your point clearly and defend it.
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Really? That's what you come back with? Georgia is not allowing certain groups to participate in democracy? Are they doing that by mandating the use of early voting drop boxes? Are they stopping people from voting by ensuring weekend voting and even voting on Sundays? What will Georgia do next to stop people from voting - mandate that people already in line when the voting period ends are still allowed to vote? The outrage.
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Nah, it's not the term that's triggering, it's the intentional ignorance of what that term actually means and how we go about achieving that term that's triggering. But I think you already know that, but acknowledging that doesn't lend itself to snarky retorts. Pity.
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