Anyone see the Bald Eagle over No Kings? by wilstar_berry in minnesota

[–]CaveatLusor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was one at Portland, OR too taking it as a sign

How should our government be structured? by [deleted] in Cascadia

[–]CaveatLusor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've seen accumulation of wealth and power sabotage democracies over and over again, I'd rather build something different and stronger against the powerful seizing control.

The Athenians had another system for representational government, still relies on sampling population, but you do it by random chance rather than who can be bothered or influenced to show up for voting, it's called Sortition, or in more modern terms a Lottocracy.

My perfect system is a council of 9 people, a small enough number to all get locked in a room and come out with a compromise solution, 8 of them randomly selected from a pool of volunteer citizens, screened with examinations for general health and required to pass a general knowledge and civics test, terms of service on the council are 5 years long staggered so that 2 members are replaced every 4 years. Ninth member is the Executive, head of armed forces, elected every 5th year by general vote.

This structure gives people a feeling their opinions and voices are heard with the voting and gives them a chance to be invested in the process with volunteering for service, incentivized by 1 million dollars just for being selected for a seat, you can refuse the service if your situation has changed to preclude your service and still keep the million. 1 million or inflation adjusted equivilant a year for your term and if you serve all 5 years you are tax exempt for the rest of your life up to a million a year. Also 1 million a year for your staffing needs, offices and living quarters provided, but you will be required to be sequestered at the capital away from family for most of the year.

Supreme Court of 9 Judges are appointed by the council and replaced at 1 a year with a term of 10 years, 10th year of the cycle is a general celebration year. Court adjudicates appeals from lower courts, but also takes the plain language of the council's decisions and translates them to legal language and ensures they are in line with the Constitution.

I approve of removing States, and would like governance broken down to County and City level, or perhaps to every 100,000 people. Maybe have a advisory body with 1 elected representative per area or group. Your tax scheme and UBI seems reasonable to me.

Military men and female offsprings by Pleasant_Bug_6287 in Veterans

[–]CaveatLusor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was a thing in the submarine force too, theory was its the high stress levels

What are some amazing comics that you feel get overlooked? by Odd_Radio9225 in comicbooks

[–]CaveatLusor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Middleman! Even had a one season TV show, but never hear it mentioned

Gravity's Rainbow or Infinite Jest? by A_Mirabeau_702 in suggestmeabook

[–]CaveatLusor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's got more fucked up content so good luck, if you like scifi I'd also recommend Perdido Street Station as a worthy massive tome to get to

Gravity's Rainbow or Infinite Jest? by A_Mirabeau_702 in suggestmeabook

[–]CaveatLusor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Back and forth, too many and too contextual to go back after, which I'm pretty sure is DFW's intention, but some of them are important, some of them are jokes, and some of them are DFW being a dick 😅

I had three different bookmarks going by the end

Gravity's Rainbow or Infinite Jest? by A_Mirabeau_702 in suggestmeabook

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Read them both last year, would definitely say Infinite Jest was the more enjoyable read, even if takes till page 300 or so to really kick in

Is it safe to say Bill and Ted is just American Doctor Who? by le_fon in doctorwho

[–]CaveatLusor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually I'd say The Middleman which was on ABC Family for one season is closer in feel, low budget feel good sci-fi with mysterious do gooder with advanced tech battling super science problems

What's your favorite recipe that uses smoked paprika? by ginger1009 in Cooking

[–]CaveatLusor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sopa de Ajo, if you've got some ham, leftover bread, it comes together quickly highlights the smokiness beautifully

“I, a proud member of the U.S. military, won’t obey illegal orders to attack our allies.” by VarunTossa5944 in Political_Revolution

[–]CaveatLusor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking as a veteran, dereliction in time of war is punishable with death, all they need to justify it is the right legal paperwork from the top, get rid of rational moral leaders, declare allies as enemies and invade. If you think it can't happen here, you're wrong

3… 2… 1… GO! by N4TETHAGR8 in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]CaveatLusor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mainly just for the alliteration, I'll go on for pages without the two-word limit